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Damballa to Present This Week at BlackHat and DEF CON

ATLANTA—July 27, 2010—Damballa Inc., the company transforming the fight against
cyber threats, today announced that VP of Research Gunter Ollmann is a featured speaker at BlackHat, July 28-29 at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas. Ollmann’s presentation titled ‘Becoming a Six-Million-Dollar Man,’ takes place Thursday, July 29, 11:15 a.m. and is loosely based on the world of professional botnet operators, and how they operate and monetize the data and systems under their control. Damballa’s Sean Bodmer, senior threat research analyst, will present at DEF CON, Friday, July 30, 12:00 p.m. at the Riviera Hotel & Casino, in Las Vegas. His presentation is titled ‘Silence of the RAM.’

Descriptions and information on this week’s presentations are below. For members of the media interested in speaking with Ollmann or Bodmer about their presentations either at the conference or by phone, please contact Bill Keeler or Tiffany Archambault at damballa@schwartz-pr.com or 781-684-0770.

Becoming a Six-Million-Dollar Man Session Description
Starting a life of Internet crime is easy. Now that you’ve chosen to embark upon a new career, how are you going to get dirty, filthy, stinking rich? How do you become a millionaire? The tool of choice has got to be botnets. Building them is just the start. How do you monetize the tens or hundreds of thousands of machines under your control? Should you harvest confidential and personal information from the victims, or would it be more prudent to become a specialist service provider to other botnet operators? Which models work best, and how can you become a six-million-dollar man within a year?

SHOW:             BlackHat

WHAT: Becoming the Six-Million-Dollar Man

WHEN:             Thursday, July 29, 11:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

WHO:               Gunter Ollmann, vice president of research, Damballa

WHERE:           Forum 24 (Big Picture Track)

SHOW:             DEF CON

WHAT: Silence of the RAM

WHEN:             Friday, July 30, 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.

WHO:               Sean Bodmer, senior threat research analyst, Damballa

WHERE:           Skytalks

Silence of the Ram Session Description
During Bodmer’s presentation, he will cover concepts and methods that can be used to implement varying levels of psychological warfare with persistent threats operating 'within' an enterprise. He will illustrate how non-government security professionals can implement psychological warfare and operational deception against persistent threats. The session also covers deception, disinformation and counter intelligence tactics from a technical perspective. Bodmer will also cover some of the legal aspects of implementing these methods in a non-government environment.

About Damballa
Damballa stops crimeware threats that exploit enterprise networks for illegal activity by finding and terminating the hidden communication channels used to control breached computer systems. Damballa solutions protect companies from the devastating effects of botnets, advanced persistent threats, next generation malware, cyber crime, and insider threats. Damballa customers include major banks, manufacturers, ecommerce providers, Internet service providers, government agencies, educational organizations, and other companies typically targeted by organized cyber crime. Privately held, Damballa is headquartered in Atlanta. http://www.damballa.com

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