John Lilly, Brian Roddy Discuss XML Web Services Security
RSA CONFERENCE 2004, SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Reactivity, a
leader in delivering instant and sustainable XML Web services security
solutions, today announced that two of its leading security experts will speak
at the RSA Conference 2004, the world's leading e-security event, being held
at Moscone Center in San Francisco, February 23 - 27. The talks will be
presented by John Lilly, vice president and chief technology officer, and
Brian Roddy, vice president of engineering and co-founder, and will cover a
variety of XML Web services security-related topics in the developers and
secure Web services tracks.
John Lilly joins a panel discussion on integrating security practices and
differentiating between XML Web services standards to help developers rapidly
create secure Web services applications. Through case studies and interactive
presentations, the panel will explore XML security standards, secure XML/SOAP
applications and integrating Web services into enterprise architectures.
Brian Roddy will discuss characteristics of an XML Web services attack,
available defenses and when enterprises should concern themselves with these
threats. Roddy will join other Web security experts on the panel to discuss
the hype and reality of XML Web services attacks.
Roddy will also present a talk illustrating how to incrementally adopt
security for a Web services implementation through a gradual rollout of
security services and a gradual lockdown of previously unsecured resources.
The talk will reveal how this approach minimizes organization contention and
maximizes operational efficiency.
Conference Talk Schedule
Wednesday, February 25, 2004
11:00 AM -- Web Services Attacks -- Are You Vulnerable Already?,
Brian Roddy and panel
Friday, February 27, 2004
10:00 AM -- Web Services Security: Sorting Out Standards Overload for
Practical XML Security, John Lilly and panel
11:00 AM -- An Incremental Path to Web Services Security for Control and
Protection, Brian Roddy
About the Presenters
John Lilly, co-founder, vice president and chief technology officer leads
Reactivity's product and technical direction. John blends extensive customer
experience with expertise of the security market to create a pragmatic and
scalable security product. John has spoken at XML 2003 and previous RSA
Conferences on Web services security standards, threats, and countermeasures.
Prior to founding Reactivity, John served as director of product design at
Trilogy Software with responsibility for their product suite and delivery to
Fortune 100 enterprise customers. John has also held staff positions at Apple
Computer, Hewlett-Packard and Sun Microsystems. In addition to his role at
Reactivity, John currently sits on the board of directors at the Open Source
Applications Foundation, is a board observer for CenterRun Inc., and is an
advisor to the NewSchools Venture Fund. He holds bachelor's and master's
degrees in Computer Science from Stanford University and holds two U.S.
patents.
Brian Roddy, vice president of engineering and co-founder, is responsible
for the development of all Reactivity products. Brian has been responsible for
developing various innovative techniques to provide multi-layer application
security. He led the submission of the "Web Services Security: Receipt Token
Profile" standard to OASIS. This proposed standard is key to supporting
non-repudiation in Web services. Brian is also a frequent speaker on security
at conferences such as RSA and ACSAC. Prior to his current role, Brian managed
a professional services organization that successfully delivered first product
for more than 80 companies. Prior to founding Reactivity, Brian was senior
scientist and project manager in the Advanced Technology Group at Apple
Computer, and researcher at AT&T Bell Laboratories. He received a master's
degree in computer science from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and his
bachelor's degree in engineering from the University of Pennsylvania.
About Reactivity
Reactivity provides the only proven, high-performance, manageable security
solution for XML-based Web services. Reactivity's XML Firewall(TM) expedites
the development and deployment of secure enterprise-class Web services for
internal and external customers. The Reactivity XML Firewall protects
organizations against new application-level threats, supports evolving
standards and manages Web services security policy for the enterprise. It
scales to meet the needs of the large enterprise systems, integrates with
existing infrastructure and provides high-availability security and
operational functionality. Reactivity serves Global 2000 enterprises
leveraging Web services to interact with customers and partners, increase
revenues, and lower critical integration effort costs. The company is venture
funded by Accel Partners, Austin Ventures, Diamondhead Ventures and JK&B
Capital. Reactivity is located in Belmont, California, and can be reached at
http://www.reactivity.com, +1-650-551-7800 or info@reactivity.com.
NOTE: Reactivity XML Firewall is a trademark of Reactivity, Inc. All
other products and services mentioned are trademarks of their respective
companies.
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patrick@cormancom.com, or David Finkelstein, +1-917-523-1161, or
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