National Webcast Initiative
Advanced Persistent Threat

Thursday, April 21, 2011
2:00pm - 3:00pm Eastern

Presenter:

Dr. Phyllis A. Schneck
VP and CTO, Public Sector
McAfee, Inc.
Founding Chairman and Chairman Emeritus
InfraGard National Members Alliance

Listen to the Archived Recording

The second of the 2011 National Webcast series was held on April 21st with a featured presentation on Advanced Persistent Threat. Over 1,100 individuals representing 8 countries, 50 states, DC, and the U.S. Territory of Puerto Rico registered for this event. Opening remarks were provided by Mr. William Pelgrin, President and CEO of the Center for Internet Security and Chair of the MS-ISAC, followed by Dr. Phyllis Schneck, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of McAfee, Inc.

Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) refers to a long-term pattern of targeted and sophisticated cyber attacks designed to access and steal information from compromised computers. These complex attacks are ongoing against both large and small organizations and are increasingly being used to pursue financial gain. APT attacks are difficult to detect and difficult to prevent.

This webcast demystified APT and provided the knowledge you organizations need to plan their startegy to help detect, remediate and recover from these attacks.

Format of Webcast:
This session will featured an interactive Powerpoint presentation accompanied by audio.

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