Application Security, Inc.’s Josh Shaul and Alex Rothacker To Provide Opening Keynote at TakeDownCon Dallas 2011

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
New York, New York, United States of America (Free-Press-Release.com) May 13, 2011 -- NEW YORK – May 13, 2011 – Application Security, Inc., (AppSec) the leading provider of database security, risk and compliance solutions (SRC) for the enterprise, today announced that Josh Shaul, Chief Technology Officer and Alex Rothacker, Director of Security Research for AppSec’s TeamSHATTER, will provide the opening keynote address at TakeDownCon Dallas 2011.

As organizations continue to house their most critical information in databases, these databases have become prime targets for malicious attacks. During their presentation of the Anatomy of a Database Attack, Mr. Shaul and Mr. Rothacker will walk participants through some of the sophisticated attack methods used to infiltrate enterprise databases, and the steps that IT managers can take to protect databases from malicious threats.

What: TakeDownCon Dallas 2011 – Anatomy of a Database Attack
When: Wednesday, May 18, 2011 at 9:10 a.m. CDT
Who: Josh Shaul, CTO, AppSec & Alex Rothacker, Director of Security Research for AppSec’s TeamSHATTER
Where: Intercontinental Hotel, 15201 Dallas Parkway, Dallas, TX

About Application Security, Inc.

AppSec is a pioneer and leading provider of database security, risk and compliance (SRC) solutions for the enterprise. By providing strategic and scalable software-only solutions – AppDetectivePro for auditors and IT advisors, and DbProtect for the enterprise – AppSec supports the database SRC lifecycle for some of the most complex and demanding environments in the world across more than 2,000 commercial and government customers.

Leveraging the world’s most comprehensive database security knowledgebase from the company’s renowned team of threat researchers, TeamSHATTER, AppSec products help customers achieve unprecedented levels of data security from nefarious or accidental activities, while reducing overall risk and helping to ensure continuous regulatory and industry compliance.

For more information, please visit: www.appsecinc.com | www.teamshatter.com

For a free database vulnerability assessment visit:
http://www.appsecinc.com/downloads/appdetectivepro/

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DbProtect and AppDetectivePro are trademarks of Application Security, Inc. All other product names, service marks, and trademarks mentioned herein are trademarks of their respective owners.

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