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Where You Want to Be This Week – 10-26-2009

nathiet — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:00:35 +0000

Where do you want to be this week? Now you’ll always know with our “Where You Want to Be This Week” feature, which will tell you about infosec meetups happening in your local area as of Sunday night.

Monday (10/26):
- InfraGard IMMA Meetup (Gaithersburg, MD)
- HacDC Meetup – Microcontroller Mondays (Washington, DC)

Tuesday 10/27): Baltimore Node Meetup – Regular meeting (Baltimore, MD)

Wednesday (10/28) : CapSecDC Meetup – Normal meeting (Washington, DC)

Thursday (10/29) :
- CharmSec Meetup (Baltimore, MD)
- Baltimore Node Meetup – Open Hack Session (Baltimore, MD)

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Where You Want to Be This Week – 10-19-09

nathiet — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:00:07 +0000

Where do you want to be this week? Now you’ll always know with our “Where You Want to Be This Week” feature, which will tell you about infosec meetups happening in your local area.

Monday – HacDC Infosec Meetup Monday, 10-19: Microcontroller Mondays (Washington, DC)
Tuesday – ISACA NCA Meetup Tuesday10-20: (Arlington, VA)
Tuesday – ISSA DC Meetup Tuesday, 10-20: Mobile Device Forensics & Security Concerns by Amber Schroader of Paraben Corporation. (Washington, DC)
Tuesday – Baltimore Node Meetup Tuesday, 10-20: Normal Meeting (Baltimore, MD)
Tuesday – HacDC Meetup, Tuesday10-20: Monthly Member Meeting (Washington, DC)
Wednesday – Infragard NCMA Meet-up Wednesday, 10-21: State of the Hack by Rob Lee, Director-MANDIANT and Faculty Fellow at SANS (Arlington, VA)
Wednesday – HTCIA DC Meet-up Wednesday, 10-21: Covert Remote Forensics: The New Black Bag Job by Cary Moore, Senior Enterprise Consultant (Dulles, VA)
Wednesday – HacDC Info-sec Meet-up Wednesday, 10-21: FPGA Workshop (Washington, DC)
Wednesday– Baltimore Node Meet-up Wednesday, 10-21: Learn to Solder and Build A Multimeter (Baltimore, MD)
Thursday – Baltimore Node Meetup Thursday, 10-22: Open Hack Session (Baltimore, MD)

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CharmSec Infosec Meetup Event – Thursday, 10-22: Normal Meeting

grecs — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:30:18 +0000

If you haven’t had a chance to already, be sure to check out the CharmSec meetup this upcoming Thursday, October 22nd.

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: 10-22, 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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InfraGard – NCMA Chapter Infosec Meetup Event – Wednesday, 10-21: State of the Hack

grecs — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:00:29 +0000

Taking place on October 21st, the InfraGard – Nations Capital Members Alliance (NCMA) Chapter infosec meetup event will cover what they call “The State of the Hack.”

The presenter will be Rob Lee of MANDIANT and SANS. He will be presenting on many of the topics found in his book Know Your Enemy: Learning about Security Threats.

For additional information about this event, continue reading below.

Who: InfraGard and Rob Lee
What: “State of the Hack”
When: 10-21, 9:15 AM – 12:00 PM EST
Where: George Mason University, School of Management Executive Programs (4400 University Dr, Fairfax, VA 22030)

For more information on the InfraGard – NCMA 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 page with information on this meetup.

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Baltimore Node Meetup Tuesday, 10-21: Learn to Solder and Build A Multimeter

grecs — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:00:18 +0000

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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Baltimore Node Meetup Tuesday, 10-20: Normal Meeting

grecs — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:00:35 +0000

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)

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ISACA – CM Chapter Infosec Meetup Event – Tuesday, 10-20: Establishing a Cost-Effective Application Security Program

grecs — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:00:03 +0000

The upcoming ISACA – Central Maryland (CM) Chapter infosec meetup event on October 20th covers a topic that has been on everyone’s minds: How to establish a cost-effective application security program.

Application security speaker Jeff Williams will cover the following points during the meetup:

Establishing a foundation for developing secure code
Designing and implementing secure code Verifying the security of applications
Managing an application security program

According to the ISACA – CM meetup page, these discussion points “will provide a holistic view and provide a tested approach philsophy to assist you in solving this complex vulnerability.”

$40 for members and $65 for non-members, atendees also have the option of earning up to 3 CPE credits after attending this meetup.

For more details about this meetup, continue reading below.

Who: Jeff Williams of Aspect Security
What: “Establishing a Cost-Effective Application Security Program”
When: 10-20, 7:30 AM – 1:30 PM EST
Where: Snyder’s Willow Grove Restaurant (841 North Hammonds Ferry Rd, Linthicum, Maryland)

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 – CM meetup page.

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HacDC Infosec Meetup Monday, 10-19: Microcontroller Mondays

grecs — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:30:01 +0000

Open to the public, HacDC will be hosting their usual “Microcontroller Mondays” meetup this upcoming Monday, October 19th.

HacDC ecourages people to stop by with their microcontroller project to either “learn, teach or just hang out with other microcontroller enthusiasts.”

If this sounds like a meetup you’d be interested in attending, continue reading below.

Who: HacDC
What: “Microcontroller Mondays”
When: 10-19, 7:00 – 8:00 PM EST
Where: HacDC (1525 Newton St NW, Washington DC 20010; near the corner of 16th and Newton NW)

For more information about HacDC, see its description in our NoVA Meetups section. View our Calendar for a complete list of infosec events in and around the NoVA area.

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Baltimore Node Meetup Tomorrow, 10-13: Normal Meeting

grecs — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:30:21 +0000

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)

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HacDC Infosec Meetup Today, 10-12: Microcontroller Mondays

grecs — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:00:39 +0000

Open to the public, HacDC will be hosting their usual “Microcontroller Mondays” meetup today, October 12th.

HacDC ecourages people to stop by with their microcontroller project to either “learn, teach or just hang out with other microcontroller enthusiasts.”

If this sounds like a meetup you’d be interested in attending, continue reading below.

Who: HacDC
What: “Microcontroller Mondays”
When: 10-12, 7:00 – 8:00 PM EST
Where: HacDC (1525 Newton St NW, Washington DC 20010; near the corner of 16th and Newton NW)

For more information about HacDC, see its description in our NoVA Meetups section. View our Calendar for a complete list of infosec events in and around the NoVA area.

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