Northeast Ohio Information Security Forum

—< NORTHEAST OHIO INFORMATION SECURITY FORUM MEETING
—< Wednesday October 21, 2015
—< 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
—< Pizza and social start 6:00 PM
—< Location: OEC at 4205 Highlander Pkwy Richfield, OH 44286
—< Open to everyone and free as always

The Northeast Ohio Information Security Forum will hold our monthly meeting at the above date and time.

Agenda:

InfoSec uses Hardening…It’s super effective!
by Alex Kot

Understanding the concept of Hardening is easy.  Though you can spend a lot of time figuring out how to do it correctly.  There are various tools and best practices to help you out.  A lot of it is common sense, though people easily overlook system hardening.  I will give examples on both Windows and Linux systems.

Alex’s, BIO:
Currently works at a Credit Union and has been in information technology for about 10 years.  He is fond of modifying embedded devices, low level concepts, and weird science.

From zero to fail
by Amanda Berlin from Hurricane Labs

The long version of her DEFCON 23 talk, Amanda will be talking about information security fails in a variety of industries including healthcare, education, and ISPs. From surprise viruses, bad cabling, water spouts, and fun with bringing enterprise firewalls to their knees.

Amanda’s, BIO:
Amanda Berlin is currently a Network Security Engineer at Hurricane Labs. She has been working in the IT industry for around 10 years and has worked in both public and private sector as well as spending a decent time in healthcare. She managed the internal phishing campaign at a medium size healthcare facility to promote user education about phishing and hacking through an awards based reporting program. She is a lead organizer for CircleCityCon, volunteers at many other conferences, and enjoys writing and teaching others. Amanda lives at home with her three boys and “Rabbit” the cat.

Don’t forget to come early, starting at 6:00 PM, for pizza and pop.

Another great meeting from NEO Info Sec Forum – we hope to see you there!

– NEOISF Board –

—< NORTHEAST OHIO INFORMATION SECURITY FORUM MEETING
—< Wednesday September 16, 2015
—< 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
—< Pizza and social start 6:00 PM
—< Location: OEC at 4205 Highlander Pkwy Richfield, OH 44286
—< Open to everyone and free as always

The Northeast Ohio Information Security Forum will hold our monthly meeting at the above date and time.

Agenda:

Running a Threat Based Vulnerability Management Program
by Ryan Whalen from Tenable Network Security

Security organizations have no problem finding vulnerabilities on enterprise networks – the volume of security data is constantly growing. The greater challenge is sifting through this data to determine which of these vulnerabilities pose the greatest risk to the business and prioritizing remediation efforts. Using available threat data and performing attack path analysis enables a strategic, threat-based approach to vulnerability management and remediation.

Ryan’s, BIO:
Ryan is a Sales Engineer at Tenable Network Security, where he works with customers on leveraging Tenable’s products to improve their security programs.  Ryan has worked in the IT security industry for over 10 years and has assisted many enterprises in improving their vulnerability management programs.  Prior to joining Tenable, Ryan was an IT risk manager at Nationwide Insurance and a principal security consultant at Jacadis (www.jacadis.com).

Another great meeting from NEO Info Sec Forum – we hope to see you there!

– NEOISF Board –