Media Alert: Sophos Redefines Next-Gen Security at BSides Las Vegas & Black Hat USA 2017
July 24 2017 - 9:00AM
Sophos (LSE:SOPH), a global leader in network and
endpoint security, today announced that it will showcase its
innovative approach to next-gen security at BSidesLV 2017 and Black
Hat USA 2017 with speaking sessions from Sophos security experts,
product demonstrations, as well as Black Hat Meet and Greet events
at Sophos’ booth 947.
Sophos BSidesLV 2017 Presentation Schedule:
PRESENTATION: Getting insight out of and back
into deep neural networksSPEAKER: Richard Harang,
Principal Data Scientist, SophosWHERE: Ground
Truth (Firenze)WHEN: July 25, 2017 at 2:30 PM-3:25
PM PT
PRESENTATION: The New Cat and Mouse Game:
Attacking and Defending Machine Learning Based
SoftwareSPEAKER: Joshua Saxe, Chief Data
Scientist, SophosWHEN: July 26, 2017 at 10:00
AM-10:25 AM PTWHERE: Ground Truth (Firenze)
Sophos at Black Hat USA 2017:
At Black Hat USA 2017, Sophos will feature Sophos Intercept X,
its next-gen, signatureless, anti-exploit, anti-ransomware, and
anti-hacker technology. Event attendees will have a chance
to:
- Learn how Sophos Intercept X stops exploits, ransomware and
zero-day attacks
- Test themselves to spot exploits before they strike
- See how quickly they can identify an attack, what was hit, and
what to do next
- Check out Sophos’ new release, XG Firewall, with its
next-gen network protection and hear more about how
Sophos’ Synchronized Security strengthens the level of
security by creating unparalleled integration between endpoint and
network protection
Media and show attendees are also welcome to join Sophos at its
booth for a casual Meet and Greet with Sophos’
threat researchers and data scientists.
Beer, wine and other light refreshments will be served.
SPECIAL GUESTS FOR MEET AND GREET:
- Dorka Palotay, a ransomware threat researcher at
SophosLabs
- Hillary Sanders, a machine learning data scientist and Black
Hat presenter
WHEN: Wednesday, July 26 at 6:00 PM PT
WHERE: Sophos Booth 947
Booth attendees will also have the chance to enter to win a
Mavic Pro drone and receive a complimentary set of Sophos IT socks
while supplies last.
Sophos Black Hat USA 2017 Presentation
Schedule:
BLACK HAT BRIEFING: Garbage In, Garbage Out:
How purportedly great machine learning models can be screwed up by
bad dataSPEAKER: Hillary Sanders, Data Scientist,
SophosWHERE: South Seas CDFWHEN:
July 26, 2017 at 5:05 PM-5:30 PM PT
BOOTH PRESENTATION: Mind Games – Outthinking
the Attackers SPEAKER: Karl Ackerman, Principal
Product Manager, SophosWHERE: Booth
947WHEN: July 26, 2017 at 10:30 AM PTJuly 26, 2017
at 2:30 PM PTJuly 27, 2017 at 12:30 PM PTJuly 27, 2017 at 3:30 PM
PT
BOOTH PRESENTATION: Garbage In, Garbage Out:
How purportedly great machine learning models can be screwed up by
bad dataSPEAKER: Hillary Sanders, Data Scientist,
SophosWHERE: Booth 947WHEN: July
27, 2017 at 1:30 PM PT
BOOTH PRESENTATION: Deep Dive on the Dark
WebSPEAKER: John Shier, Senior Security Advisor,
SophosWHERE: Booth 947WHEN: July
26, 2017 at 12:30 PM PTJuly 26, 2017 at 3:30 PM PTJuly 27, 2017 at
10:30 AM PTJuly 27, 2017 at 2:30 PM PT
BOOTH PRESENTATION: Deconstructing Ransomware
as a Service, trends and best practicesSPEAKER:
Dorka Palotay, Threat Researcher, SophosWHERE:
Booth 947WHEN: July 26, 2017 at 1:30 PM PTJuly 26,
2017 at 4:30 PM PTJuly 27, 2017 at 11:30 AM PT
Resources:
- Learn more about Sophos’ activity at Black Hat USA 2017
here
- If you’re a member of the media and would like to schedule a
briefing with Sophos at BSides LV 2017 or Black Hat USA 2017,
please reach out to Stephanie Jackman at sophos@marchcomms.com
- Dorka Palotay and Hillary Sanders are available for interviews
around women in technology and cyber security
- Sophos experts are available for interviews around their
presentation subject matter
- Follow Naked Security for up-to-date information on what Sophos
is doing at BSidesLV 2017 and Black Hat USA 2017, as well as an
upcoming RaaS report
- Connect with Sophos where you are on
Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Spiceworks, YouTube, Google+
About Sophos:More than 100 million users in 150
countries rely on Sophos' complete security solutions as the best
protection against complex threats and data loss. Simple to deploy,
manage and use, Sophos' award-winning encryption, endpoint
security, Web, email, mobile and network security solutions are
backed by SophosLabs - a global network of threat intelligence
centers. Sophos is headquartered in Oxford, UK, and is publicly
traded on the London Stock Exchange under the symbol "SOPH." More
information is available at www.sophos.com.
For more information, please contact:
Stephanie Jackman, account manager, March Communications
stephanie@marchcomms.com
Office: 617-960-9882
Cell: 413-374-7264
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