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( BW)(MA-MIS-TRAINING) MIS Training Institute and Information Security
Institute Present InfoSec World 2001; Annual Conference Focuses Exclusively
On Information Security Technologies and Techniques


    Business/Technology Editors

    FRAMINGHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 18, 2000--InfoSec World (TM)
Conference and Expo/2001 will be in Orlando, February 26-28, 2001, with optional workshops on
February 24, 25 and March 1. This annual event consistently draws dedicated infosecurity
professionals and presents the latest in the field of information security.
    "Security has never been as important to everyday business operations as in today's wireless,
Internet-connected world," said Ken Cutler, managing director of ISI and InfoSec World 2001 chair. 
"This year's conference has been updated to reflect the current trends in information security and 
protection, and will deliver the latest on wireless and mobile security, protecting information 
from hacker attacks, vulnerability testing, Web security tactics, and more," adds Cutler.
    As a conference highlight, Harvard Law School's Jonathan Zittrain will kick off the conference 
with his keynote address on what the future of the Internet will hold for people and professionals 
in the new Internet-dependent culture.
    Conference sessions will be presented by information security experts from such high-profile
organizations as IBM Advanced Technical Support; VISA International; Symantec Corporation;
NASA Ames Research Center; Verizon Communications-GTE Laboratories; Entrust; Microsoft
Corporation; Lucent Technologies; Guardent, Inc.; Sigaba Corporation; VeriSign, Inc.; James
Madison University; First Union National Bank; FBI; Lockheed Martin; KPMG LLP; Symantec
Corporation; and more.
    The expanded InfoSec World Expo(TM) gives attendees the opportunity to meet and talk with the
hottest infosec vendors in the industry. Organzations featuring the latest security products and 
services include AXENT Technologies; Ernst & Young LLP; Hewlett-Packard Company; Intrusion.com, Inc.; 
JANUS Associates; Cisco Systems; Internet Security Systems, RedCreek Communications,
Network Fight Recorder, Inc., PentaSafe; RSA Security; WebTrends Corporation; UNISYS; and
many more.
    Founded in 1978, MIS Training Institute (www.misti.com) is the international leader in audit and 
information security training, with offices in the USA, UK, and Asia. MIS presents seminars and 
conferences in the areas of internal and IT audit; information security; the Internet, Web and networks; 
e-commerce; operating platforms; client/server technologies; and enterprise applications. MIS offers 
Web-based training at www.misti-online.com as well as a variety of products and services including on-site 
training and publications. MIS Training Institute is a subsidiary of Euromoney PLC.

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    CONTACT: MIS Training Institute
             Melissa Salce
             508-879-7999 x329
             msalce@misti.com