SecureWorld Presents the Bay Area Premiere of “CODE 2600”

Provocative film on the history of hacking makes its Bay Area debut at the Santa Clara Convention Center Theater, Thursday, September 20, 2012 at 3:00pm

PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On Thursday, September 20, 2012, the highly anticipated movie “CODE 2600,” by filmmaker Jeremy Zerechak, will be premiered for the first time in the Bay Area at the Santa Clara Convention Center Theater starting at 3pm. One of the most provocative films on the history of hacking and the human impact of the Information Technology Age, it is described by Forbes Magazine as “the best hacker film you haven’t seen (yet)” and won the Grand Jury Award for Best Documentary at the Atlanta Film Festival. “CODE 2600” features IT security luminaries Bruce Schneier, Jeff Moss, Jennifer Granick, Marcus J. Ranum and more. To watch the official movie trailer click here.

“the best hacker film you haven’t seen (yet)”

The “CODE 2600” Bay Area premiere is offered by SecureWorld, a leading regional information security conference to be held September 19-20 at the Santa Clara Convention Center.

“Until now, CODE 2600 has only been premiered to the hacker community. Jeremy Zerechak is a visionary director with an important message and we are thrilled to give the SecureWorld community this premiere opportunity,” said Michael O’Gara, CEO of SecureWorld.

“SecureWorld’s attendees are the leaders in cybersecurity. I am honored to have the opportunity to premiere Code 2600 at the Bay Area Conference,” said Jeremy Zerechak, director of “CODE 2600.”

The “CODE 2600” movie premiere will close the second and last day of SecureWorld, which features keynotes from Scott Borg, Director and Chief Economist U.S. Cyber Consequences Unit; Craig Fair, Assistant Special Agent in Charge, San Francisco Division, FBI; and Bob Russo, General Manager, PCI SSC. Sessions and panels cover the most pressing issues in information security, from encryption, malware and APTs to BYOD and risk management. SecureWorld also offers an exclusive executive track for qualified CISOs.

What: “CODE 2600” Bay Area premiere; this film documents the rise of the Information Technology Age as told through the events and people who helped build and manipulate it. The film explores the impact this new connectivity has on our ability to remain human while maintaining our personal privacy and security. As we struggle to comprehend the wide-spanning socio-technical fallout caused by data collection and social networks, our modern culture is caught in an undercurrent of cyber-attacks, identity theft and privacy invasion. Both enlightening and disturbing, CODE 2600 is a provocative wake-up call for a society trapped in the grips of a global IT takeover

Who: Jeremy Zerechak, Writer, Director, and Cinematographer and Joseph Miller, Music Composer, Post Sound Engineer; Featuring: Bruce Schneier, Jeff Moss, Jennifer Granick, Marcus J. Ranum, Lorrie Cranor, Gideon lenkey, Wallace Wang, Phil Lapsley, Christopher Downs, Eric Michaud

Where: Santa Clara Convention Center, Theater, 2^nd Floor, 5001 Great American Parkway, Santa Clara, CA 95054

When: September 20, 2012

3:00 PM Screening Begins (runtime 82 minutes)

4:30 PM Q&A with Director (30 minutes)

How: Tickets are limited. The following SecureWorld conference attendee types are guaranteed a ticket and will receive premium seating: Two-Day Conference Pass, SecureWorld Plus and VIP. Complementary tickets will be available on a first come first serve basis by registering for Exhibits and Open Sessions. Media can obtain a complimentary pass, subject to approval, by contacting Leslie Kesselring, [e-mail].

“CODE 2600” has not been rated.

Resource Links

• To learn about and register for Bay Area SecureWorld 2012: http://secureworldexpo.com/event/index.php/2012-bay-area-home
• To view the official “CODE 2600” movie trailer: http://secureworldexpo.com/event/index.php/2012-code-2600-landing-page
• To learn about “CODE 2600”: http://secureworldexpo.com/event/index.php/2012-code-2600-landing-page

About SecureWorld

SecureWorld specializes in regional cybersecurity conferences with a global view with the mission to shape security to each market’s individual characteristics, assets and vulnerabilities. By bringing the best national cybersecurity thought leadership to a local business level, Information security professionals, senior executives and policy makers benefit from networking with results and accessible education and training, including the opportunity to earn 12 or more CPE Credits. SecureWorld conferences are produced in over 10 locations each year including the Bay Area, St. Louis, Detroit, Dallas, Seattle, Boston, Atlanta, Houston, Philadelphia and Charlotte. For more information visit www.secureworldexpo.com.