Black Hat Abu Dhabi off to a Great Start

His Excellency Mr. Mohamed Nasser Al Ghanim, General Director of the TRA, Opens the Black Hat Briefings

ABU DHABI, UAE, November 9, 2010 - Black Hat Abu Dhabi concluded today two days of training
sessions, which were met by great attendance and public interest. The Black
Hat Abu Dhabi briefings, which bring together experts in IT Security from all
around the world, are set to start Wednesday November 10th.

The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority represented by the
UAE Computer Emergency Response Team (aeCERT), in cooperation with Khalifa
University of Science and Technology with UBM have brought to the Middle
East, Black Hat which brings together experts and companies in the IT
security field to discuss the latest in IT security issues, trends, and
solutions. Black Hat will take place from 8th to 11th of November 2010 in
Emirates Palace.

His Excellency Mr. Mohamed Nasser Al Ghanim, Director General
of the TRA will open the day, while Jeff Moss, CEO and founder of Black Hat
ill deliver the key note. The briefings will feature many world wide experts
who will deliver crucial key notes on the latest issues and matters in cyber
security, in addition to performing live-on-stage demonstrations on potential
risks, including hacking two ATM machines and intercepting live mobile phone
calls.

His Excellency Mr. Mohamed Nasser Al Ghanim, Director General
of the TRA commented, "The aim in exposing these vulnerabilities experienced
across the world is to educate professionals in the IT industry and to
develop the security infrastructure to keep abreast of worldwide best
practice in combating these issues. We will be presenting a number of
internationally recognized speakers to do this."

Black Hat Abu Dhabi concluded the training sessions today with
the Black Hat briefings taking place on the 10th - 11th November 2010 at the
Emirates Palace which will include a wide variety of intensive technical
presentations delivered by the leading thinkers of the information security
world. The multi-day training sessions included the latest in IT security
trends and techniques, while the Black Hat Briefings will offer an
opportunity for industry experts to share their experience and knowledge with
other professionals.

For more information or to register your interest please
visit: www.blackhat.com or contact becky.crayman@ubm.com.

Notes to the editor

For more information please see www.blackhat.com

Individuals, associations, government bodies, academic
institutions and companies interested in finding out more about Black Hat Abu
Dhabi should contact the organisers, UBM Middle East for information, on
+971-2-406-4471 or email becky.crayman@ubm.com

Black Hat briefings and training is the largest and most
important security conference series in the world. Black Hat Abu Dhabi is
organised by UBM Middle East on behalf of TechWeb, a division of United
Business Media.

For media information contact:

Abdul Karim Samaan, Grayling Momentum,
abdulkarim@graylingmomentum.com or +971-4-390-1630

Further information on UBM Middle East can be found at
www.ubmmiddleeast.com

For media information contact: Abdul Karim Samaan, Grayling Momentum, abdulkarim at graylingmomentum.com or +971-4-390-1630