DES MOINES, Iowa, Feb. 21, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dr. Guy G. Helmer, chief technology officer for Palisade Systems, a leader in the Data Security and Data Loss Prevention (DLP) markets, will be a featured track session speaker at the RSA Conference 2012 on Wednesday, February 29. Dr. Helmer will address the information security audience with his presentation "Data Breaches and Web Servers: The Giant Sucking Sound." The RSA Conference will gather security leaders from around the world for a five-day convention from February 27 to March 2 in San Francisco, CA.
During his presentation, Helmer will discuss the major ways websites are compromised and provide easy-to-follow steps to allow for quick fixes in the short term. "I understand the bureaucracy larger organizations can experience when initiating major security updates," said Helmer. "There can be multiple levels of authority and numerous processes required before more extensive data security initiatives can be put into place. I will highlight some simple steps to alleviate common data security vulnerabilities in the short term."
There is no shortage of major data breaches for Helmer to provide as examples via web servers. Epsilon, Citigroup, eHarmony, Sony and the State of Texas are just of few of the names in the news as a result of web data exposures. "I'm extremely concerned about the volume and rate with which web servers are losing data," said Helmer. "There needs to be a sense of urgency. Common breaches are happening and there are preventative actions companies can implement rather than dealing with painful breaches after they occur."
Track Session Details:
ID: DAS-204
Session Title: Data Breaches and Web Servers: The Giant Sucking Sound
Time: Wednesday, February 29, 1:00 PM (PST)
Length: 50 minutes
Classification: Intermediate
About Guy Helmer
Dr. Helmer has been the Principal System Architect at Palisade since 2003, and previously served in the position of Sr. System Programmer at our Predecessor from 2000-2003. He oversees the technical aspects of developing and implementing Palisade's software, validating hardware, and assists the management of Palisade's IT infrastructure. Dr. Helmer pursued graduate studies at Iowa State University in Computer Science from 1996 to 2000 in the areas of information security, artificial intelligence, and high-performance computation. From 1989 to 1996, Dr. Helmer was a system programmer and network engineer at Dakota State University. Dr. Helmer earned his Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in Computer Science from Iowa State University, and his B.S. degree in Computer Science from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology.
About Palisade Systems
Palisade Systems, Inc. is an industry leader in the Data Loss Prevention (DLP) market, focused on delivering simplified DLP solutions for enterprises. Palisade has developed and patented core technology into the Palisade Data Security Platform, providing a broad range of security solution for healthcare, financial, government and education organizations that proactively secure sensitive and proprietary intellectual property from leaving data networks, defines and enforces access to internal network resources, and enforces compliance with federal privacy and industry security regulations such as HIPAA/HITECH, PCI DSS, SOX and GLBA. For more information visit http://palisadesystems.com or call 1.888.824.0720.
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