meeting topic

[Don Matteson]

See comments below

Don Matteson
MIS Coordinator
The Salvation Army - Buffalo Area Services
716/888-6214 dmatteso at buffalosalvationarmy.org

>>> r.v.maggio at worldnet.att.net 04/05/02 07:21AM >>>


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From: "Bradley J. Bartram" <bradbartram at wycol.com>
To: <nflug at nflug.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2002 5:51 PM
Subject: meeting topic



Hello All -

I've been chatting off list with Bob Meyer for a little bit about some
meeting topics and he suggested I bring it up to the nflug membership in
general.

I am a security cunsultant. I specialize in testing, identifying, isolating,
recommending, and implimenting security related systems for organizations
large and small. I have volunteered to give possibly two security related
talks to the group, one for the newbie covering such topics as basic system
do's and don'ts after installation, system hardening, and best practices.
The second topic would be aimed towards the power user and would cover such
items as encryption, firewalls, ids, etc.

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brad
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Sounds like a topic that we need to hear! I say go for it Brad!

Ron:)

Ron Maggio
Have Screwdriver Will Travel
Computer Repair Service
P.O. BOX 186
Spring Brook, NY. 14140-0186
Phone: (716) 677-5909
havescrewdriverwilltravel at worldnet.att.net 

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I think it sounds like a fantastic topic. I've wanted to learn more about security issues for a while, and it sounds like I'm not alone.

I'd like to pose another related question to the list: Is there any interest in trying to establish something like a curriculum for the next few months meeting topics? ("Curriculum" isn't really the right word, but it's as close as I can get at 7:45am without caffeine.)

I guess my concern is that by bouncing around from topic to topic, we could run into problems with people getting lost in the sauce as a function of being newbies. (Since I'm one of them, I definitely speak from a self-interested standpoint!) The flip side, of course, is making sure those who have experience under their belt aren't bored out of their skulls in between Quake-fests.

By way of example, it seems to me that a meeting about security could be full of outstanding content, but people without a decent knowledge of TCP/IP or file permissions or whatnot might not get as much out of it as they could. At the least, it might be helpful to post pre-reading links so that people who are a bit behind the curve have a chance to catch up at least a little before the meetings (in all our spare time...). If there's interest, I'd be happy to do whatever I can to organize things.

Just a thought. Apologies for being rambly. Where's that caffeine?

Don