Fremont, CA — Feb 7^th, 2010 — KIS, a leading provider of information technology consulting and solutions, today announced a special engagement with Anthony P. Castillo of USDN in San Francisco at the Fairmont Hotel. Tony will be discussing information security and the latest information security trends, risks and threats as well as the best defense techniques for the new decade. 

USDN provides services to over several thousand customers nationwide. Services include data center management, hosting facilities, disaster recovery planning, and outsourced IT and security services. As part of these services, network security is growing in importance and customers are expecting to obtain outsourced support as part of a comprehensive solution. USDN Network Security has one of the broadest arrays of solutions today with operations across the country and we are thrilled to be a preferred partner," said John Marciano, COO and Director of Sales at KIS.  

In this workshop, the following topics and defense strategies will be covered:

• The new techniques of financial fraud
• The dangers of social networking to enterprise networks
• How to recognize dangerous events before they manifest into quantifiable loss

Event Details:

Date: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 
Time: 11:30am – 2:00pm (Lunch will be provided) 
Location: The Fairmont Hotel, 950 Mason Street, San Francisco, CA. (Map)

About the Speaker Anthony P. Castillo, CCIE, CISA, CISSP 
Anthony P. Castillo currently holds the position of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Scientist of USDN Inc. a premier information technology infrastructure security solutions provider, which he founded in 1987. The company is industry-independent with clients ranging from mid-size businesses to national defense contractors, large financial institutions and major utility companies.

Mr. Castillo regularly advises the Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Department of Defense, the U.S. Department of Energy as well as international government entities. Notably, he has trained the FBI in identity theft protection and digital fraud detection techniques and has been the recipient of multiple commendations from the FBI for his contributions. Mr. Castillo is frequently invited by Fortune 500 companies and prominent international organizations to speak on topics of technological financial fraud and network security.

About USDN Network Security

Founded in 1987, USDN Network Security has been on the cutting edge of custom security solutions. Services include fully outsourced IT management for network administration and security. Internal and external network penetration evaluations are offered along with disaster recovery planning. Multiple data centers provide web-hosting services to a wide range of companies from small stores to enterprise level organizations. USDN is on the forefront of network security by authoring and designing their own tools and exploits in their own laboratory environments. USDN constantly researches operating system and application vulnerabilities that allow them to advise clients of risks and exposures before the knowledge becomes public. The company services several thousand clients nationwide.

About KIS

KIS is a privately held network solutions firm headquartered in  Fremont,  CA. As a professional services organization, since 1988, KIS has served clients from major corporations, education, and government organizations to small and medium business customers. KIS provides strategic network design, network security, Network Management, integration, and support services.  KIS is located online at www.kiscc.com.