[ale] Greetings Linux Enthusiasts (new to the area)

Wed Sep 8 18:09:59 EDT 2010

Now that known about GAPPI I will add it to the list.

Thanks,
keith

-- 

Keith R. Watson                        Georgia Institute of Technology
Systems Support Specialist IV          College of Computing
keith.watson at cc.gatech.edu             801 Atlantic Drive NW
(404) 385-7401                         Atlanta, GA 30332-0280

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of Greg
> Freemyer
> Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 15:44
> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts - Yes! We run Linux!
> Subject: Re: [ale] Greetings Linux Enthusiasts (new to the area)
> 
> I nominate this email for putting on the ALE website.
> 
> Fairly comprehensive.  Thanks Keith.
> 
> <sarcasm>
> But if you're going to list HTCIA, you should list GAPPI.
> (http://www.gappi.org/)
> 
> After all in GA you have to have a PI license to sell computer
> forensic services so anyone interested in HTCIA meetings would surely
> be interested in GAPPI meetings.
> <\sarcasm>
> 
> Greg   (PI# available upon request)
> 
> On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 8:40 AM, Watson, Keith <krwatson at cc.gatech.edu>
> wrote:
> > Derek,
> >
> > Welcome to Atlanta and the ALE list. There is also a LUG at Georgia
> Tech.
> >
> > The Linux Users Group at Georgia Tech
> > http://lugatgt.org/
> >
> >
> > Here are some local InfoSec resources you might find useful.
> >
> > There is going to be a conference similar to Outerzone for one day, in
> honor of Matthew Shoemaker who did the InfoSec Daily Podcast and recently
> passed away. It will be Sept 18th (the same day as DC404) and in the same
> location as Outerz0ne hotel.
> >
> > http://www.shoecon.org/
> > http://www.facebook.com/?sk=events#!/event.php?eid=140586859309721
> >
> >
> > The 2010 GTISC Security Summit - "Evolving Nature of Cyber Security
> Threats"
> > Thursday, October 7, 2010
> > Ferst Center for the Arts at Georgia Tech
> > 349 Ferst Dr NW
> > Atlanta, GA 30332
> > http://www.gtiscsecuritysummit.com/
> >
> >
> > GAISSA - The Atlanta chapter of the ISSA has monthly meetings. This is
> the mainstream professional corporate InfoSec types. I used to go to the
> meetings but my ISSA membership has expired. Once I get my CISSP I will
> probably start going again to get in my CE credits.
> > http://www.gaissa.org/
> >
> >
> > OWASP - Atlanta Chapter has monthly meetings - their focus is web
> application security. A fair number of the meetings have been hosted by
> Georgia Tech. The last few have been hosted at SecureWorks.
> > http://www.owasp.org/index.php/Atlanta_Georgia
> >
> >
> > InfraGard - Mission: To provide a public-private partnership and
> platform for the confidential exchange of Internet and Information Systems
> related security information among members to enable business and
> infrastructure protection. Vision: To operate as the highly-regarded,
> definitive source of information dedicated to the protection of critical
> national infrastructures.
> > http://infragardatlanta.org/
> >
> >
> > DC404 - Atlanta Defcon chapter has monthly meetings. DC404 has more
> speakers at Decon every year than any other chapter. They test out most if
> not all the talks at the DC404 meetings. There are a lot of InfoSec
> professionals at the meetings. The content is less corporate and more
> hacker oriented. I go to these meetings.
> > http://dc404.kaos.to/
> > http://www.defcon.org/
> >
> >
> > GTISC security seminars
> > http://www.gtisc.gatech.edu/seminars.html
> >
> >
> > Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) - Mission:
> Founded in 1969, ISACA sponsors international conferences, publishes the
> Information Systems Control Journal, develops international information
> systems auditing and control standards, and administers the globally
> respected Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) designation earned
> by more than 35,000 professionals since inception, and the Certified
> Information Security Manager (CISM) designation, a groundbreaking
> credential earned by 5,000 professionals in its first two years.
> > http://www.isaca-atlanta.org
> >
> >
> > Georgia Electronic Commerce Association (GECA) - The goal of the group
> is to gather fragmented on information security practices and extend them
> where necessary around a process that assists in defining the context
> under which they should be applied. This final document will be more than
> a listing of practices and procedures; it will also aid readers in
> defining what a proportional security and business continuity response
> means for their enterprise and how to apply these practices and procedures
> in their environment. This is a working group on Information Security.
> > http://www.ciclt.com/geca/wg/security.asp
> >
> >
