Notice anything different on our calendar? Well it’s a lot more easy to look at. We made the tough decision earlier this week to cut out two of the hacker spaces – HacDC and Baltimore Node – from the calendar as they just have so many events, it sort of overtook the entire calendar. We are not going to forget them completely though. In our “Where You Want to Be this Week” posts, we’ll be reminding everyone about all the wonderful events they coordinate and to check out their sites for more details.

Next Wednesday, October 21st, Baltimore Node will be hosting a workshop on how to solder and build a multimeter.

According to the Baltimore Node event site, “[t]his workshop  will give you an opportunity to build  a circuit by soldering components such  as resistors, capacitors and ICs onto  a printed circuit board.  You will  learn how to solder and de-solder through-hole  components, and (hopefully) have a functional  multimeter when the whole thing is done.”

The workshop will take place at Baltimore Node’s very own “Load of Fun building.”

For additional details about this workshop, continue reading below.

• Who: Baltimore Node
• What: “Learn to Solder Workshop (Build a Multimeter!)”
• When: 10-21, 7:30 PM EST
• Where: The Load of Fun Building (120 W North Ave Baltimore, MD 21201)

For more information about Baltimore Node, see its description in our NoVA Meetups section. View our Calendar for a complete list of infosec events in and around the NoVA area. Check out the Baltimore Node page for even more hacker goodness.

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Recently moved into what they call the “the Load Of Fun building,” Baltimore Node has its weekly meetings on Tuesdays at 7:30pm.

These meetings take place at the Load of Fun building (also known as a hackerspace), and are for members or prospective members only.

While the membership fee to belong to Baltimore Node is currently $50 per month, they do their best to work with those that are unable to pay the full amount. You can read more about that here.

For additional details about the weekly Baltimore Node meeting, continue reading below.

• Who: Baltimore Node
• What: Normal Meeting
• When: 10-20, 7:30 PM EST
• Where: The Load of Fun Building (120 W North Ave Baltimore, MD 21201)

For more information about Baltimore Node, see its description in our NoVA Meetups section. View our Calendar for a complete list of infosec events in and around the NoVA area. Check out the Baltimore Node page for even more hacker goodness.

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Recently moved into what they call the “the Load Of Fun building,” Baltimore Node has its weekly meetings on Tuesdays at 7:30pm.

These meetings take place at the Load of Fun building (also known as a hackerspace), and are for members or prospective members only.

While the membership fee to belong to Baltimore Node is currently $50 per month, they do their best to work with those that are unable to pay the full amount. You can read more about that here.

For additional details about the weekly Baltimore Node meeting, continue reading below.

• Who: Baltimore Node
• What: Normal Meeting
• When: 10-13, 7:30 PM EST
• Where: The Load of Fun Building (120 W North Ave Baltimore, MD 21201)

For more information about Baltimore Node, see its description in our NoVA Meetups section. View our Calendar for a complete list of infosec events in and around the NoVA area. Check out the Baltimore Node page for even more hacker goodness.

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Recently moved into what they call the “the Load Of Fun building,” Baltimore Node has its weekly meetings on Tuesdays at 7:30pm.

These meetings take place at the Load of Fun building (also known as a hackerspace), and are for members or prospective members only.

While the membership fee to belong to Baltimore Node is currently $50 per month, they do their best to work with those that are unable to pay the full amount. You can read more about that here.

For additional details about the weekly Baltimore Node meeting, continue reading below.

• Who: Baltimore Node
• What: Normal Meeting
• When: 09-29, 7:30 PM EST
• Where: The Load of Fun Building (120 W North Ave Baltimore, MD 21201)

For more information about Baltimore Node, see its description in our NoVA Meetups section. View our Calendar for a complete list of infosec events in and around the NoVA area. Check out the Baltimore Node page for even more hacker goodness.

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If you haven’t had a chance to already, be sure to check out the CharmSec meetup this upcoming Thursday, September 24th.

Taking place over dinner and drinks, the CharmSec meetups are a relaxed way to meet local security professionals.

If you’d like more details about this meetup, continue reading below.

• Who: CharmSec
• What: Normal Meeting
• When: 09-24, 7:00 PM EST
• Where: Slainte (1700 Thames St. Baltimore, MD 21231)

For more information on CharmSec, see its description in our NoVA Meetups section. View our Calendar for a complete list of infosec events in and around the NoVA area. Also be sure to check out the CharmSec meetup page.

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Recently moved into what they call the “the Load Of Fun building,” Baltimore Node has its weekly meetings on Tuesdays at 7:30pm.

These meetings take place at the Load of Fun building (also known as a hackerspace), and are for members or prospective members only.

While the membership fee to belong to Baltimore Node is currently $50 per month, they do their best to work with those that are unable to pay the full amount. You can read more about that here.

For additional details about the weekly Baltimore Node meeting, continue reading below.

• Who: Baltimore Node
• What: Normal Meeting
• When: 09-22, 7:30 PM EST
• Where: The Load of Fun Building (120 W North Ave Baltimore, MD 21201)

For more information about Baltimore Node, see its description in our NoVA Meetups section. View our Calendar for a complete list of infosec events in and around the NoVA area. Check out the Baltimore Node page for even more hacker goodness.

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Be our guest—guest blogger, that is. Contact us to learn how you can get your ideas on NovaInfosecportal.

Recently moved into what they call the “the Load Of Fun building,” Baltimore Node has its weekly meetings on Tuesdays at 7:30pm.

These meetings take place at the Load of Fun building (also known as a hackerspace), and are for members or prospective members only.

While the membership fee to belong to Baltimore Node is currently $50 per month, they do their best to work with those that are unable to pay the full amount. You can read more about that here.

For additional details about the weekly Baltimore Node meeting, continue reading below.

• Who: Baltimore Node
• What: Normal Meeting
• When: 09-15, 7:30 PM EST
• Where: The Load of Fun Building (120 W North Ave Baltimore, MD 21201)

For more information about Baltimore Node, see its description in our NoVA Meetups section. View our Calendar for a complete list of infosec events in and around the NoVA area. Check out the Baltimore Node page for even more hacker goodness.

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Aside from it’s clever name, this month’s ISACA – Central Maryland (CM) Chapter meetup promises to provide some much-needed information for those that are facing budget cuts due to the economy.

Because while we can all whine until the cows come home that cutting security budgets is wrong and unwise, that won’t change the reality that security budgets will continue to be cut or significantly reduced. So instead of just complaining about it, why not attend this meetup? And while you’re at it, why not write about if for us.

If you’d like more information about this meetup (extra incentive because it’s being held at a restaurant), continue reading below.

• Who: Frank Aiello
• What: “Dude, Where’s My Security Budget?”
  • Will discuss effective strategies for coping with the reductions in information security spending while still managing your organization’s risk.
• When: 09-09, 3:00 – 8:00 PM EST
• Where: Chiaparellis Restaurant (237 South High Street, Baltimore, MD)

For more information on the ISACA – CM Chapter, see its description in our NoVA Meetups section. View our Calendar for a complete list of infosec events in and around the NoVA area. Here is a link to the ISACA meetup page.

For those of you who didn’t see our previous post, the DojoSec scheduled to take place today has been canceled.

Please spread the word so no one shows up at Capitol College and has nothing to do!