Web 2.0: The Emerging Risks of Cyber Liability

The Hartford’s Drew Bartkiewicz, Vice President of Technology and New Media Markets to Speak at Web 2.0 Expo
Web 2.0 Expo New York 2008

WHAT: An informative presentation that will give the audience an in-depth look at both the business and user risks associated with the Web 2.0 applications. Every CMO, CSO, or CIO should consider this presentation as Mr. Drew Bartkiewicz will give real examples of how well-intentioned companies were impacted by Web 2.0 blind spots for privacy, advertising, and intellectual property risks. He will also discuss best practices for mitigating these risks including cyber liability insurance.

WHEN: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2008

Presentation: 10:30 – 11:20 a.m. / On-site Interviews: By Appointment

WHERE: JACOB K. JAVITS CONVENTION CENTER

655 West 34th Street, New York, NY 10001

WHO: DREW BARTKIEWICZ: Bartkiewicz is a technologist and business risk expert, author of the upcoming book, Unseen Liability, and Vice President of Technology and New Media Markets for The Hartford. He has 18 years in the Software and Social Marketing field with companies such as BroadVision, Salesforce.com, and United Technologies.

Drew is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point and has an MBA from the Yale School of Management. He is fluent in four languages having lived and worked in Europe for nine years.

WHY: Information sharing among Internet users via web-based communities such as social-networking sites has become an unseen liability for many organizations, businesses and universities around the country.

In fact, according to Trend Micro, an Internet content security firm, there has been a dramatic increase in web threat activity during the first half of 2008, with web threats peaking in March at 50 million, from approximately 15 million in December 2007.

Contacts

for The Hartford
Laurenn Wolpoff, 212-279-3115, ext. 219
lwolpoff {at} cjpcom(.)com
or
Rebecca Thorpe, 203-257-7323
rthorpe {at} cjpcom(.)com