CRYPTOCard (www.cryptocard.com), the leading authentication technology developer for heterogeneous environments, will team up with Simple Technology Inc., a value added distributor of OEM and high-technology IT security products, to provide Ottawa organizations, resellers, and press with the first fully-interactive “Hacking Demonstration” workshop at the Novotel Ottawa Hotel on May 15, 2007. The innovative workshop will include live examples of hacking techniques, identity theft techniques, and website defacement techniques as well as explaining the best methods of thwarting such vicious attacks. Additional workshops are scheduled for Halifax, Nova Scotia on June 6, Montreal, Quebec in September, and other cities in North America throughout the year.
Jason Hart, CEO, CRYPTOCard Europe, and a former ethical hacker will provide attendees with thought-provoking real-world examples of how easily hackers can bypass today’s IT security systems, by such means as circumventing enterprise content filters using Google translator, and also demonstrate just how easy it is to search through Google to find static passwords for even the most security-conscious organizations and government agencies. During the workshop Jason Hart will also take total control of numerous IP security cameras around the globe panning office spaces in real time.
“Despite the fact that the sophistication of the increasing number of hackers who infiltrate company networks has far outstripped any advances in system security over the last decade, just about every organization that I have visited, including many Fortune 100 companies, still have a high percentage of accounts with easily-cracked static passwords,” said Jason Hart, CEO, CRYPTOCard Europe, and a former ethical hacker. “VARs and organizations need to understand just how simple it is for hackers to infiltrate a system in order to implement a serious barrier which can’t be easily bypassed,” Hart continued. “CRYPTOCard and Simple Technologies hope that this innovative real-world workshop will provide VARs and organizations in the Ottawa region with the knowledge required to protect their networks from today’s sophisticated hacker.”
About CRYPTOCard, Inc.
With offices in Canada and the U.K., CRYPTOCard is a leader and innovator in the Network Authentication Industry. Its multi-awarded two-factor authentication options include both a server-based or ‘product’ solution (CRYPTO-Shield), a Managed Authentication Service (CRYPTO-MAS), and a completely-adaptable, do-it-yourself developer’s tool (AuthEngine), which makes it simple to embed CRYPTOCard’s technology into any custom application or environment. The combination allows organizations of any size and means to adopt a strong authentication policy. CRYPTOCard is unique in the industry in its commitment to ensuring its products/services work with any common network architecture including OS compatibility (Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) Windows, Linux, Mac OS X), web-server flexibility (IIS, Apache), and database options (Active Directory, LDAP, Open Directory, etc). Add to that the outstanding ‘out-of-the-box’ interoperability with many top industry network solutions including Citrix (Nasdaq: CTXS), Checkpoint (Nasdaq: CHKP), and Cisco (Nasdaq: CSCO), and you begin to see how CRYPTOCard has grown since its origin in 1989 to become a thriving enterprise doing business in more than 70 countries. For more information on CRYPTOCard, please visit www.cryptocard.com.
Simple Technology Inc.
With offices in Concord and Montreal, Simple Technology Inc. is a value-added computer product distributor focused on OEM products and specializing in prevention of information leakage & data mitigation, biometric security solutions, secure portable storage devices and data encryption products. In business since 1986, Simple Technology Inc. is the preferred distributor of choice for many of Canada’s top computer resellers; due to its ability to react quickly and change to meet the dynamic needs of its customers. For more information on Simple Technology Inc., please contact them toll free at 1-800-565-7157, via email at sales@simpletechnology.com or visit them online at: www.simpletechnology.com.
CRYPTOCard, CRYPTO-Server, CRYPTO-Admin, CRYPTO-Deploy, CRYPTO-Logon, CRYPTO-VPN, AuthEngine and CRYPTO-Web are trademarks of CRYPTOCard, Inc. Other products mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
