State of Health of the Internet and our Networks

Plenary Sessions

Tuesday — December 1st, 2009 09:15

This talk will cover what we should be expecting of the general cleanliness and health of the Internet and our own networks using Conficker and other infections as the vehicle to show what reality faces us all. Do not expect any happy endings.

Presenters

  • Richard Perlotto (Shadowserver Foundation, US) US

    Shadowserver: Richard Perlotto is one of two directors running the Shadowserver Foundation, an all volunteer watchdog group of security professionals that gather, track, and report on malware, botnet activity, and electronic fraud.

    Mr. Perlotto runs the technology and operational side of the organization with a focus on stream lining the processes and information gathering techniques.

    Personal: Richard Perlotto is an Information Security Adviser for Cisco Systems providing assistance and guidance on Information, Internet Risks and Threats to Cisco and their Customers. Previously he ran Security Operations worldwide for all of Cisco for almost four years. He is an 11-year Cisco veteran.