Green Hat - Watch This Space

Created by Aman Bhar, Regional Director, Asia-Pacific, ANZ, Africa, Mile2

Microsoft's Blue Hat and Jeff's Black Hat events have led to the term "hat" being synonymous with not-to-be-missed, cutting-edge, no-nonsense, value-for-money and content-rich information security knowledge-disseminating and peer-networking events.

So why "Green" hat? Well, the IA need of the hour is data protection through better risk management and business modeling. We've moved (as of January 2008) from an emphasis on in-depth & specific technology to an emphasis on holistic technology; from cursory risk management to all-encompassing & highly skilled risk management; from access controls to data leakage protection. The dawn of a new breed of IA warrior is on us; this is not in doubt. RSA 2008 Europe (March 2008) said as much, and many are confirming my observations.

Beginning in August, once a MONTH, a mile2 live virtual course, Computer based DVD, Course Kit or exam will be raffled off for those site members who participate by contributing content to Securipedia (i.e. forum questions/answers, videos, paper uploads, or wiki entries. Users must be registered on the site so that their contribution shows up as connected to their profile.

To look at what courses are offered, visit www.mile2.com