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Computer failure may have caused D.C. train crash

WASHINGTON – Investigators looking into the deadly crash of two Metro transit trains focused Tuesday on why a computerized system failed to halt an oncoming train, even though there is evidence that the operator tried to slow it down.

At the time of the crash, the train was also operating in automatic mode, meaning it was controlled primarily by computer. In that mode, the operator’s main job is to open and close the doors and respond to emergencies.

Debbie Hersman, an investigator with the National Transportation Safety Board, said it was unclear if the emergency brake was actually engaged when Monday’s crash occurred. But the mushroom-shaped button that activates it was found pushed down in the operator’s compartment.

HITB2008 – Dubai – Early Bird Registration closing on 1st Feb

With welcome address by H.E. Mohammed Nasser Al-Ghanim, HITBSecConf2008 – Dubai will feature prominent cryptographer, Bruce Schneier presenting the keynote on Day 1 with former Chief Technology Officer for Yahoo! Jeremiah Grossman presenting on Day 2. Joining them will be over 25 of the world’s leading computer security experts making HITBSecConf2008 – Dubai the premier network security event for the Middle East!

Only 30 more days before the early bird registration period ends! Book your seats now!

Conference Website: http://conference. hitb.org/ hitbsecconf2008d ubai/

Venue: Sheraton Dubai Creek
Item: 5-Tracks of Hands onTechnical Training Sessions
Date: 14th – 15th April 2008 Time: 0800 – 1700

TECH TRAINING 1 – Application Hacking 2.0 – Advanced Attacks and Defense
Trainer: Shreeraj Shah (Director, BlueInfy)

TECH TRAINING 2 – Bluetooth & Wireless Hacking
Trainer: Dino Covotsos (Managing Director, Telspace)

TECH TRAINING 3 – Structured Network Threat Analysis and Forensics
Trainers: Meling Mudin (spoonfork) and Lee Chin Shing (geek00l)

TECH TRAINING 4 – Telecommunication Fraud
Trainer: Carlos Lowie (Unit Manager, Investigations, Belgacom)

TECH TRAINING 5 – Hacking and Hardening Oracle
Trainer: Alexander Kornbrust (Founder, Red Database Security GmbH)

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Item: Dual Track Security Conference
Date: 16th – 17th April 2008
Time: 0900 – 1700

HITBSecConf2008 – Dubai – Keynote Speaker 1
Bruce Schneier (Founder & Chief Technology Officer, BT Counterpane Inc.)

Internationally- renowned security technologist and author Bruce Schneier is both a Founder and the Chief Technical Officer of Counterpane Internet Security, Inc. the world’s leading protector of networked information – the inventor of outsourced security monitoring and the foremost authority on effective mitigation of emerging IT threats.

HITBSecConf2008 – Dubai – Keynote Speaker 2
Jeremiah Grossman (Founder & Chief Technology Officer, White Hat Security.)

Jeremiah Grossman, founder and chief technology officer of WhiteHat Security, is a world-renowned expert in web application security and a founding member of the Web Application Security Consortium (WASC). At WhiteHat, Mr. Grossman is responsible for web application security R&D and industry evangelism. He is a frequent speaker at industry events including the BlackHat Briefings, ISACA’s Networks Security Conference, NASA, ISSA and Defcon. A trusted media resource, Mr. Grossman has been featured in USA Today, the Washington Post, Information Week, NBC Nightly News, and many others. Mr. Grossman is also a featured expert and frequent contributor on TechTarget’s SearchAppSecurity. com. Prior to WhiteHat, Mr. Grossman was an information security officer at Yahoo!

HITBSecConf2008 – Dubai – Speakers (alphabetical order)

1. Alexander Kornbrust (Founder, Red Database Security GmbH)
2. Andrea Barisani (Chief Security Engineer, Inverse Path Ltd)
3. Anthony Zboralski (Founder, HERT & PT. Bellua Asia Pacific)
4. David Houlton (Independent Network Security Researcher)
5. Dino Covotsos (Managing Director, Telspace Systems)
6. Domingo Montanaro (Manager of Research & Development – Scanit Middle East)
7. Fetri Miftach (Principal Consultant, PT. Bellua Asia Pacific)
8. Jamie Butler (Coauthor of Rootkits: Subverting the Windows Kernel)
9. Marc Weber Tobias (Investigative Attorney and Security Specialist)
10. Raoul Chiesa (Board of Directors Member @Mediaservice. net, ISECOM Group & TSTF)
11. Rodrigo Rubira Branco (Independent Network Security Researcher)
12. Shreeraj Shah (Director, BlueInfy)
13. Skyper (ex-Phrack Magazine Editor in Chief / Member, THC)

Register Online:
http://conference. hitb.org/ hitbsecconf2008d ubai/register/

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