Veracode to Participate in Multiple IT and Cyber Security Events in September

<p class="bwalignc"><i>Covering Topics Ranging from Emerging Cyber Security Threats and Mobile Software Security to Application Security Debt, Veracode Drives Important Industry and Policy Discussions</i></p><p><location value="LU/us.ma.burltn" idsrc="xmltag.org">BURLINGTON, Mass.</location>--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- <a href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.veracode.com%2F&esheet=6864356&lan=en-US&anchor=Veracode%2C+Inc.&index=1&md5=0737f4aa072e7a523825dbbb98db160f"><org>Veracode, Inc.</org></a>, provider of the world’s only independent, cloud-based <a href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.veracode.com%2Fsolutions&esheet=6864356&lan=en-US&anchor=application+risk+management+platform&index=2&md5=c3d0fcf8667d106eab1bb8466850dde4">application risk management platform</a>, today announced details of its participation at several high-profile North American IT and cyber security events in September. Key Veracode spokespeople including <person>Christien Rioux</person>, <person>Chris Wysopal</person>, <person>Chris Eng</person> and <person>Tyler Shields</person> will cover topics ranging from emerging cyber security threats and the Mobile App Top 10, to application security debt and application interest rates. </p><p> Following are more details on the events that will include participation from Veracode. </p><p><b>11th Annual <org>IANS New England Information Security Forum</org> (<chron>September 20 - 21, 2011</chron>, <location value="LU/us.ma.boston" idsrc="xmltag.org">Boston, Mass.</location>): <person>Christien Rioux</person></b></p><ul><li class="bwlistitemmargb"> Join Veracode’s sessions at IANS for confidential information sharing on the industry’s most important issues, technologies and trends. The two-day event includes keynote addresses, peer-to-peer technical and strategic roundtable discussions led by IANS’ faculty, and was inspired by the <org>Harvard Business School</org> teaching method.<br /><br />On <chron>September 20</chron> and 21, <person>Christien Rioux</person>, Veracode co-founder and the innovative force behind Veracode’s static analysis technology, will discuss the evolution of the threat horizon, how he identified a need for automation in the security analysis space, and then took the technology from inception to actualization. Rioux will discuss the past, present and future of application security and the techniques that are required to tackle the software security problem at scale. </li></ul><p><b><org>Advanced Cyber Security Center Launch Conference</org> (<chron>September 20, 2011</chron>, <location value="LU/us.ma.bedfor" idsrc="xmltag.org">Bedford, Mass.</location>): <person>Chris Wysopal</person></b></p><ul><li class="bwlistitemmargb"><org>The Advanced Cyber Security Center</org>, hosted at <org value="ACORN:109615501" idsrc="xmltag.org">The MITRE Corporation</org>, is a first of its kind consortium in which universities, businesses and government agencies are combining forces to research and develop solutions to the growing national threat posed by cyber adversaries. It draws on the region’s strong research, academic and high technology capabilities and establishes <location>New England</location> as a leader in responding to the most sophisticated cyber challenges.<br /><br /><org>The Advanced Cyber Security Center Launch Conference</org> features presentations and panels by nationally-recognized information security experts from the public and private sectors, including Veracode’s <person>Chris Wysopal</person>, co-founder, CTO and CISO. </li></ul><p><b>United Security Summit (<chron>September 19 - 20, 2011</chron>, <location value="LU/us.dc.wash" idsrc="xmltag.org">Washington, DC</location>): <person>Tyler Shields</person></b></p><ul><li class="bwlistitemmargb"> Revolving around the case study of a data breach, this two-day summit reviews a data breach from the angles of operations and technology as well as prevention and response.<br /><br />Veracode’s <person>Tyler Shields</person>, senior security researcher, will present on <chron>September 19</chron> at <chron>4:00 p.m.</chron> in his session, “Use the Mobile Top 10 as a Guide to Assessing Security Risk in Mobile Applications.” Shields will delve into the Top 10 Mobile Application Risks, referred to in short as the “Mobile App Top 10,” which is a list of the most prevalent risks to look for in the mobile applications being developed and consumed. </li></ul><p><b><org>OWASP AppSec USA</org> 2011 (<chron>September 22 - 23, 2011</chron>, <location value="LU/us.mn.minnea" idsrc="xmltag.org">Minneapolis, Minn.</location>): <person>Chris Wysopal</person> and <person>Chris Eng</person></b></p><ul><li class="bwlistitemmargb"><org>OWASP AppSec USA</org> 2011 is an application security conference for information security and development enthusiasts building software - which plays such a vital role in our lives - to be more secure.<br /><br />On <chron>Friday, September 23</chron>, <person>Chris Wysopal</person> will present a session, “Application Security Debt and Application Interest Rates,” at <chron>10:40 a.m.</chron><person>Chris Eng</person>, Veracode’s vice president of research, will participate on a panel at <chron>1:30 p.m.</chron>, “Speeding Up Security Testing.” </li></ul><p> For more details on these events, visit <a href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.veracode.com%2Fevents%2Findex.html&esheet=6864356&lan=en-US&anchor=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.veracode.com%2Fevents%2Findex.html&index=3&md5=1a13bd664dae733e375eaa60f31535a9">http://www.veracode.com/events/index.html</a>. </p><p><b>About Veracode</b></p><p><a href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.veracode.com&esheet=6864356&lan=en-US&anchor=Veracode&index=4&md5=3a211e1d6f66c2ab46f0eebbe4a4e054">Veracode</a> is the only independent provider of cloud-based <a href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.veracode.com%2Fresources&esheet=6864356&lan=en-US&anchor=application+intelligence&index=5&md5=3343c8524a7fa5c0744dedf8717a6388">application intelligence</a> and <a href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.veracode.com%2Fsolutions&esheet=6864356&lan=en-US&anchor=security+verification&index=6&md5=bbfb9e3f64ed71c4fc421c34260eaddc">security verification</a> services. The Veracode platform provides the fastest, most comprehensive solution to improve the security of internally developed, purchased or outsourced software applications and third-party components. By combining patented static, dynamic and manual testing, extensive eLearning capabilities, and advanced application analytics, Veracode enables scalable, policy-driven application risk management programs that help identify and eradicate numerous vulnerabilities by leveraging best-in-class technologies from <a href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.veracode.com%2Fsecurity%2Fvulnerability-scanning&esheet=6864356&lan=en-US&anchor=vulnerability+scanning&index=7&md5=6f7e38a30916fdbee713fda39020116a">vulnerability scanning</a> to <a href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.veracode.com%2Fsecurity%2Fpenetration-testing&esheet=6864356&lan=en-US&anchor=penetration+testing&index=8&md5=56b7f37b8dc52644a2cda5803cfc5bc5">penetration testing</a> and <a href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.veracode.com%2Fsecurity%2Fstatic-code-analysis&esheet=6864356&lan=en-US&anchor=static+code+analysis&index=9&md5=82dfb6158a86d5d12a3ffee35328985e">static code analysis</a>. Veracode delivers unbiased proof of application security to stakeholders across the software supply chain while supporting independent audit and compliance requirements for all applications no matter how they are deployed, via the web, mobile or in the cloud. Veracode works with customers in more than 80 countries worldwide including Global 2000 brands such as Barclays PLC and Computershare as well as the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) and the <org value="ACORN:473367091" idsrc="xmltag.org">Federal Aviation Administration</org> (FAA). 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