fanbouy?<br><br>I float tethered?<br><br>sed 's/fanbouy/fanboy/g'<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 3:53 PM, Aaron Ruscetta <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:arxaaron@gmail.com">arxaaron@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">Our Featured Presentation at the ALE Central meeting<br>
for Thursday, Oct. 21, 2010 at 7:30pm will be<br>
<br>
"Practical Server Security Management with SELinux"<br>
<br>
as presented by rabid Linux fanbuoy and security guru,<br>
James Kinney</strong><br>
<br>
Synopsis:<br>
-- Running a Linux server with SELinux in enforcing targeted<br>
mode is quite daunting for many, if not most sysadmins.<br>
SELinux really needs to be a part of the toolkit used to<br>
address security issues, but a toolkit that admins will use<br>
and not just turn off by default. Over the course of a 1+<br>
hour seminar, we will demonstrate various tools, both gui<br>
and command line, and consider the analysis process for<br>
resolving SELinux "Access Denied" problems on servers<br>
running in "Enforcing Targeted" mode. If time permits, a<br>
brief look at the concepts of higher security methods like<br>
MCS and MLS will also be covered.<br>
<br>
(Full Frontal) Bio:<br>
-- James (Jim) Kinney became an over-zealous GNU Linux<br>
fanbuoy the first time he saw a discarded Next Cube running<br>
Slackware in 1992. Several thousand installs later his<br>
enthusiasm has escalated to "rabidly over-zealous Linux<br>
fanbuoy advocating for the total world domination process<br>
to speed up!" He is actively involved in helping this process<br>
by promoting that "fdisk solves all windows problems<br>
universally" and that "apple is one byte shy of a whole fruit".<br>
-- In the 18 years since his introduction to Linux goodness,<br>
James has turned an obsession into a living. First at Emory<br>
University where he converted a Mac lab to Linux (and<br>
ultimately used the same lab machines for a proto-type<br>
Beowulf cluster in nice +5 mode so the students wouldn't<br>
notice) and helped co-found LUGE (Linux Users Group of<br>
Emory). Next followed a 10+ year stint as a Linux<br>
consultant (note to self: windows consultants make money<br>
because things break all the time; Linux consultants only<br>
make money setting things up so they never hear from<br>
the client again until the next time they want a new<br>
machine) with a few notable projects like making Linux<br>
systems run thin clients in schools despite the technical<br>
obstacles and political chaffing, a stint at "We're not evil,<br>
We just archive EVERYTHING FOREVER" Google, an<br>
appearance at a travel booking company, and a ride with<br>
"we wanna be just like Comcast" Cox Communications,<br>
which all led Jim to realize that he really likes craft and<br>
Belgian beer and Linux security systems (and Linux<br>
fanbuoy activities like trash-talking other OS wannabes<br>
from Redmond and Cupertino).<br>
-- Currently at GTRI, Jim works with some really bright<br>
people who are actively involved in extending SELinux<br>
policy to protect all aspects of critical path communications.<br>
<br>
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We will be meeting in our usual Gambrel Hall room<br>
1C venue. Meeting time frame is 7:30pm to ~9:30pm<br>
Directions to Emory Law School can be found at:<br>
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</blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>-- <br>James P. Kinney III<br>I would rather stumble along in freedom than walk effortlessly in chains.<br><br><br>