Gary Bahadur - Securing the Clicks Network Security in the Age of Social Media

Securing the Clicks: Network Security in the Age of Social Media

Gary Bahadur

Jason Inasi

Alex de Carvalho

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I want to thank my wife Padmini for putting up with me for six months of not being able to do anything outside of writing at nights and on weekends. She has a lot of patience and has been extremely supportive during all my random projects.

Gary Bahadur

For Mom, Dad, and my brother Arthur.

Jason Inasi

Gary Bahadur is the founder and CEO of KRAA Security and has more than 15 years of experience in the information security and technology industry. KRAA Security protects organizations from threats through a combination of prevention services in areas such as application security, network security, social media security, operating systems security, and compliance measures. Gary was one of the cofounders and CIO of Foundstone Inc., a $20M security vulnerability risk management firm, conducting business development, corporate strategy development, client management, information systems development, consultant management, public speaking engagements, and security consulting engagements for Fortune 100 companies. Foundstone was sold to McAfee in 2004.

Gary was also Senior Vice President of Bank of America in charge of Global Threat Management and was a catalyst for delivering risk mitigation strategies. In addition, he was the president and cofounder of Ether2 Corporation, a manager at Ernst & Young where he developed security practices, and a senior consultant at Price Waterhouse. Gary is a frequent speaker at information security conferences. You can reach Gary at baha@kraasecurity.com.

Jason Inasi is CEO & Creative Director of The Factory Interactive, The Digital Design & Marketing Agency. In 1998, he founded The Factory Interactive, a full-service digital design and marketing agency with a focus on convergent media. The Agency leverages the best of design and technology to create engaging and effective media campaigns. In September 2007, Jason launched Veridoo.com a rewards-driven, social network platform that has been white-labeled by corporate clients to create branded networks of their own. In January 2009, The Factory Interactive launched SEOtrack, a comprehensive search engine optimization (SEO) and marketing (SEM) program designed specifically to leverage the power of online search and social media opportunities.

The Factory Interactive has won numerous awards, was recently honored as one of the Top 100 Minority Owned Businesses in South Florida, and is ranked in the Top 10 of Interactive Agencies by the South Florida Business Journal. The Factory Interactives corporate clients have included AOL Latin America, American Airlines Arena, Estefan Enterprises, Cable & Wireless, Coverall, Carnival Cruise Lines, and the Miami HEAT Group. Jason is an active board member of the Greater Miami Advertising Federation, an avid Twitterer, distance runner, and overall adrenalin junky.

Alex de Carvalho is Vice President of Business Development and Community at VoxMed, cofounder of The Startup Forum, Director of Social Media at Medimix International, and adjunct professor of social media at the University of Miami. During the past four years, he has founded and continues to organize regular South Florida web and technology meetups, including RefreshMiami (2,500 members), BarCampMiami (over 1,200 participants), MobileMondayMiami (500 members), and Social Media Club South Florida (1,500 members). Previously, Alex directed business development efforts at online media and mobile content companies and also cofounded a leading European application services provider specialized in permission-based direct marketing.