summercon 2008 A new tradition of organization (5/30-6/1)

apt-get Your Way To PCI Compliance!: ModSecurity Web App Firewalls
Ben Feinstein is a researcher on the Counter Threat Unit (CTU) at
SecureWorks, working behind the scenes to support Agent Jack Bauer and
the GWOT. He first became involved with information security in 2000
while working on a DARPA / USAF contract instead of going to his college
classes. Since then, Ben has worked designing and implementing
security-related software and appliances at a series of since acquired
or failed start-ups. In his spare time Ben authored RFC 4765 and RFC
4767. His experience is in the areas of IDS/IPS, digital forensics,
next-gen firewall systems, log analysis and viz, secure messaging,
security appliances, small caliber arms and right-wing rhetoric. Ben has
presented at Black Hat USA, DEFCON, ACSAC and others.

The journey of hacking cellular networks begins with a single app…
David Maynor has always had a special place in his heart for Summercon. David Maynor is the CTO of Errata Security

JavaScript: This ain't a scene, it's a goddman arms race
Billy Hoffman is lead researcher at SPI Labs (a division of HP Software). He first became interested in web security on November 5th, 1955 when he was standing on the edge of a toilet hanging a clock. The porcelain was wet, he slipped, and hit his head on the edge of the sink. When he came to he had a picture in his head of destroying the Internet with JavaScript. Billy recently co-authored a book on Ajax security for Addison Wesley.

The coming Orwellian Nightmare, phase 5, border searches of laptops
Decius is known for throwing down rants at cons about policy issues, the internet, and space aliens. He has spoken at 3 summercons, and would have spoken at a 4th if they had speakers in 2000. Topics have ranged from radio telescopes to trusted computing.

Real Time Spying: What you don't know...
dc0de (aka Jim Noble) is a Sr. Security Architect, with over 23 years of experience with Information Security. A former military intel analyst, he has a unique insight of how to best secure information. He has worked with systems from IBM 4341 Mainframes, HP9000's, Novell, Microsoft, and most recently dove head first into Ubuntu Linux. dc0de enjoys a good conversation about the practicality of InfoSec Controls, and methods of protecting data. He lives in the remote 'burbs of Atlanta, and has four wonderful children and a loving, tolerant wife.