BrightTALK Hosts Data and Privacy in Web 2.0 Summit

SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire - August 7, 2009) -

WHAT: Data and Privacy in Web 2.0 Summit hosted by BrightTALKT

Web 2.0 services have been rapidly growing because of the value they offer to businesses and individuals alike. However, with so much information at stake and so little control of employees and customer activities online, companies need to ensure consumer and businesses' data are secure and safe from misuse and malware-related data breach.

This free online summit will feature live, interactive presentations by academics, legal and IT leaders sharing on topics such as avoiding privacy pitfalls in online social communities, minimizing data leakage, legal issues with Web 2.0 and privacy policies.

WHEN: Thursday, August 13, 2009, from 1:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. PDT (The webcasts will also be immediately recorded and viewable on-demand at BrightTALK)

TOPICS AND PRESENTERS:

"Exploits and Defenses for a Web 2.0 World" -- David W. Campbell, Leader, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP)

"The Future of Notice" -- Ryan Calo, Residential Fellow, Stanford Law School

"Social Media: Impact and Implications for Corporate Privacy" -- Mike Spinney, Senior Privacy Analyst, Ponemon Institute; John Sileo, President, The Sileo Group

"Practical Privacy Impact Assessments - Tips and Traps for Privacy" -- Toby Stevens, Director, Enterprise Privacy Group

"Code Signing and How it Helps Prevent Malware Attacks" -- Corey Prince, Product Manager, VeriSign

"Tweetspam, Spiders & other Privacy Issues in Social Media Marketing" -- Susan L. Lyon, Of Counsel, Perkins Coie LLP

"Privacy Implications of Smart Grids and the Cloud" -- Ajit Jaokar, Founder and Author, Futuretext

"Navigating Data Privacy in Virtual Environments" -- Edna Kusitor, Global Data Privacy Compliance Counselor, Accenture

"Overview of Legal Issues Affecting Web 2.0 Privacy" -- Cameron Craig, DLA Piper, Partner - Technology and Media

"Privacy, Network Security and the Law" -- Julie Machal-Fulks, Partner, Scott & Scott LLP

WHERE: Summit program and registration is available on BrightTALK: http://www.brighttalk.com/summit/dataprivacy2

ADD WEB 2.0 CONTENT TO YOUR SITE: The summit can also be accessed (live and later on-demand) through the BrightTALK player, which can be embedded into any of your websites and blogs. For information on how to embed a player or to participate in future summits, contact Donna Suen at (415) 955-0599 or dsuen (at) brighttalk.com.

ABOUT BrightTALK:

BrightTALK is devoted to making webcasting the ultimate business tool for transferring knowledge. BrightTALK creates a vibrant exchange of ideas between presenters and viewers featuring live, interactive access to the world's top thought leaders.