[LUGSB] Fwd: Stony Brook Computer Science Guest Speaker, 2/27/09

[Arjun G. Menon]

On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 2:03 PM, Benjamin Kudria <ben at kudria.net> wrote:
> Sounds interesting!
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> From:  <kgermana at notes.cc.sunysb.edu>
> Date: Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 09:37
> Subject: Stony Brook Computer Science Guest Speaker, 2/27/09
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> All students are welcome to attend!
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> Speaker: Art Dahnert (Symantec)
> Title: The Dark side of Engineering and how to defend against it
> Location: Javits 101
> Time: (NOTE UNUSUAL START TIME) 12:50pm to 2:10pm
>        April 27, 2009.
>
> Abstract:
> "If you create an application that runs on one or more computers
> connected to a network such as the internet, your code will be attacked.
> Consequences of compromised systems often include loss of trust,
> reputation and revenue. Software will always have defects and
> vulnerabilities. Strikes against digital assets are unquestionably on
> the rise. We can, however, make it substantially harder to find and
> exploit vulnerabilities by identifying insecure coding practices and
> developing secure alternatives."
>
> Bio:
> Art Dahnert is a Principal Software Engineer and team member of the
> Product Security group under the Office of the CTO at Symantec
> Corporation. In this role he participates in and leads efforts to ensure
> the secure development of software product. His responsibilities include
> training, threat modeling, penetration testing and software development.
> Art's background includes over 16 years of technical experience in the
> software industry. During the last four years he has been with Symantec,
> he has helped to architect, design and develop several top selling
> product releases, conducted multiple training classes and coordinated
> assorted penetration tests.
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Arjun G. Menon
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State University of New York at Stony Brook
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Department of Computer Science