> > Atlanta HTCIA - Atlanta High Technology Crime Investigation Association
> - promoting the sharing of experience, ideas and knowledge relating to
> investigations and security in advanced technologies.
> > http://www.atlhtcia.org/
> >
> >
> > Atlanta IISFA Chapter (International Information Systems Forensics
> Association) - the premier information technology forensics association in
> the United States. The IISFA is a non-profit organization whose mission is
> to promote the discipline of Information Forensics. The IISFA is tailored
> for corporations and the private sector to better understand the value,
> process and capabilities of Information Forensics in business operations.
> > http://www.atlanta-iisfa.org/
> >
> >
> > Atlanta NAISG Chapter (National Information Security Group)- Has monthly
> meetings. Provides and coordinates security-focused meetings,
> demonstrations and seminars; as well as an online communications forum
> with a global audience.
> >
> >
> > Atlanta SE2600 - they meet monthly. I haven't been to a meeting in a
> while. The ones I went to were sparsely attended.
> > http://404.se2600.org/
> >
> >
> > ISSA International Conference
> > http://www.issa.org/conf/
> >
> >
> > SecureWorld Expo
> > http://secureworldexpo.com
> >
> >
> > SummerCon moves around. I have no idea when it will be back in Atlanta
> http://www.summercon.org/
> >
> >
> > Outerz0ne - Similar to SummerCon but more organized. Some of the talks
> are also given at BlackHat and Defcon. Not all the talks are about
> InfoSec. I was on staff for the last one.
> > http://www.outerz0ne.org/
> >
> >
> > Electronic Frontiers Forums at DragonCon - I'm on staff for this too. A
> series of lectures and panels given at the DragonCon Science Fiction
> Convention each year on Labor Day weekend in downtown Atlanta, Georgia.
> Originally inspired by the Computers, Freedom, and Privacy Conference,
> Electronic Frontiers Forums has taken on a life of its own by bringing
> some of the best technical and legal minds together to hash out the future
> and have a little fun along the way.
> >
> > Worried about freedom of speech, privacy, and your rights on line?  So
> are we!  Now in its eleventh year, Electronic Frontiers Forums covers your
> rights on the Internet and the latest trends in online media.  Topics
> include online privacy, security, freedom of expression, intellectual
> property, online activism, social networking, online publishing, and
> multi-player gaming.
> >
> > http://www.efforums.net/
> > http://www.dragoncon.org/
> >
> >
> > Computer security conferences
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_security_conference
> >
> > keith
> >
> > --
> >
> > Keith R. Watson                        Georgia Institute of Technology
> > Systems Support Specialist IV          College of Computing
> > keith.watson at cc.gatech.edu             801 Atlantic Drive NW
> > (404) 385-7401                         Atlanta, GA 30332-0280
> >
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of
> Derek
> >> Atkins
> >> Sent: Friday, September 03, 2010 16:23
> >> To: ale at ale.org
> >> Subject: [ale] Greetings Linux Enthusiasts (new to the area)
> >>
> >> Hi all,
> >>
> >> I (relatively recently) moved into the general Atlanta area from the
> >> Northeast.  While I'm new to Atlanta, I'm certainly not new to Linux
> and
> >> F/OSS.  In Boston I've been an online member of the BLU for nearly a
> >> decade (possibly more, but my mail archives of the list only seem to go
> >> back to 2002).  Being new to the area I'd like to introduce myself,
> give
> >> you a little history about me, and hopefully get the chance to learn
> >> about you all and meet some of you eventually.
> >>
> >> I've been a Linux user since 1992 (the first computer I owned that ran
> >> Linux used Slackware with kernel version 0.99pl15) and did some major
> >> Kernel Development back in 1994.  Over the years I've been
> significantly
> >> involved in some open source projects like (MIT) PGP, ipsec-tools,
> >> OpenAFS, and GnuCash, and minorly involved in others, like MythTV.
> >>
> >> In real life I'm a Security Software Engineer, where I get to take cool
> >> algorithms like RSA, AES, and SHA-256 and apply them to interesting
> uses
> >> like authentication systems, encrypted email, and encrypted hard disks.
> >>
> >> Like I said, I'm new to the area so I hope to learn more about the
> local
> >> traditions and ins-and-outs of local High Tech community.
> >>
> >> *waves*
> >>
> >> -derek
> >> --
> >>        Derek Atkins, SB '93 MIT EE, SM '95 MIT Media Laboratory
> >>        Member, MIT Student Information Processing Board  (SIPB)
> >>        URL: http://web.mit.edu/warlord/    PP-ASEL-IA     N1NWH
> >>        warlord at MIT.EDU                        PGP key available
> >> _______________________________________________
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