AusCERT training manager Mark Mcpherson addresses delegates to the 2010 conference watched by general manager Graham Ingram. photo: Nate Cochrane
AusCERT general manager Graham Ingram. photo: Nate Cochrane
US cryptographer and a father of public key cryptography Whitfiled Diffie delivers an animated keynote on the opening day of AusCERT 2010. photo: Nate Cochrane
US cryptographer and a father of public key cryptography Whitfiled Diffie delivers an animated keynote on the opening day of AusCERT 2010. photo: Nate Cochrane
US cryptographer and a father of public key cryptography Whitfiled Diffie delivers an animated keynote on the opening day of AusCERT 2010. photo: Nate Cochrane
US cryptographer and a father of public key cryptography Whitfiled Diffie delivers an animated keynote on the opening day of AusCERT 2010. photo: Nate Cochrane
Bob Maley addresses about 800 AusCERT 2010 delegates on the dysfunction he found in information security policies during his tenure as Commonwealth of Pennsylvania CISO. photo: Nate Cochrane
Whit Diffie was one of the 800 AusCERT 2010 delegates who took in Bob Maley's talk about problems he encountered as Commonwealth of Pennsylvania CISO. photo: Nate Cochrane
The AusCERT 2010 show floor. IBM, Oracle and Check Point. photo: Nate Cochrane
The AusCERT 2010 show floor. Oracle and Check Point. photo: Nate Cochrane
The AusCERT 2010 show floor. SC Awards 2010 winner for product of the year, Clear Swift's stand. photo: Nate Cochrane
The AusCERT 2010 trade show floor. Check Point, Oracle. photo: Nate Cochrane
The AusCERT 2010 trade show floor. Tripwire. photo: Nate Cochrane
The AusCERT 2010 trade show floor. Websense. photo: Nate Cochrane
The AusCERT 2010 show floor. AusCERT banner. photo: Nate Cochrane
The AusCERT 2010 show floor. Banner for WatchGuard, SC Awards 2010 vendor of the year. photo: Nate Cochrane
The AusCERT 2010 show floor. AusCERT banner. photo: Nate Cochrane
The AusCERT 2010 show floor. SC Awards 2009 winner for vendor of the year, Fortinet. photo Nate Cochrane
The AusCERT 2010 show floor. Motorola and Pal Alto Networks Distributor Lan 1. photo: Nate Cochrane
The AusCERT 2010 show floor. Anti-virus company Kaspersky employed Gold Coast meter maids in its pitch for the hearts and minds of customers. photo: Nate Cochrane
The AusCERT 2010 show floor. AusCERT banner. photo: Nate Cochrane
The AusCERT 2010 show floor. SC Awards 2009 vendor of the year winner, Fortinet, had prime space opposite the main entrance. photo: Nate Cochrane
The AusCERT 2010 show floor. Distributor Lan 1 was where to go to speak to Palo Alto and Motorola executives. photo: Nate Cochrane
The AusCERT 2010 show floor. Kaspersky's meter maids made a play for the attention of delegates. photo: Nate Cochrane
The AusCERT 2010 show floor. Anti-virus company Kaspersky employed Gold Coast meter maids in its pitch for the hearts and minds of customers. photo Nate Cochrane
The AusCERT 2010 trade show floor. Alphwest, Sophos, Cisco, Telstra, Webroot, Stratsec. photo: Nate Cochrane
The AusCERT 2010 trade show floor. Kaspersky, Lan 1. photo: Nate Cochrane
The AusCERT 2010 trade show floor. Webroot, Trend Micro. photo: Nate Cochrane
The AusCERT 2010 trade show floor. Stratsec. photo: Nate Cochrane
The AusCERT 2010 trade show floor. Microsoft demonstrated its Surface technology (more pics later in the slide show). photo: Nate Cochrane
The AusCERT 2010 trade show floor. Bluecoat. photo: Nate Cochrane
The AusCERT 2010 trade show floor. Alphawest, Symantec. photo: Nate Cochrane
The AusCERT 2010 show floor. photo: SC Awards finalist and highly commended in product of the year category, Imperva, had to contend with some unfortunate signage problems that blocked off their stand under the back stairs. Nate Cochrane
The AusCERT 2010 show floor. Safenet. photo: Nate Cochrane
SC Awards vendor of the year, WatchGuard. photo: Nate Cochrane
The AusCERT 2010 show floor. CA Technologies with its funky new logo, WatchGuard, eset, ArcSight. photo: Nate Cochrane
The AusCERT 2010 show floor. Oracle had a big presence at the show including sponsoring the gala dinner. photo: Nate Cochrane
The AusCERT 2010 show floor. IBM and Microsoft engaged in battle of the cocktail table - IBM went retor with Galaga while Microsoft (behind) displayed its Surface technology. photo: Nate Cochrane
The AusCERT 2010 show floor. Infosec distributor, WhiteGold. photo: Nate Cochrane
The AusCERT 2010 show floor. Microsoft (Surface table in rear). photo: Nate Cochrane
Australian High Tech Crime Centre founder and former eBay Australia trust officer Alastair Macgibbon. photo: Nate Cochrane
Fortinet's Charles Cote on the stand at AusCERT 2010. photo: Nate Cochrane
The AusCERT 2010 show floor. Dotsec. photo: Nate Cochrane
The AusCERT 2010 show floor. Highly commended vendor of the year, Stratsec. photo: Nate Cochrane
The AusCERT 2010 show floor. Sophos. photo: Nate Cochrane
Dining for 600 on the tennis courts at RACV Royal Pines resort on the Gold Coast at AusCERT 2010. photo: Nate Cochrane
Secret Service agent Andy Kearns demonstrates how stupid some crooks are. Agents pulled evidence of drug production from the photos taken with a cellphone. photo: Nate Cochrane
Secret Service agent Andy Kearns demonstrates how smart some crooks are. The Secret Service's labs at the University of Tulsa in the US have developed techniques to extract circuitry that has been "potted". photo: Nate Cochrane
Alphwest's basketball toss was one of the sports-themed stands at the AusCERT 2010 conference. photo: Nate Cochrane
Social scientist Max Kilger explaining what makes a master hacker tick. photo: Nate Cochrane
Royal Pines resort on the Gold Coast where AusCERT 2010 and the SC Awards was held. photo: Nate Cochrane
WatchGuard walked away with the SC Award for vendor of the year 2010. photo: Nate Cochrane
Those WatchGuard lads are proud of their win at the SC Awards 2010. photo: Nate Cochrane
The Australian WatchGuard team holds up their SC Award. photo: Nate Cochrane.
Microsoft Surface demonstrated at AusCERT 2010. photo: Nate Cochrane
Microsoft stand at AusCERT 2010. photo: Nate Cochrane
Security distributor WhiteGold was at AusCERT 2010. photo: Nate Cochrane
Hmmm, checkmate in three moves. Microsoft's $10,000 Surface table makes redundant a $20 travel chess set. photo: Nate Cochrane
Cakes, must be time for morning tea. Delegates to AusCERT conferences are always well fed. photo: Nate Cochrane
Cisco and Telstra pooled their talents. photo: Nate Cochrane
Palo Alto Networks won a highly commended award for its Layer-7 enterprise firewall. photo: Nate Cochrane.
NGS Consultancy. photo: Nate Cochrane
SC Awards judge Nigel Phair and AusCERT organiser from the University of Queensland, Claire Groves, take time for tea. photo: Nate Cochrane
AusCERT training manager Mark Mcpherson addresses delegates to the 2010 conference watched by general manager Graham Ingram. photo: Nate Cochrane