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The State of End-User Security—Global Data from 30,000+ Websites

We live in a rapidly changing environment. Mobile commerce is skyrocketing, browsers/OS are changing, web applications enable increasing functionality—yet the only thing that seems constant is the amount of flaws and vulnerabilities we find in these software components. Using data from more than 30,000 websites, this session will explore the state of security ecosystem and myths and assumptions.

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Andreas Baumhof (http://twitter.com/abaumhof","@abaumhof";)">@abaumhof)

Andreas Baumhof, Chief Technology Officer, ThreatMetrix, is an internationally renowned cybersecurity thought leader and expert with deep experience in the encryption, PKI, malware and phishing markets. Prior to ThreatMetrix, Baumhof was an Executive Director, CEO and Co-founder of Australian-based TrustDefender, a leading provider of security and fraud detection technologies. Baumhof previously served as Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Microdasys Inc., a leading provider of deep content security solutions. While there, he developed the first SSL proxy and has patents pending in Europe and the U.S. Baumhof holds a degree in mathematics and computer science from the University of Munich, Germany.

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