Web Security Workshop

* Locations: Las Vegas, NV, July 18-19, 2006.
Bermuda Conference Room, Mirage, Las Vegas

Workshop Overview

Web security is not a topic to be taken lightly by Web site developers, implementers, or maintainers. Web sites have become the hacker's entry point of choice for attacking enterprise systems given their external visibility and known server exploits. News stories of Web page defacement and compromise of Web-accessible databases are common and often have devastating impact on the sites attacked.

This two-day workshop will address those elements of Web security that must be recognized, understood, and specifically addressed in the design of a mission-critical Web site or application. Topics discussed in the workshop include:

Prerequisites

This is not a programming or networking workshop, but attendees will need to have a basic understanding of the full life cycle of Web application development, the different tiers of network architecture, and the fundamentals of Web client-server operation. In addition, each attendee will be assumed to have a fundamental and operational knowledge of Web markup and interaction design.

cost

The intensive two day course will be delivered by leaders in a rich array of webmastering topics.

The price of the 2 day workshop is $495.00. The cost of the optional online course is $495.00 WOW gladly accepts purchase orders and gov't checks. If paying by purchase order please fax to WOW at 916 987-3022. If paying by check, please complete the registration form print out and fax to 916 987-3022 or by snail mail to: WOW, 9580 Oak Ave Parkway 7-177 Folsom, CA 95630. For assistance, please contact Robert Luster by e-mail at robert@joinwow.org

The WOW Web Security Workshop takes place July 18-19, 2006 and is being held in conjunction with the HostingCon2006 conference taking place at the Mirage Hotel Las Vegas, NV. July 17-19, 2006.

WOW workshop participants on the 18th and 19th of July will have the option to attend the HostingCon2006 conference with a "one-day" workshop pass Monday, July 17 at a reduced rate of $195.00. This will also entitle you to access to the event exhibit hall.

Participants of the WOW Web Security Workshop can also take advantage of the discounted hotel rate negotiated by HostingCon2006. For rate information
contact the Mirage at Room Reservations: 800-374-9000 and mention you’re affiliated with the HostingCon2006 event. For more information about the
HostingCon2006 event visit http://www.hostingcon.com/2006/

Speakers & Bio's

Prof. Bebo White is a Departmental Associate (retired) at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC), the national high energy physics laboratory at Stanford University. His work focusses on the development and implementation of computing resources to support international physics collaborations, in particular the aBar experiment at SLAC.

This work includes research into Web technologies, high performance computing, Grid computing, and physics event visualization. In addition, Prof. White holds faculty appointments at Hong Kong University, the University of San Francisco, and Contra Costa College.

Prof. White's interest in the Web dates from 1989 when he was on sabbatical at CERN. Upon his return to the U.S., he was a member of the team that developed the first Web site in the Western Hemisphere at SLAC. He is the author of five books and numerous technical articles on both physics and a wide range of computing topics. He is a frequent speaker at conferences, academic institutions, and for commercial organizations around the world. Prof. White has been a member of the International World Wide Web Conference Committee (IW3C2) since 1996 and in that time has served as General Co-Chair of two of the conferences and Tutorial and Workshops Co-Chair for four of the conferences. White is often found on the program committees of the international conferences on Web Technology. He is one of the managing editors of "The Journal of Web Engineering" and "The Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching."

In recognition of his work, Prof. White has been added to the Micro Times 100 list of those making outstanding contributions to personal computing and cited by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) as having made significant contributions to the development of WWW. He has also been elected a member of the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS) and elected a Fellow of the World Wide Web Institute. Prof. White also serves as a Advisory Board Member of the WOW organization.