Bit9 Webcast: The Future of Cyberattacks: What You Should Know about Flame, RSA and Other APTs

Bit9, the global leader in Advanced Threat Protection, today announced it will deliver the webcast “The Future of Cyberattacks: What You Should Know about Flame, RSA and Other APTs” on Wednesday, August 22, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. EDT. The session, presented by cybersecurity expert and Bit9 CTO Harry Sverdlove, will examine some of the latest high-profile cyber-espionage attacks, including Flame and Gauss, as well as the RSA breach. Bit9 is the only security company to stop both the Flame malware and RSA breach—even before they were identified by traditional/legacy antivirus companies.

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What: Free live webcast “The Future of Cyberattacks: What You Should Know about Flame, RSA and Other APTs”

Who Should Attend: IT security leaders and anyone who wants to protect their organization’s intellectual property (IP) from the potentially devastating effects of advanced persistent threats (APTs)

When: Wednesday, August 22, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. EDT

Where: Register at https://www.bit9.com/landing/2012/08/flame-webcast/

The webcast will cover the changing threat landscape, discuss profiles of today’s cyber attackers and explain new approaches to defending businesses’ infrastructure against APTs and responding to incidents. Attendees will learn and be able to ask Sverdlove questions about:

• The Flame, RSA and recent Gauss attacks and how they worked
• Why traditional security is ineffective against targeted cyberattacks
• How trust-based security provides a more effective layer of defense
• How application control auditing can aid in forensic analysis of cyberattacks

About Bit9

Bit9, the global leader in Advanced Threat Protection, protects the world’s intellectual property (IP) by providing innovative, trust-based security solutions to detect and prevent sophisticated malware and cyber threats. The world’s leading brands rely on Bit9’s award-winning Advanced Threat Protection Platform for endpoint protection and server security.

Bit9 stops advanced persistent threats (APTs) by combining real-time sensors, cloud-based software reputation services, continuous monitoring and trust-based application control and whitelisting—eliminating the risk from malicious, illegal and unauthorized software.

The company’s global customers come from a wide variety of industries, including e-commerce, financial services, government, healthcare, retail, technology and utilities. Bit9 was founded on a prestigious United States federal research grant from the National Institute of Standards and Technology – Advanced Technology Program (NIST ATP) to conduct the research that is now at the core of the company’s solutions.

Bit9 is privately held and based in Waltham, Mass. For more information, visit http://www.bit9.com, follow us on Twitter @Bit9, Facebook and Google+, or call +1 617-393-7400.