Second Year in a Row, Chronister to be Honored at Hacker Halted

(October 10, 2011) St. Louis, MO – One of Hacker University's Instructors, Dave Chronister, is among the few to be awarded at Hacker Halted in Miami later this month. A subsidiary of Parameter Security, Hacker University has been a trail blazer in the training world since its inception and Dave Chronister is no exception. His second year in a row as award winner for “Instructor: Circle of Excellence” from EC-Council affirms his unique talents and ability as a world-class instructor.

Chronister, one of Hacker U’s most requested trainers and renowned ethical hacker, will be awarded and honored at a private awards dinner during the popular hacking conference. Chronister has taught various EC-Council certification courses to the federal government, universities and corporations including Certified Ethical Hacker, Certified Hacking Forensic Investigator, Certified Security Analyst and more. He was also selected by EC-Council for the CEH v7 video series, assisted in the creation of CEH v7 courseware and exam questions as well as creation of the study guide.

This year's EC-Council winners were carefully selected from an extensive EC-Council Training Partner network that has over 450 training centers across 70 countries. Hacker University’s Dave Chronister was one of a few award-winners from North America.

"The annual EC-Council Awards highlights the commitment and achievements of our global partners and trainers that have contributed to the information security community. We are pleased to honor accomplished training providers and instructors who are committed to the betterment of world-class information security education globally. I congratulate each winner for their achievements and dedication to the Information Security industry in their respective region," said Jay Bavisi, President of EC-Council.

About EC-Council Award
EC-Council is a leading international certification body in information security and e-business. The EC-Council Award recognizes the ongoing commitment of Accredited Training Centers and Certified EC-Council Instructors that have contributed significantly and made a difference to the information security community by providing leading EC-Council certification programs.

About Hacker University
H@cker University™ or Hacker U™ is a subsidiary of Parameter Security and an EC-Council Accredited Training Center (ATC) for IT professionals and non-IT professionals who desire education and training regarding information security and malicious hackers. Our EC-Council Certified Instructors (CEI) offer a variety of courses from end-user security awareness training to IT security professional certifications such as C|EH, E|CSA, C|HFI and more.

About Parameter Security
Parameter Security, an ethical hacking firm, was born out of the need to help protect our businesses, government, health care, financial and educational institutions and various organizations globally from vicious hackers. As Certified Ethical Hackers, we emulate the minds and behaviors of malicious hackers to test the security of your systems and employees. What makes us different is that we use the information gathered to empower you by explaining how we gained access to your sensitive data, the type of information we retrieved and offer recommendations on how to improve your overall information security. Parameter Security offers compliance audits, penetration testing, vulnerability assessments, social engineering, wireless security audits, secure code reviews, computer forensics and much more. Contact us at 314.442.0472 or click here.