This summer, millions of football fans from around the world will flock to the Internet to view streaming video of matches, purchase gear to support their national team, place bets on matches, or for the luckiest of fans purchase match tickets, book travel, or view South African tourism websites for travel advice. At the same time, cyber criminals will be attempting to expose and capitalize on vulnerabilities from missed security measures that are magnified by big events like the Fifa World Cup. Cyber criminals believe big events such as the World Cup stack the odds in their favour to commit cyber-based attacks, but for organisations these events also present an opportunity to ensure that they are fully aware of the latest cyber threats and have their IT systems secured to prevent attacks. Read More » According to a recent study by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, UK organisations have been hit by a new wave of security breaches, costing billions of pounds, despite the fact that security remains high on management’s agenda and security budgets have remained consistent despite the recession. Whether it is direct attacks on online business operations, such as e-commerce or customer service, or attacks that leverage the Internet to access the corporate network, Internet-based attacks pose some of the greatest threats to business continuity and security. In addition, as the cyber criminals look for vulnerabilities to expose, their attention is increasingly being focused on the Domain Name System (DNS). Neustar’s Threat Intelligence Group estimates that every week between 15-20 medium enterprises are each losing £100,000 due to cyber-based fraud from just ONE form of malware. Cybercrimes reported to the FBI alone amounted to £182 million in 2008. Furthermore, the Conficker Working Group is reporting that over 6 million devices are now infected by Conficker, many of which are located in large corporate networks. Neustar would like to invite you to this exclusive executive forum, where security experts from industry and law enforcement will provide an overview of the Internet and network threat landscape and offer insights into how to incorporate Internet security into your current threat & vulnerability analysis framework. Issues discussed include: How to incorporate Internet security threats into your current threat & vulnerability analysis framework A better understanding of the motivations behind hackers and other malicious attacks An update on the latest attacks affecting UK organisations Why developing an effective security strategy is so difficult An update on the latest DNS-based security threats How Neustar UltraDNS Services address these threats for customers The very latest update on the threat from Conficker Featured Speakers Rodney Joffe Senior VP and Chief Technologist Neustar   Simon McCalla CTO Nominet   Bob Burls Senior Cyber Security Detective New Scotland Yard   Read More about the speakers: Rodney Joffe, Senior VP and Chief Technologist, Neustar, Inc. Internet security thought leader Rodney Joffe, will provide an update on the latest DNS security threats to the enterprise and how Neustar is addressing them, including DNS-based Botnet, Malware and DDoS attacks and DNS cache poisoning. Mr. Joffe will talk about the vulnerabilities of the Internet specifically related to route hijacking, and how it enables DNS cache poisoning. He will walk people through the actual live events that occurred over the last month with respect to China, who leaked routes, and hijacked 10% of the Internet's routes for 17 minutes. Simon McCalla, CTO, Nominet Simon McCalla will provide an overview of the current threats and vulnerabilities from the perspective of one of the world’s largest Top Level Domains. Simon will discuss the latest cyber crime techniques and how industry leaders are working with Police eCrime units to understand how they can work together to both identify and tackle the criminal fraternity that operates online. Bob Burls, Senior Cyber Security Detective - eCrimes Unit, New Scotland Yard, Metropolitan Police, will discuss how cybercriminals are using a variety of vulnerabilities to steal credentials, empty corporate bank accounts, and steal sensitive and proprietary corporate data. They will outline several security measures every organisation should take to protect their corporate IT systems and online presence.. Seats are limited. So register today!

Agenda

11:00 -11:30 AM Registration and Networking

11:30-12:00 Lunch

12:00-12:15 Welcome Remarks

12:15-12:45 Internet Threat Landscape – Simon McCalla, CTO of Nominet

12:45-1:00 Break

1:00-1:30 UK Cyber Threats and Prevention – New Scotland Yard

1:30-2:15 Internet Security Update: DNS and Beyond – Rodney Joffe, SVP & Chief Technologist, Neustar

2:15-2:45 Q&A / Closing Remarks

3:00-6:30 Networking and Opening Match of Fifa World Cup

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