Guidance Software, makers of EnCase®, the gold standard in forensic security, today announced that Enfuse kicks off today at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. In its 16th year, Enfuse is one of the largest international gatherings of multi-national organizations and government agencies focused on current trends and recent industry news in cyber security, information risk and digital investigations. The nearly 1,500 attendees will be able to select from 125 sessions in 11 tracks featuring the world’s foremost experts in the security, corporate, education, legal, law enforcement and government sectors discussing best practices, success stories, labs and practical solutions on how to identify and defend against evolving cyber threats.

In addition, attendees will have the opportunity to participate in the SANS Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR) NetWars competition. The two-day contest will feature time-limited, forensic and incident response challenges that require players to progress through increasingly difficult skill levels.

This is the first year that Guidance is hosting NetWars at Enfuse. The popular competition encompasses a suite of hands-on, interactive learning scenarios that enable information security professionals to develop and master the real-world skills they need to excel in the field. Participants compete to win the highest number of points and the tournament. Points are awarded for each level successfully completed. There are five levels that participants can master – Initiate, Padawan, Guardian, Knight and Master. Winners receive a DFIR challenge coin and bragging rights.

“NetWars is a fun and unique way to help security professionals enhance and broaden in-depth skills essential for incident response and detection,” said Michael Harris, chief marketing officer, Guidance Software. “We’re excited Enfuse attendees will have the opportunity to participate in this fast-paced, practical competition.”

Participants also look forward to two keynotes this week: On Tuesday, May 24, Patrick Dennis, president and CEO of Guidance Software, will address the critical issues facing cyber and forensic investigators and the future of forensic security.

On Wednesday, May 25, computer scientist Dr. Jennifer Golbeck, director emeritus of the Human-Computer Interaction Lab and director of the Social Intelligence Lab at the University of Maryland, will address the human side of cybersecurity.

About Enfuse

Formerly CEIC®, Enfuse is a three-day endpoint security and digital investigations conference and one of the largest international gatherings of its kind. Industry experts from the public and private sectors will deliver interactive sessions and hands-on workshops focused on current trends and recent industry news in cyber security, information risk and digital investigations. To learn more about Enfuse, please visit https://www.guidancesoftware.com/enfuse-conference/about.

About Guidance Software

Guidance (NASDAQ: GUID) exists to turn chaos and the unknown into order and the known – so that companies and their customers can go about their daily lives as usual without worry or disruption, knowing their most valuable information is safe and secure. The makers of EnCase®, the gold standard in forensic security, Guidance provides a mission-critical foundation of market-leading applications that offer deep 360-degree visibility across all endpoints, devices and networks, allowing proactive identification and remediation of threats. From retail to financial institutions, our field-tested and court-proven solutions are deployed on an estimated 25 million endpoints at more than 70 of the Fortune 100 and hundreds of agencies worldwide, from beginning to endpoint.

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