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Data and Network Security Risks at Beijing Olympics

China is home to some of the most sophisticated hackers in the world, and has a demonstrated history of counterfeiting intellectual property. Scores of Americans will visit China for this year's Olympics, and many will bring their laptops and sensitive data with them. Larry Wortzel, chair of the U.S. - China Economic and Security Review Commission, has warned that unsupervised equipment can be exposed to hacking, mining and bugging. Not only can data and source code be stolen, but hidden malware can be inserted, infecting travelers' system networks. In this interview with Amena Ali, we discuss how those heading to the Olympics--competing athletes, trainers, corporate sponsors, media professionals and even pedestrian fans--ensure their data and networks remain secure against such a strong threat.

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About the Author

Amena Ali joined Arxan as Chief Marketing Officer in January 2007. Ms. Ali has over 16 years management experience in software and telecommunications companies ranging in size from $25 million to $30 billion. She has developed and implemented marketing strategy, execution and corporate communications through an IPO, a secondary offering, 3 acquisitions of private companies, and 4 mergers of public companies. Ms. Ali comes to Arxan from Softek Storage Solutions, a leader in data migration and replication software, where she was SVP, Marketing. Her prior experience includes senior marketing positions at EMC Corporation, Legato Systems (acquired by EMC in 2003), and OTG Software (acquired by Legato in 2002). Notable accomplishments during her Legato tenure include repositioning the company around Information Lifecycle Management (ILM), which served as the strategic basis of its $1.3 billion acquisition by EMC. Prior to Legato, at OTG, she supported revenue growth of 160% in two years through successful initiatives such as launching email management software, and doubling the channel business. Ms. Ali has also held executive-level marketing and finance positions at MCI, and was a consultant with Bain & Company.