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Prominent Mobility and IoT Security Experts Prepare for Amphion Forum 2013 in San Francisco
[November 21, 2013]

Prominent Mobility and IoT Security Experts Prepare for Amphion Forum 2013 in San Francisco


SAN FRANCISCO --(Business Wire)--

Mocana (News - Alert), the device security leader, today announced a number of prominent security experts are scheduled to present at the upcoming Amphion Forum event, being held at the Grand Hyatt San Francisco hotel December 12 and 13. This cross-industry interdisciplinary event features presentations by thought leaders from academia, business, government and technology, including keynote addresses by Howard A. Schmidt, former Cybersecurity Coordinator and Special Assistant to the President and current board chairman of Codenomicon, Anthony Reynolds, senior vice president for worldwide mobile solutions at SAP and Tyler Shields, senior analyst at Forrester (News - Alert) Research. The full schedule can be viewed online at www.amphionforum.com.

In addition to the keynote addresses, The Amphion Forum will also feature a number of presentations and moderated panel discussions during the two-day event, including these notable speakers:

  • "Abusing the Internet of Things: Blackouts, Freakouts, and Stakeouts," presented by independent researcher Nitesh Dhanjani.
  • "Stirring the Pot: The Alphabet Soup of Mobile Security," presented by Matt Carrier, senior director of mobile product management for SAP.
  • "Android (News - Alert) Application Reverse Engineering and Defenses," presented by Felix Matenaar and Patrick Schultz from Bluebox.
  • "Practical Attacks against Popular MDM Solutions," presented by Michael Shaulov, CEO at Lacoon Mobile Security.



"Mobile and embedded security is a mess, and it's going to take a lot of collaborative effort to fix it. We have to reach across organizational and disciplinary borders that usually aren't crossed. Only at the Amphion Forum can attendees network with such a diverse collection of device security experts from different industries who can share their experiences and best practices to make the Internet of Things a safer place to do business," said Kurt Stammberger, CISSP, vice president of market development at Mocana and chair of the Amphion Forum. "This event always sells out, so we encourage people to register now at amphionforum.com."

The Amphion Forum 2013 takes place on December 12 - 13 at the Grand Hyatt San Francisco hotel, 345 Stockton Street, San Francisco. The registration fee for the event is $499, and group tickets are also available. Accredited analysts and media representatives can register for free by entering code AMP-PR on the online registration form.


About the Amphion Forum

The Amphion Forum is an open, vendor-neutral and cross-disciplinary event focused on exploring the most compelling ideas in mobile security to help organizations realize the potential of the extended enterprise and the Internet of Things. For more information, visit www.amphionforum.com.

About Mocana

Mocana simplifies wide-scale secure deployments for today's mobile enterprise and the growing Internet of Things. The company's Mobile Application Protection™ offering, distributed globally by SAP (News - Alert) & Unisys, automates end-to-end security and authenticates mobile users, apps and devices to your business systems. Recognized as a World Economic Forum "Technology Pioneer" and a Gartner (News - Alert) "Cool Vendor", Mocana stands squarely at the intersection of security, mobility and the Internet of Things, with deep expertise born from a decade securing everything from iOS and Android to embedded medical devices, from defense electronics to point-of-sale, from the smart grid to the home. More information is available at www.mocana.com.


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