Security professionals can better prepare for adversaries and learn from lost battles by using models found in video games.
Portland, Oregon (PRWEB) March 20, 2014
Tripwire, Inc., a leading global provider of risk-based security and compliance management solutions, today announced that Dwayne Melancon, its chief technology officer, will present at Source Boston 2014 on the topic of “Diablo Security: What Can Infosec Learn from Video Games?” The conference takes place April 8-10, 2014, at the Courtyard by Marriott Boston Downtown in Boston, Massachusetts.
Adventure games make it easy for players to understand how their skills, weapons and countermeasures match up against expected threats. Security professionals can better prepare for adversaries and learn from lost battles by using models found in video games.
Melancon’s presentation will demonstrate how to make being a security professional both fun and heroic using the lens of video games to discuss:
- How to share security knowledge and techniques with IT and security team members.
- How to learn from past mistakes in order to adapt and adjust to future threats.
- Why it is important to keep tabs on objectives and progress to efficiently execute and achieve the mission.
- How to understand the capabilities of a security team and compensate for its strengths and weaknesses.
What: Diablo Security: What Can Infosec Learn from Video Games?
Who: Dwayne Melancon, chief technology officer, Tripwire Inc.
When: April 8, 2014, 1:00 p.m. to 1:45 p.m.
About Tripwire, Inc.
Tripwire is a leading global provider of risk-based security and compliance management solutions, enabling enterprises, government agencies and service providers to effectively connect security to their business. Tripwire provides the broadest set of foundational security controls including security configuration management, vulnerability management, file integrity monitoring, log and event management. Tripwire solutions deliver unprecedented visibility, business context and security business intelligence allowing extended enterprises to protect sensitive data from breaches, vulnerabilities, and threats.