Lumension Launches Webinar Series that Exposes the Inner-workings of the Underground Cybercrime Economy and Its Impact to Business

Series is Intended to Educate End-users to the Continued Threat Posed by Cybercriminals from the Voice of Former Hackers and Other Industry Pundits; Outlines Why Businesses Need to Redefine Their Approach to Security

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Cybercrime Webinar Series

Scottsdale, AZ (PRWEB) June 30, 2009

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The combination of the ongoing recession and increasing cyber threats is only adding to the already heightened security risk for businesses today. To that end, Lumension, the global leader in security management, takes you inside the underground cybercrime economy through its newest webinar series, "Profiles of the World's Top Hackers," for an insider's look at global hacker cybercrime, how threats are evolving and how it's impacting today's business environment.
The first in the series of live webinars - to be held on June 30 at 9am PT -features Michael Calce, a.k.a Mafia Boy, one of the most notorious cyber hackers in the United States; Bryon Acohido, reporter for USA Today and author of Zero Day Threats; as well as Paul Henry, security and forensics analyst at Lumension.
The current economic climate has undoubtedly created more opportunities for hackers, criminals, and industrial espionage firms who are targeting critical infrastructure and systems to steal sensitive information - an organization's crown jewels. In fact, data theft and breaches from cybercrime may have cost businesses as much as $1 trillion globally in lost intellectual property and expenditures for repairing damage.
For the second webinar in the series, Lumension will feature experts from both sides of the industry - the cybercrime underground and the threat intelligence agency to discuss the next evolution in cyber attacks and how businesses can stay ahead of emerging threats.
The Profiles of the World's Top Hackers campaign by Lumension is intended to be both educational and thought leadership-driven as a means to provide an insider's look at the world of cybercrime, educate the business community on how hackers are evolving their techniques and to both inform the public and debunk any myths around cybercrime and cybercriminals.
To participate live, Lumension invites those on Twitter to ask questions to be addressed during the first webinar in the series, slated for June 30 at 9am PT. Please use the following hashtag: #TOPHCKR1. To register for the webinar, please click here.

Supporting Quote from Paul Henry, Security and Forensics Analyst, Lumension
"As the current economic climate continues to change, the security industry as a whole is seeing more and more how cybercrime impacting businesses' bottomline. Through this webinar series, we have the unique opportunity to educate the industry on how hackers' techniques have evolved and how and why motives and targets change. This gives businesses a chance to learn from past mistakes as well as talk with industry giants who can give real tips on how to continually be one step ahead of the changing threat landscape."

Supporting Quote from Bryon Acohido, reporter for USA Today and author of Zero Day Threats
"As I've seen time and time again, the big missing ingredient with large data breaches and cybercrime in general is public awareness. Without a higher degree of transparency of major breaches and open discussion and collaboration among the good guys, movement toward a safer Internet will continue to be constrained. I'm excited to participate in this webinar in an effort to better educate the general public on what we can do moving forward to no longer lay victim to hacker activity."

Please contact Jessica Sutera or Cindy Kim to arrange for further quotes regarding this announcement or to request an interview with a Lumension executive.

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About Lumension Security, Inc.:
Lumension Security, Inc., a global leader in operational endpoint security, develops, integrates and markets security software solutions that help businesses protect their vital information and manage critical risk across network and endpoint assets. Lumension enables more than 5,100 customers worldwide to achieve optimal security and IT success by delivering a proven and award-winning solution portfolio that includes Vulnerability Management, Endpoint Protection, Data Protection, and Reporting and Compliance offerings. Lumension is known for providing world-class customer support and services 24x7, 365 days a year. Headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, Lumension has operations worldwide, including Virginia, Florida, Luxembourg, the United Kingdom, Spain, Australia, India, Hong Kong and Singapore. Lumension: IT Secured. Success Optimized.™ More information can be found at lumension.com.

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