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Tony Flick Returns as Presenter at DEF CON 18

Tampa, FL: July 6, 2010 - FYRM Associates, an information security professional services organization, today announced that Tony Flick, Principal, will be presenting at the DEF CON 18 security conference in Las Vegas. This will be Mr. Flick's second time presenting at the DEF CON conference. This year's presentation "Getting Social with the Smart Grid" will build off his previous presentations on the Smart Grid and will feature the release of a new security model.

Littered with endless threats and vulnerabilities surrounding both social networking and the Smart Grid, the marriage of these two technologies is official, despite protests by the security community. Consumers love it because they can brag to their friends about how green they are. Businesses love it more because it provides fresh material for their marketing departments. Hackers love it the most because it opens up attack vectors, both new and old.

During this presentation we dissect readily available social Smart Devices, examining where they get things right, and where they fail. We expand on the failures, discussing and demonstrating attacks against consumers (think PleaseRobMe.com), the Smart Devices themselves, and the social networking sites they communicate with. We want consumers, device manufactures, and social networking sites to understand how to get social with the Smart Grid securely, and prevent social networking privacy from becoming even more complex. The tools we release during this presentation will allow consumers to review their Smart Devices’ social footprint, and provide device manufacturers with recommendations that can be implemented immediately. Attendees will leave our presentation armed with a deep understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of social Smart Devices, how to attack their current weaknesses and leverage their current strengths, and utilize our tools to further research how we all can better secure the social side of the Smart Grid.

The 2010 conference will be held July 30 – August 1, 2010 at the Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas, NV. Additional details about the conference are available at www.defcon.org. Mr. Flick's presentation slides and the featured security model will be available after the conference at www.fyrmassociates.com.

FYRM Associates, an information security professional services organization, offers custom consulting services to help organizations achieve their information security goals. FYRM specializes in application security analysis, testing, and training using proven methodologies and processes. Contact FYRM Associates at 877.752.7170 for more information or visit www.fyrmassociates.com.

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AppTrust Developer Training Course Available at Reduced Cost to Virginia Tech Students

Tampa, FL: April 21, 2010 - FYRM Associates, an information security professional services organization, today announced it will offer its AppTrust Developer Training Course to students and faculty at Virginia Tech and surrounding universities this summer.

In continuing support of the next generation of computer security professionals and application developers, FYRM will offer this three-day training, July 6 – 8, 2010, at a significantly reduced cost. This course provides students with the knowledge to develop secure applications and create constructive environments that encourage secure application development.

“We are excited to partner with Virginia Tech University and offer the AppTrust Developer Training Course to up-and-coming security professionals, educators, and application developers,” said Matt Flick, Principal at FYRM Associates.

At the end of the course, students will be encouraged to take the AppTrust Certification Exam. Upon passing the exam, students can include the certification as part of their credentials, making them more attractive to potential employers. This will demonstrate their commitment to utilizing established processes and reliable technology in order to implement secure applications, which is highly desired by employers.

For more information on the AppTrust Developer Training Course, visit www.fyrmassociates.com/apptrust. To register for the course at Virginia Tech University visit http://guest.cvent.com/EVENTS/Info/Invitation.aspx?e=e4d6f3d8-54de-4420-8718-2c0436b7bbdb.

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Matt Flick to Present “We’re Doing it Wrong” at CSI SX 2010 Conference

Tampa, FL: April 20, 2010 - FYRM Associates, an information security professional services organization, today announced that Matt Flick, Principal, will be presenting at the CSI SX 2010 security conference. Mr. Flick will be presenting "Web Application Security: We’re Doing it Wrong."

As an industry, we have failed. Miserably. We the web application security professionals have implemented a broken methodology and graduated from failing to properly identify the problem to failing to present an effective solution. Even our esteemed panels, with all their well-known subject matter experts, have failed to recognize that our role is to provide developers with the right knowledge and tools so they can do their job more effectively. In this presentation, I will discuss our collective failure and present a new approach that is much more acceptable to developers and the businesses that employ them.

After viewing this presentation, the audience will be armed with a new approach to consider when trying to implement secure web applications. An approach that improves efficiency and effectiveness of both the development and information security groups within their organizations and enables the implementation of truly secure applications

The 2010 conference will be held May 26-27 in San Francisco, CA. More information about the conference is available at www.csisx.com. Mr. Flick will also be releasing a white paper and a copy of the presentation slides after the conference. Both items will be available June 1st at www.fyrmassociates.com.

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FYRM Sponsors ShmooCon 2010 Security Conference

Tampa, FL: December 30, 2009 - FYRM Associates, an information security professional services organization, today announced its sponsorship of ShmooCon's 2010 security conference. ShmooCon is an annual east coast security conference that offers three days of technology exploitation demonstrations, inventive software and hardware solutions, and open discussions of critical infosec issues.

"We're excited to sponsor the ShmooCon security conference in February. ShmooCon consistently delivers high quality talks and is one of the most entertaining conferences each year," said Tony Flick, Principal at FYRM Associates. "I'm excited for the opportunity presented to us by this sponsorship as well as the surprises FYRM has in-store for the attendees.”

More information on the conference is available at the ShmooCon 2010 site:

http://www.shmoocon.org

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Tony Flick to Present at ShmooCon 2010

Tampa, FL: December 30, 2009 - FYRM Associates, an information security professional services organization, today announced that Tony Flick, Principal, will be presenting at the ShmooCon 2010 security conference. Mr. Flick will be presenting "Stealing Guests... The VMware Way."

During this talk, we'll reveal how to steal VMware guests from within other guests using the vulnerability we identified in CVE-2009-3733. Quick and dirty... we'll discuss how we stumbled upon the vulnerability, determined its capabilities, and its potential implications to virtualization...complete with a live demonstration. Bring your own notebook for hands-on goodness.

More information on Mr. Flick's presentation is available on the ShmooCon 2010 Presentations page:

http://www.shmoocon.org/presentations-all.html#stealingguests

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