NetClarity's Founder and CTO to Discuss Critical Security Issues at CSI 33rd Annual Computer Security Conference & Exhibition

BEDFORD, Mass. (PRWEB) November 3, 2006

NetClarity, Inc., a leading provider of proactive network security products and services, today announced that Founder & CTO Gary Miliefsky is a featured speaker at next week's Computer Security Institute (CSI) Conference and Expo. Mr. Miliefsky will present the session entitled "VoIP Security" in the Critical Issues track. In particular, network security and IT professionals will gain insight into how Voice over IP (VoIP) systems are the new target of hackers, exploiters, malware and cyber criminals. In this session, they will learn how to proactively defend these systems and protect their networks.

Session Title:    Securing VoIP

Speaker: Gary Miliefsky (Founder & CTO, NetClarity)

Date/Time: Tuesday (November 7, 2006) 3:15pm — 4:15pm

Track: Critical Issues

Presentation Format: 60-minute Session

"VoIP networks are not very secure by default and, as a result, are susceptible to poor call quality, denial of service, breaches of privacy, integrity and availability," said Gary Miliefsky, Founder & CTO of NetClarity. "Securing VoIP is quickly becoming a serious concern for IT professionals. They need to take preemptive, proactive measures to harden weak network assets, in particular, their new VoIP gateways."

Mr. Miliefsky will make freely available, three new White Papers during the conference: Securing VoIP, Laws of Exploits and Heuristic Security Testing Methods at http://www.netclarity.net/html/exploits.html during the conference. He will be available for interviews throughout the conference, in the Press Room and at NetClarity's booth #1031 conveniently located near the attendee break area.

About The Speaker

Gary Miliefsky has 20+ years experience as an entrepreneur, computer scientist and trained security professional. He has been CEO and/or CTO of 3 start-up ventures. Mr. Miliefsky is a founding member of the Department of Homeland Security. He currently serves as an advisor to MITRE Corporation and is a member of the New England Information Security Group's Board of Directors. He received his undergraduate degree from UMASS Lowell in Computer Science and subsequently earned certification as a CISSP®. Mr. Miliefsky holds six e-commerce patents and has three network security patents pending, including one about Proactive Network Security Using RSS. He maintains a Blog about IT Security Tips, Trends and News at http://netclarity.blogspot.com, frequently writes for SearchCIO and NetworkWorld and can be found at http://www.netclarity.net.

About Computer Security Institute

Computer Security Institute is the world's leading membership organization and training provider dedicated to serving and educating information security professionals in how to protect the information assets of their organizations. Since 1974 CSI has provided training through conferences, seminars and publications to thousands of practitioners. For more information on other CSI events, publications or membership, contact CSI at 415-947-6320. For additional information on CSI, visit http://www.gocsi.com. To register for this conference, visit http://www.csi33rd.com/.

About NetClarity, Inc.

NetClarity is a leading provider of proactive network security products and services that increase uptime reduce risk, and facilitate IT compliance. The company delivers the only solution that proactively protects desktops and corporate networks by enhancing existing firewalls, antivirus, and intrusion detection and prevention systems. NetClarity's software and appliances solve the most challenging problem in network security by finding and fixing vulnerabilities, automatically protecting networks, conducting ongoing self-assessments, and producing turnkey compliance documentation. Based in Bedford, Massachusetts, NetClarity is a venture-backed, privately held company. For more information, visit http://www.netclarity.net.

NetClarity, Protection for Windows, Auditor, and the NetClarity logo are trademarks of NetClarity, Inc. All rights reserved. All other marks may be the property of their respective titleholders. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

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