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Mocana Announces Call for Speaking Proposals for Next Amphion Forum Event in Washington, DC.
SAN FRANCISCO --(Business Wire)--
Mocana (News - Alert), the leader in App and Android™ security, today announced a call
for speakers for its next Amphion Forum slated for May 7 and 8, 2013 in
Washington, D.C. Mobile and embedded security experts from military,
government, academia and industry are invited to propose talks.
Presentations demonstrating new research and/or working attacks on apps,
smartphones or tablets (or devices controlled by them) are especially
sought. The organizers will provide up to $1,000 of travel expense
reimbursement to selected speakers from academic, federal and non-profit
organizations. The short proposal form is online at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/amphionDC13.
"The Amphion Forum is the only event that brings together experts from
academia, the public sector and business to focus exclusively on the
mobile vulnerabilities and device security problems which threaten
critical infrastructure and national securit," said Kurt Stammberger,
CISSP, vice president of market development at Mocana and chair of the
Amphion Forum. "Our next Washington event is a rare opportunity for all
stakeholders with an interest in this issue to present proposals for
addressing the threats presented by the unprecedented proliferation of
mobile and connected devices that are creating the Internet of Things."
The deadline for submitting a speaking application is February 14, 2013.
Speaking proposals are being sought for the following four tracks:
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Hacking Apps and Smartphones
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App and Device Deployment in the Federal Sector
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Safety, Standards, Regulation & Policy
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New App/Device Security Technologies
About the Amphion Forum
The Amphion Forum is an open, vendor-neutral and cross-disciplinary
event focused on exposing and addressing security holes in Apps,
Mobility and the Internet of Things. The event is hosted by Mocana and
past sponsors have included Cryptography Research, Intel, IBM, Fixmo,
McAfee, Wind River, Codenomicon (News - Alert) and many others. For more information,
visit amphionforum.com.
About Mocana
Launched in 2004 and recognized by the World Economic Forum as a 2012
Technology Pioneer, Mocana provides the only device-independent security
platform that secures all aspects of mobile and connected devices, as
well as the apps and data that on them. Mocana's solutions dramatically
increase confidence and compliance for the enterprise, OEMs, service
providers and their customers. Millions of people use products sold by
the more than 300 companies that rely on Mocana's solutions, including
Samsung, Cisco, Honeywell, Dell, GE and General Dynamics (News - Alert), as well as
four of the top five Android handset makers. For more information, visit www.mocana.com.
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