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Cyveillance’s Cyber Intelligence Director to Speak at FS/ISAC Members Conference

Terry Gudaitis to Present on “Activists Against the Financial Services Industry”

May 10, 2007 10:23 AM Eastern Time

--(EON:Enhanced Online News)--Cyveillance:

WHAT:

	Terry Gudaitis, PhD, Cyber Intelligence Director, will present at next week's 2007 Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center (FS/ISAC) Members Conference on how activist groups are targeting the financial industry. The discussion will include various "attack" scenarios of how these groups have operated in the past and how their past behaviors will provide indicators of their future behaviors against the financial services community. Some of these groups (i.e., SHAC, ALF, RAN, RisingTide) have demonstrated their ability to target executives, vandalize, and escalate past the point of a peaceful protest. In addition, Dr. Gudaitis will also discuss how to gain insight/information about these groups and what an organization can do from a number of departmental perspectives to maintain security and brand preservation.

WHY:

	Attacks by activist groups targeting the financial services industry are growing in number and sophistication. Due to these growing threats, it is important to gain a better understanding into the minds, the objectives, and the protest methods of these activist groups. There are several categories of protest groups such as antiwar, animal rights, and clean energy. These groups, due to electronic communication (i.e., Web sites, forums, listservs) have shared strategies, publicized activities, and proliferated their messages. Activities of these groups range from peaceful demonstrations, "sit-ins," email petitions, e-campaigns, and picketing outside facilities and residences to acts of violence. Financial services organizations must understand and take the proactive steps necessary to protect their clients and themselves from these ever-changing threats.

WHERE:

	Don CeSar Beach Resort and Spa
	St. Pete Beach, Florida
	http://www.fsisac.com/

WHEN:

	Wednesday, May 16, 2007
	3:15 - 4:15 PM


ABOUT CYVEILLANCE:

	Cyveillance, the world leader in cyber intelligence, provides an intelligence-led approach to security. Through continuous, comprehensive Internet monitoring and sophisticated intelligence analysis, Cyveillance proactively identifies and eliminates threats to information, infrastructure, individuals and their interactions, enabling its customers to preserve their reputation, revenues, and customer trust. Cyveillance serves the Global 2000 and OEM Data Partners - protecting the majority of the Fortune 50, regional financial institutions nationwide, and more than 30 million global consumers through its partnerships with security and service providers that include AOL and Microsoft. For more information, visit www.cyveillance.com.

CONTACT:

	Chris Leach at 703-218-3555 or chris@w2comm.com
	Visit www.cyveillance.com for more information