MANDIANT Announces Black Hat USA + 2011 Briefing, Training Lineup

Three briefing presentations, five training sessions to be led by 14 MANDIANT expert instructors in incident response, memory forensics and malware

ALEXANDRIA, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MANDIANT, the leader in advanced threat detection and response solutions and services, today announced its lineup of briefings and presentations at Black Hat USA + 2011. MANDIANT expert consultants specializing in reverse engineering, malware analysis and digital forensics will conduct three briefings and five training sessions over the six-day event to be held July 30 – Aug. 4, at Caesars Palace Las Vegas.

“As always, our deep bench of expert software engineers, malware analysts and incident responders look forward to sharing unique insight, research and perspective with Black Hat attendees.”

“The advanced threat ecosystem is rife with malicious code, threat actors with shifting motives and a new realization that ultimately every organization will be the target of a breach at some point,” said Jamie Butler, who was named to the Black Hat Content Review Board earlier this year. “As always, our deep bench of expert software engineers, malware analysts and incident responders look forward to sharing unique insight, research and perspective with Black Hat attendees.”

BRIEFING: Aug. 3 – 4

Physical Memory Forensics for Cache
Track: Deeper Analysis
Jamie Butler, Director of Research and Development
Justin Murdock, Software Engineering Co-Op Intern at MANDIANT
11:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 3

Heap spray detection with Heap Inspector
Track: Turbo Talks
Aaron LeMasters, Senior Software Engineer
10 a.m. – 11 a.m., Thursday, Aug. 4
Note: Heap Inspector, a free tool from MANDIANT, will be released at this presentation.

Sticking to the Facts: Scientific Study of Static Analysis Tools
Track: Scoping the Issue
Chuck Willis, Technical Director
Kris Britton, Director of the NSA’s Center for Assured Software
4:45 p.m. – 6 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 4.

TRAINING: July 30 – Aug. 2, commencing daily from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

TCP/IP Weapons School 3.0: Black Hat Edition
Richard Bejtlich, Chief Security Officer, VP Mandiant Computer Incident Response Team (MCIRT)

Incident Response: Black Hat Edition
Chris Nutt, Manager, Professional Services
Christopher Glyer, Manager
Ryan Kazanciyan, Principal Consultant

Malware Analysis: Black Hat Edition
Steve Davis, Senior Consultant
Michael Sikorski, Principal Consultant

Advanced Malware Analysis
Nick Harbour, Principal Consultant
Jerrold “Jay” Smith, Principal Consultant

Advanced Memory Forensics in Incident Response
Jamie Butler, Director of Research and Development
Peter Silberman, Product Development, Reverse Engineering

MANDIANT also will be holding its annual Black Hat reception on Wednesday, Aug. 3, at Shadow Bar inside Caesars Palace. Guests will enjoy an assortment of hors d'oeuvres and refreshments, in addition to meeting and sharing ideas with MANDIANT instructors and executives in attendance.

For an in-depth look at MANDIANT | Black Hat USA + 2011 bios, abstracts and Shadow Bar reception please visit: http://www.mandiant.com/news_events/black_hat/.

From its inception in 1997, Black Hat has grown from a single annual conference in Las Vegas to a global conference series with annual events in Abu Dhabi, Barcelona, Las Vegas and Washington DC. It has also become a premiere venue for elite security researchers and the best security trainers to find their audience. For more information visit: www.blackhat.com.

About MANDIANT

MANDIANT is the leader in advanced threat detection and response solutions and services. Headquartered in Alexandria, Va., with offices in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco, MANDIANT provides products, professional services and education to Fortune 500 companies, financial institutions, government agencies, domestic and foreign police departments and leading U.S. law firms. MANDIANT comprises one of the industry’s largest incident response and forensics forces. The authors of nine books and quoted frequently by leading media organizations, MANDIANT security consultants and engineers hold top government security clearances and certifications and advanced degrees from some of the most prestigious computer science universities. To learn more about MANDIANT visit www.mandiant.com, read the company blog, M-Unition, follow on Twitter @MANDIANT or Facebook at www.facebook.com/mandiantcorp.