Watchfire Web Application Security Experts Share Insight at Long List of Global Security Conferences and Events

March 19, 2007; 06:37 AM
Building on its leadership in web application security and on the heels of being named the industry's Best Security Company, Watchfire today announced its participation in several upcoming security conferences aimed at educating enterprises about the changing landscape of web application vulnerabilities and how companies can protect themselves.

“As cyber-criminals are uncovering new ways to penetrate web applications and gain access to sensitive data, companies are realizing the need to proactively identify and resolve vulnerabilities in their web applications,” said David Grant, vice president of marketing for Watchfire. “In the coming weeks, Watchfire experts will present on a wide range of topics at a variety of significant security events, sharing our leadership and best practices in the various debates related to web application security.”

Watchfire experts will be featured presenters at the following events:

-- InfoSec World Conference & Expo 2007 (Orlando, FL , March 19-20)
    -- Watchfire will present a Vendor Wake Up Session on "Web
       Application Security 101" on March 20 at 7:30 a.m.
-- Hacking in the Federal Government Symposium (Washington, DC,
   March 22)
    -- President and Chief Executive Officer Peter McKay will present
       opening remarks on the unique challenges faced by federal
       agencies as they try to protect against today's latest web
       threats at 8:30 a.m.
    -- Founder and Chief Technology Officer Michael Weider will
       present "Best Practices to Protect against Web Application
       Threats and a Hacking Demo" at 9:15 a.m.
-- Secure IT Conference for Information Technology and Network
   Security (Sacramento, CA, March 27-29)
    -- Director of Security Research Danny Allan will present
      "Securing Your Web Applications: How Universities Can Protect
       against the Next Level of Attack" on March 28 at 1:45 p.m.
-- Application Hacking 101 (Fifteen Cities Across North America and
   Europe)
    -- New dates added in London, Paris and Frankfurt,
       Germany. Watchfire Security Experts will provide first-hand
       insight into how hackers exploit the web application layer, and
       explore specific attacks including cross-site scripting and
       SQL injection. (http://www.watchfire.com/hacking/default.aspx)
-- Software Security Summit (San Mateo, CA, April 16-17)
    -- Director of Security Research Danny Allan will present
      "Techniques for Exploiting--and Protecting--Web Services" on
       April 16 at 2:00 p.m.
    -- Danny Allan will also present "Outsourcing: IT Dream or
       Security Nightmare?" on April 16 at 3:30 p.m.
-- ISACA North America CACS 2007 (Grapevine, TX, April 24-25)
    -- Senior Security Architect Guy Podjarny will present "Securing
       Your Web Applications - Understanding the OWASP Top Ten and
       How to Protect Against the Next Level of Attack" on April 25
       at 1:30 p.m.
-- InfoSecurity Europe 2007 (London, April 24-26)
    -- Director of Security Research Danny Allan will host a Technical
       Seminar, "Advanced Hacker Attacks: Demonstrating the Top 10 Web
       Application Hack Attacks" on April 26 at 10:00 a.m.

Watchfire confirms new speaking engagements and events regularly. For an updated list of industry events where you can find Watchfire, please visit http://www.watchfire.com/news/events.aspx.

About Watchfire

Watchfire is the leading provider of web application vulnerability assessment software and the only company to offer an end-to-end solution including intelligent fix recommendations to evaluate, understand and resolve issues. More than 800 enterprises and government agencies, including AXA Financial, SunTrust, HSBC, Vodafone, Veterans Affairs and Dell rely on Watchfire to identify, report and help remediate security vulnerabilities. Watchfire has been the recipient of several industry honors including: winning an unprecedented three out of five 2007 SC Magazine Excellence Awards (including Best Security Company); the HP/IAPP Privacy Innovation Award; Computerworld’s Innovative Technology Award; finalist for the pending Dr. Dobb’s 2007 Jolt Product Excellence Awards; and “Recommended” rating by Computer Reseller News. For two years in a row, Watchfire has been named by IDC as the worldwide market share leader in web application vulnerability assessment software. Watchfire’s partners include IBM Global Services, Fortify, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Sapient, Microsoft, Interwoven, EMC Documentum and Mercury. Watchfire is headquartered in Waltham, MA. For more information, please visit www.watchfire.com.

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