Atlanta, Georgia USA – November 5, 2013

EC-Council is proud to support CTEF’s initiatives to advance Cyber Security Education in the Florida School Systems and presented the foundation with a check in the amount of $39,800 to support their programs. CTEF approached EC-Council after learning of EC-Council iLabs’ fully automated Cyber Range platform. The iLabs solution not only protects students from unlawful activity over the network or Internet, it also protects the school network by providing a safe environment to test tools and get hands-on experience with a range of cyber attacks, tools, malware, and viruses.

At EC-Council’s national conference, Hacker Halted, EC-Council presented a check to CTEF for $39,800 representing a full 6 months access for 200 students in the Cyber Programs run by CTEF.

Said Steven Graham, Vice President of EC-Council, “We recognize the work Paul and CTEF are doing in the school systems in Florida and realize the next generation workforce will come from these STEM programs. Paul has been an innovator in this field and we are proud to be able to support such an ambitious program. With our technology, we can provide these STEM students the same tools industry professionals have their hands on in a completely safe, controlled environment. We hope the use of these labs and exercises will elevate the hands-on element of CTEF curriculum and enhance the overall program with a more real-world approach to cyber security.”

EC-Council iLabs allows students to dynamically access a host of Virtual Machines preconfigured with vulnerabilities, exploits, tools, and scripts from anywhere with an internet connection. The simple web portal enables students to launch an entire range of target machines and access them remotely with one click. It is the most cost effective, easy to use, live range lab solution available. For more information on iLabs contact steve.graham(at)eccouncil(dot)org or visit https://www.eccouncil.org/ilabs.

CTEF, in turn, has partnered with 9 Florida middle and high schools, including programs offered through Girls Inc. © and Boys and Girls Club of NE Florida. Middle school Cyber Warrior students learn cyber security, safety, and ethics. High school Cyber Warrior students concentrate on cryptography, ethical white-hat hacking, and decryption. High school students are challenged to strategize and collaborate in team competitions like the Cyber Patriot, a high school cyber defense competition created by the Air Force, and a Capture The Flag cyber challenge sponsored by MITRE for high school and college cyber teams.

About CTEF:
Career Technical Education Foundation, Inc. (CTEF) is a not-for-profit 501 (c)(3) educational foundation created to work with and influence local educational systems through community and industry partnerships. CTEF is recognized nationally as a leader in building collaborative and supportive relationships between education, business and industry. CTEF’s engineering program has been recognized as a top 10 national Project Lead the Way model school, designated a Center of Excellence by Pinellas County Schools, and selected nationally as one of 15 PRIME (Partnership Response in Manufacturing Education) STEM career academies in the U.S. CTEF has implemented cyber security, engineering, and biomedical programs. In March 2013, the founder and president of CTEF, J. Paul Wahnish, was recognized nationally in the cyber security arena as Information Systems Security Educator-of-the-Year by Federal Information Systems Security Educators’ Association (FISSEA). Visit https://www.careertechedfoundation.org for additional information.

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Atlanta, GA, USA – August 7, 2013

Charlie Miller of Twitter’s Product Security Team leads the pack of notable and industry-leading speakers set to present at Hacker Halted, EC-Council’s offensive cyber security and hacking conference. Miller was the first with a public remote exploit for both the iPhone and G1 Android phones, and is a four-time winner of the CanSecWest Pwn2Own hacking competition. A PhD from the University of Notre Dame, as well as an accomplished author, Charlie Miller spent 5 years at the NSA and has been a consultant at Accuvant Labs and Independent Security Evaluators.

Miller will discuss how mobile operating systems defend themselves as well as give examples of mobile operating system exploits.

Miller stated, “I’ll clarify how easy (or hard) it is to write exploits and attack mobile devices, from the perspective of someone who has written exploits for most mobile platforms.” Miller went on to say, “I’ll also outline how easy (or hard) it is to write mobile malware and what malware of this kind can do. Finally, I’ll address mobile security software and how it works (or doesn’t).”

By the end of this talk, you’ll be in a better position to determine the risk mobile devices present and differentiate the reality from the hype.
Hacker Halted attendees can look forward to Charlie Miller, and over 50 other high-caliber speakers, in addition to a plethora of non-vender specific, pre-conference hacking courses. For more information, or to register, go to https://www.hackerhalted.com .

About Hacker Halted:
EC-Council’s flagship information security conference, Hacker Halted, aims to raise awareness toward increased education and ethics in information security. This information security conference series covers in-depth topics into the development of security issues plaguing the world. Hacker Halted features many world-renowned subject matter experts and high-level speakers, as well as some of the best technology companies showcasing their products and services. Hacker Halted provides the most sought after technical training and certification classes offered through Hacker Halted Academy by top training companies and led by well-respected instructors. Hacker Halted has grown; from a single annual conference in Miami to a global conference series with events held in Malaysia, Dubai, Egypt, Singapore, Mexico, and Japan since its inception in 2009.

EC-Council’s flagship information security conference, Hacker Halted USA, officially starts on September 19th in Atlanta. Now in its sixth year, the conference consists of over 50 briefs by leading security researchers, divided into three-tracks over three days, and four days of advanced technical training by the industry’s top instructors.

“This year’s Hacker Halted USA is focusing on a wide range of escalating threats, from mobile security and the cloud to critical infrastructure targets,” said Eric Lopez, director of conferences and events for EC-Council. “Top security researchers from around the world, will be showcasing the latest vulnerabilities on which corporations, financial firms, government agencies and SMBs need to focus. In conjunction with Hacker Halted is the Global CISO Forum, an invitation-only event for top infosec executives to share information and discusses successes, failures and best practices.”

A recent study by the Center for Strategic and International Studies estimated cyber attacks cost the global economy $300 billion each year – and $100 million per year in the US. With such a massive impact on the global economy, more businesses and governments are seeking out new solutions and more proactive strategies to combat it. Information security conferences like Hacker Halted provide a unique glimpse into the world of hackers and give corporate executives, IT professionals and security teams a chance to preview the latest threats and defense strategies.

Here are key highlights of Hacker Halted USA:

• Hacker Halted USA runs from September 19-21 at the Atlanta Downtown Hilton
• Four keynotes by leading industry experts, including Charlie Miller, Adrian Crenshaw, Winn Schwartau and Ira Winkler
• 43 talks by top security experts, including well-known organizations like the US Army, U.S. Treasury, Facebook, Square, RSA, Qualys, McAfee’s Foundstone Division, Salesforce and Penn State University
• Presentations to cover latest vulnerabilities and hacking threats for mobile devices, the cloud, critical infrastructure and more
• Four days of advanced technical training (September 15-18) before the conference, including Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator (CHFI), Certified Security Analyst (ECSA), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Advanced Penetration Testing, Advanced Mobile Hacking & Forensics, Advanced Network Defense, Hacking Secure Encryption & Countermeasures, Ultimate Malware Analysis, Snort Fundamentals, Ultimate Hacking: Human, Network Forensics and more
• Global CyberLympics, an international hacking competition, will have its World Finals on September 19th
• Global CISO Forum, an exclusive summit for information security executives, takes place in conjunction with Hacker Halted, from September 19-20 in Atlanta

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