Hacker Halted Conference

Ever got hacked? I have.

You’ll recognize someone who’s gone through the hell by how seriously they take security… after the fact. No blame here - running a small business is not easy. In fact, truly yours is as guilty as everyone. I got hacked not just once, but twice in the past three years. So, how do I stay safe? What are my options?

I can hire a company to do outside testing, or penetration testing, but that’s one-time and will only discover pieces of the problem. And, likely, it will cost. I am small business owner and a guerrilla entrepreneur, i.e. I know that if its important I will eventually have to learn how to do it myself, for cheap. At least, until I can afford to hire proper “security guys”. So, training then, but cheap.

I stared looking into training options and I ran into the Hacker Halted Conference which starts in couple of weeks. I found out bunch of classes offered as part of the conference. My guerrilla gut knows there are hidden deals somewhere, so I continue on…

More research reveals these classes:

Secure Coding & Application Security - E|CSP
Start Date/Time: Sunday, September 20, 2009 8:30 AM
End Date/Time: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 5:30 PM
http://www.hackerhalted.com/LiveTrainings/tabid/94/ModuleID/541/ItemID/10/mctl/EventDetails/Default.aspx

Register by Sep 10, 2009: $2,299 per student
Register from Sep 11, 2009: $2,499 per student

ITIL V3 Foundation
Start Date/Time: Sunday, September 20, 2009 8:30 AM
End Date/Time: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 5:30 PM
http://www.hackerhalted.com/LiveTrainings/tabid/94/ModuleID/541/ItemID/18/mctl/EventDetails/Default.aspx

Register by Sep 10, 2009: $1,399.99 per student
Register from Sep 11, 2009: $1,499.99 per student

Prices look OK, but here is the kicker - they are delivered by Insyte, a local training company based in Alexandria, VA. Now, I am really interested - I like doing business with local companies. So, I give them a call and I get this deal:

Here’s what’s FREE:

For ALL registrants of the ECSP or ITIL class at Hacker Halted Academy 2009, they will take away 5 specials as follows:

1. Complimentary Conference Pass worth $1299
2. Full Access to ALL open sessions of the conference from Sep 23 - 25, 2009
3. All lunches and coffee breaks provided during the training and conference (Sep 20 - 25, 2009)
4. Attend a choice one of the 3 following one-day training seminars on Sep 25, 2009, covering the following topics:
   a. Identifying Threats and Deploying Countermeasures
   b. Incident Response: Principles of Incident Handling - this one is for me!!!
   c. Virtualization Security: Threats Exposed
   *These workshops are worth $599. Not bad.
5. Free Certification Training Courseware and Exam Voucher! Choose from one of the following:
   a. EC-Council Certified Secure Programmer (ECSP)
   b. EC-Council Certified VoIP Professional (ECVP)
   c. EC-Council Disaster Recovery Professionals (EDRP)
   *These official electronic courseware and Prometric Prime Vouchers are worth a combined total of $900! ($650 for courseware + $250 for voucher)

If you need more information call 703-535-8600 or visit http://www.insyte.us

Until next time, stay safe.