Information Security Professional User Group
MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT:
WEDNESDAY June 15th, 5:30 PM Registration, 6:00 PM Start
Location: Hurricane Labs
4401 Rockside Road
Suite 310
Independence Ohio
NOTE: Registration is REQUIRED for competitors!
Hurricane Labs and The Northeast Ohio Information Security Forum present an opportunity to learn and test your penetration skills. The event will be a "capture the flag" style contest with each of the flags carrying different point values. Hackers of all skill levels are welcome. A Linux shell server with some hacking tools will be provided along with Windows laptops on a first come first serve basis. Since we can supply only a limited number of laptops, competitors are encouraged to bring their own hardware and software. Prizes will be given out for first, second, and third place.
For those who do not choose to participate, there will be a hacking demonstration that will show how each of the flags were captured. If you don't hack, then come learn how!
Food and drinks will also be provided. This will be a great opportunity to test your skills against others or to learn a few things about IT security.
We ask that you pre-register at http://www.hurricanelabs.com You may also register the day of the event, registration will open at 5:30pm with the challenge beginning at 6pm.
We have a LIMIT OF 50 COMPETITORS, so although it is not required, it is encouraged that you pre-register if you plan on competing.
We hope to see you there for what will be a fun event!
About NEO Info Sec Forum
The Northeast Ohio Information Security Forum is a professional organization for people interested in information security. Members are in the information security, networking, system administration/engineering, and IT industry who are either involved in or interested in the information security field. The composition of the membership range from professionals working in the public sector (at colleges, universities, government agencies) to private industry (banks, manufacturing, tech, services) to college students. The group comes together monthly to discuss issues, watch presentations from members and speakers from outside of the group, and demos of various tools and techniques in the information security arena.
Key goals, missions, and values…
* Discuss security issues, emerging security threats & vulnerabilities, hacking techniques & trends, defense techniques & strategies, laws & regulations, recent trends in security
* Learn security
* Share knowledge and expertise
* Share solutions to issues
* Collaborate
* Network with fellow info security peers
* Conduct training programs for security and non-security people
* Share experience with security products
* Demo great tools and techniques
The forum was created in April of 2005 by Greg Feezel and Robert Wright. Initial meetings took place at the end of Northeast Ohio Cisco Users Group which were held in the Cisco building in Richfield, Ohio. Subsequent meetings have been held in Independence thanks to the support of Hurricane Labs.
Here we bring an unbiased group of technology experts/professionals from the greater Cleveland and Akron areas to discuss everything from the "How to's" to the "Get ready's" and "What abouts".
We are non-profit, non-sales, no-fee, vendor-neutral community that provide each other with a hand in the area of security to face the ever increasing need to protect our computing infrastructure and companies we work for.
There is no cost or fee to belong to the forum and you arent required to attend the meetings to belong. Everyone involved in information security and/or IT are welcome to become a member.
The forum meets monthly in the evening on the third Wednesday of every month at a location to be announced prior to the meeting. It usually lasts 2 hours. The meetings consist of tutorials (training, etc) by members and outside of the group, group discussions, security trends update for the month (covering threats, tools, research), sometimes a basics/beginner section, best practices section, and tool demos. Topics covered range in level from beginner to advanced. See below for more information including directions to the location.
We encourage you to join us.
NEO Info Sec Forum Steering Committee
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