KEYNOTE: Chris King, Director of Product Marketing, Palo Alto Networks

The Threat of Modern Day Malware – Not your Mother’s Cybercriminals:

The seemingly daily reports of new high-profile and sophisticated network breaches is proof that the game has changed in IT security.

Modern hackers have adopted new techniques and strategies that are driving right through the traditional security point solutions in the market. This requires a new approach to the ways that we think about and control modern malware and threats.

Join us for this session to hear directly from Palo Alto Networks' Chris King on how modern malware has changed, the changes we are going to see in the technology that we use to protect our networks in the near future.

Chris King is director of product marketing for Palo Alto Networks. Previously, Mr. King held strategic and product marketing roles at Blue Coat Systems, including responsibility for marketing and strategy for MACH5, Blue Coat’s application acceleration solution—which he launched and helped grow to a $160 million/year business. Prior to joining Blue Coat in June of 2004, Mr. King spent over 8 years as an information technology analyst for META Group. An internationally recognized expert on information security, Mr. King has consulted with hundreds of large IT organizations, spoken before a variety of audiences, and is often quoted in trade and business press. Before META Group, Mr. King managed an international network for Securities Registration Depository, and was employed by Ernst & Young. Mr. King holds a B.A. from George Mason University.