Our 2009 speaking calendar is taking shape quickly. We have several Q1 commitments already, and several others in the works for Q2 and beyond.

Here’s quick look at some of what we’ll be doing in Q1 and early Q2:

• Ken will be doing a 1-day tutorial on web application security essentials -- inside the OWASP Top-10 -- at ESSoS | International Symposium on Engineering Secure Software and Systems, in Leuven, Belgium, 04-06 February 2009.
• Again for 2009, Ken will be on the faculty for the annual SecAppDev 2009 seminar in Leuven, Belgium, 02-06 March 2009.
• Ken will present a 1/2-day tutorial at SD West 2008, in Santa Clara, California, 09-13 March 2009.

• Ken will be presenting a 3-day in-depth seminar on Intrusion Detection and Prevention for AdAstra, in Singapore, Singapore, 23-25 March 2009.

• Continuing our strong support for Technology Transfer S.r.l., Ken will be teaching an in-depth 3-day seminar on Building Secure Web Applications in Java/J2EE, in Rome, Italy, 27-29 April 2009.
• LATE BREAKING: Ken will be doing a 1-day tutorial on the OWASP Top-10 security issues at AusCERT2009, in Brisbane, Australia, 17-22 May 2009.

If you’re looking for in-depth technical training at your conference or internally at your company, please don’t hesitate to contact us. We’ll gladly work with you to put together a tailored offering that fits perfectly with your needs.

In this month’s column, “Safe Online Shopping: a Tech Expert’s Tips,” Ken provides some pointers that end users can take to be secure and confident in their holiday shopping.