For Immediate Release

Bluefire Security Addresses Handheld Device Risk at Two December 4 Conferences

Company VP Will Discuss Employee-Owned Handheld Device Threat at Wi-Fi Planet

What

Wi-Fi Planet Conference & Expo

Tom Goodman, Bluefire Security Vice President of Operations, in tandem with Seth Fogie, Vice President of Airscanner Corp., will review the security threat created by employees connecting their personal handheld devices to corporate networks. Unsecured employee-owned handhelds leave corporate networks vulnerable to data theft, malicious code attacks and unauthorized access.

The two presenters will review the key security implications of employee-owned handhelds, including legal and support liabilities as well as best and worst security practices. They will also present several plausible methods of attack and share tools and techniques for keeping devices secure and free of malicious code attacks.

Wi-Fi Planet Conference & Expo

Thursday, Dec. 4, 2003, 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.

Track D - Securing the Network

San Jose McEnery Convention Center

San Jose, Calif.

SANS CDI East 2003
National Information Assurance Leadership Conference VI

Eric Maiwald, Bluefire Security Director of Product Management and Support, will discuss the security risks associated with the increased use of handheld devices. He will also review handheld versus desktop security, threat vectors, countermeasures, public policy, network architectures and device security.

Thursday, Dec. 4, 2003, 1:40 p.m.-2:40 p.m.

Omni Shoreham Hotel

Washington

Who

Tom Goodman

Tom Goodman is Bluefire Security’s vice president of operations and a representative to CTIA’s Wireless Internet Caucus Leadership Council. Prior to joining Bluefire, Goodman was the director of security and risk management for Aether Systems, where he was responsible for both internal and client security issues and was the co-leader of Aether’s Homeland Security initiatives. A 20-year security veteran, Goodman has held several other senior management positions throughout his career, covering policy, technology and national defense.

Eric Maiwald

Eric Maiwald is the director of product management and support for Bluefire Security. Maiwald has over fifteen years of experience in information security where he has worked as a security officer and consultant for large financial institutions, health care providers, services firms and manufacturers. He has extensive experience in the security field performing assessments, policy development, architecture design and product implementations.