SUNNYVALE, Calif., July 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SonicWALL, Inc. , today announced that Andrew Klein, senior product manager, will participate in a panel discussion entitled "Uncovering the Malware Economy" at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Spam Summit in Washington DC on Wednesday, July 11.
Moderated by Sheryl L. Drexler, Investigator, Division of Marketing Practices, FTC, the session will address the financial incentives for malicious spammers, phishers, botnets and more -- and the high costs incurred throughout the email chain by consumers, businesses, internet service providers, and networks.
Andrew Klein is well-known speaker on the technical and business aspects of tricks and trends in email security. With more than 20 years of software development and product management experience, his current focus is eradicating the scourge of spam and phishing from inboxes everywhere. For SonicWALL, Klein was instrumental in developing a "Phishing IQ Test" which has been taken by nearly one million people around the world and continues to provide valuable insights into consumer interaction with spoof email. His recent speaking and web cast engagements include ISSA, SANS, InfoSecurity NY, the Security Leadership Conference Series, RSA, ITEC, the MIT Spam Conference, NPR (Justice Talking) and the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco.
Panelists:
-- Gregory Crabb, United States Postal Inspector, United States
Postal Inspection Service
-- Jens W.L. Hinrichsen, Product Marketing Manager, Consumer
Solutions, RSA, The Security Division of EMC
-- Andrew J. Klein, Senior Product Marketing Manager,
SonicWALL, Inc.
-- Heinan Landa, President and Founder, Optimal Networks, Inc.
What: "Uncovering the Malware Economy"
When: Wednesday, July 11, 2007, 1:45-3:15pm EDT
Where: Spam Summit
FTC Conference Center
601 New Jersey Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20001
Further information about FTC's Spam Summit is available at:
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/workshops/spamsummit/index.shtml
About SonicWALL, Inc.
Founded in 1991, SonicWALL, Inc. designs, develops and manufactures comprehensive network security, email security, secure remote access, and backup and recovery solutions. SonicWALL is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California and trades on the NASDAQ under the symbol SNWL. For more information, contact SonicWALL at +1 (408) 745-9600 or visit the company web site at http://www.sonicwall.com/
