Webcasts and Podcasts Explain Web Services
Security Issues and Federated Identity Threats
Technology portal releases latest in series of podcasts and webcasts
about grid and web services security
Carlsbad, CA (PRWEB) August 22, 2005 -- WebServicesSummit.com, a
leading software technology portal, has released two more of a series of
Web casts and podcasts about security for web services and grid computing.
The video and audio programs feature experts from IBM, Microsoft,
the San Diego Supercomputer Center and other technology organizations
presenting security topics related to XML, web services, service-oriented
architectures (SOA) and grid computing.
In "Federated Identities:
Overlooked Threats," Thor Larholm explains federated identities, their
benefits and risks. He also describes solutions such as stateful firewalls
(program duration: 9:03). Thor is a Senior Security Researcher at PivX
Solutions, who is well-known for uncovering 32 security vulnerabilities in
Microsoft Internet Explorer.
In the second webcast ("Security
Taxonomy of Web Services"), Kevin Dick discusses security taxonomy of
distributed systems and web services (length: 14:31). He explains security
for point-to-point services, multi-hop services, service components and
complex services. Kevin Dick is CEO of Network Resonance, a security
company he co-founded with Eric Rescorla. Network Resonance recently
patented a technology for auditing network communications over Secure
Socket Layer (SSL) connections.
Other programs in the series
include Gene Thurston of Amber Point Software explaining SAML, XACML and
WS-Security and Ashraf Memon of the San Diego Supercomputer Center
discussing GSI-Authentication for grid services. Also featured is Mark
Colan of IBM explaining Big Blue's approach to federated identity and
security for web services and service-oriented architectures. In a
two-part feature, Rebecca Dias of Microsoft explains advanced web services
and security in a .NET environment. Another program features Blake
Dournaee, Senior Security Architect at Sarvega, explaining XML security
gateways.
WebServicesSummit.com offers audio and video programs
for online and offline audiences, with content for playback on mobile
devices and computers using modems or high-speed Internet connections.
Media players such as RealPlayer, QuickTime Player and Windows Media
Player permit online browsing of the videos. Offline viewing is available
with PDAs and mobile devices, including Palm Zire and Pocket PC. The
podcast audio programs are available for online or offline listening.
Online playback is available using media players such as QuickTime Player,
RealPlayer, Windows Media Player, WinAmp and other MP3 players. Listeners
can also download the programs to an iPod, Palm handheld device,
smartphone or other MP3 player.
Internet links:
To access Thor
Larholm's presentation, browse to http://www.WebServicesSummit.com/TLarholm.htm.
To
view Kevin Dick's Web cast or listen to the podcast, browse to http://www.WebServicesSummit.com/People/KDick.htm.
RSS
feed (security podcasts):
http://www.WebServicesSummit.com/Channels/SecurityPodcasts.xml
Media
RSS feed (all XML, Web Services, SOA and XQuery Web casts):
http://www.WebServicesSummit.com/Channels/WebServicesSummitAudioVideo.xml
About
North Summit Media:
North Summit Media publishes technology portals
that focus on databases and SQL, service-oriented architecture, web
services, and grid computing. GridSummit.com, SQLSummit.com and
WebServicesSummit.com offer articles, white papers and streaming audio and
video programs. North Summit Media is a subsidiary of Ken North Computing,
LLC.
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