The upcoming ISSA – NoVA Chapter meetup on September 17th will address the security necessary for allowing the accreditation of a PL4 system without the use of a firewall or a guard. According to the meetup abstract, you can expect to learn about the following if you attend: There are several components (Solaris 10...
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Much like the ISSA – DC Chapter meetup this week, the ISSA – NoVA Chapter meetup on August 20th will be a social/networking event instead of a traditional meetup. In addition to getting the opportunity to hang out with your fellow security professionals, there will also be free refreshments provided. But as the ISSA –...
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The upcoming ISSA – NoVA Chapter meetup on July 16th will address Topological Vulnerability Analysis and which tools are right for the job. Presenter John Williams will focus primarily on CAULDRON – a technology developed by George Mason University (funding primarily by Homeland Security) specifically for the correlation and visualization of vulnerabilities within an...
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Just a quick reminder that the ISSA – NoVA Chapter meetup about single risk security managers is tonight, May 21st. For more information about the ISSA – NoVA Chapter, see its description in our Infosec Meetups section. View our Calendar for a list of similar infosec events in and around the NoVA area. See...
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Tomorrow’s ISSA – NoVA Chapter meetup will cover a topic that is long overdue: The increasing shift toward security becoming one profession/position, including the move to a single risk manager. With the economy being as it is, the likelihood of this occurring has increased significantly. Companies would like to consolidate positions wherever they can,...
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Last Thursday, Michael Sutton (@michaelawsutton) of Zscaler Labs gave a presentation entitled “Your Browser Wears No Clothes: Why Users With Fully Patched and Secured Web Browsers Remain Vulnerable in a Web 2.0 World” at the ISSA – NoVA Chapter meetup. Sutton—VP of Security Research at Zscaler—has a background in researching, publishing and presenting on various...
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Just a quick reminder that the ISSA – NoVA Chapter infosec meetup event is tomorrow. For more information about the ISSA – NoVA Chapter, see its description in our Infosec Meetups section. View our Calendar for a list of similar infosec events in and around the NoVA area. See our
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It seems that the idea of naked browsers is becoming quite a trend; the ISSA – NoVA Chapter is the latest meetup group to tackle the topic of browser vulnerability in a supposedly ‘secure’ Web 2.0 world. Featuring Michael Sutton of Zscaler Labs—who gave a similar talk at the February ISSA – DC Chapter meetup—attendees...
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Just a quick reminder that the ISSA – NoVA Chapter infosec meetup event is tomorrow. For more information about the ISSA - NoVA Chapter, see its description in our Infosec Meetups section. View our Calendar for a list of similar infosec events in and around the NoVA area. See our original post for more information about this meetup. ### Keep the local...
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The ISSA – NoVA Chapter infosec meetup event this Thursday is covering an interesting topic: the implementation of the 2010 Census. While the 2010 Census might seem like an unlikely security topic, the ISSA – NoVA abstract of the meetup makes a good point: “ presents a classic case of how you must balance operational requirements...
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