Renowned Data Security Experts Help E-Commerce Companies Protect Themselves From Hackers in Upcoming Webinar

ALLENTOWN, Pa., April 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Managed hosting and cloud provider INetU will be hosting a live "Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) Self Defense" webinar with author and online data security expert Dr. Anton Chuvakin and Nick Percoco of Trustwave SpiderLabs to discuss how hackers hack and how e-commerce companies can protect themselves on Tuesday, May 3, at 3pm EDT. The PCI DSS Self Defense webinar is part of the INetU IT Expert Series and is open to the public. There will be a question and answer session at the end and there is no cost to participate.

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"Thousands of organizations worldwide are affected by data breaches and PCI DSS is one of the most important mandates affecting information security today," said Dr. Anton Chuvakin. "Webinar attendees will learn how to comply with PCI DSS and improve the security of information assets."

Data theft can be an incredibly costly process for any organization. Hacked credit card information can cost companies up to $60 million in fines and charges. During the PCI DSS Self Defense webinar, Dr. Chuvakin and Percoco will provide valuable information about protecting private data from hackers and obtaining and maintaining a PCI DSS compliant web environment. To sign up for the webinar, visit: http://webinars.inetu.net.

Here are briefs on both speakers in the upcoming PCI DSS Self Defense webinar:

Dr. Anton Chuvakin

Author and Online Data Security Expert

Dr. Anton Chuvakin (www.chuvakin.org) is a recognized security expert in the field of log management, SIEM and PCI DSS compliance. He is an author of books Security Warrior and PCI Compliance. His blog, Security Warrior, is one of the most popular in the industry. In addition, he teaches classes and presents at many security conferences across the world. Dr. Chuvakin was formerly a Director of PCI Compliance Solutions at Qualys. He previously worked at LogLogic as a Chief Logging Evangelist, tasked with educating the world about the importance of logging for security, compliance and operations.

Nick Percoco

Senior Vice President and Head of SpiderLabs at Trustwave

With more than 14 years of information security experience, Percoco is the lead security advisor to many of Trustwave's premier clients and assists them in making strategic decisions around security compliance regimes.  He leads the SpiderLabs team that has performed more than 1000 computer incident response and forensic investigations globally, run thousands of penetration and application security tests for clients, and conducted security research to improve Trustwave's products.

The PCI DSS Self Defense Webinar is the first online event in the INetU IT Expert Series. This series of events exists to provide the public with up to date information on technology, security and compliance in the hosting industry. The next INetU IT Expert Series event will be held on June 29, 2011 at Penn State Great Valley. At that event, burning IT issues will be addressed by a panel of recognized industry experts, including; Cloud Computing Security, PCI DSS 2.0 Compliance and Application Security. Look for details about this event and future INetU IT Expert Series happenings at www.inetu.net.

About INetU Managed Hosting

INetU is a leading managed hosting provider serving customers worldwide. Dedicated to building long-term relationships with its clients, INetU supports many popular Web applications and provides highly reliable hosting for enterprise websites in the Online Retail, Healthcare, Financial Services, SaaS, Web Development, Education, Government, Consulting, and Non-Profit sectors. INetU recently scored a 96.5% customer satisfaction rating and is PCI, SSAE 16 Type II, ISAE 3402 and Safe Harbor compliant. To learn more, visit www.inetu.net.

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