[Lula] Fwd: UUASC-OC July 2007 Program

[Peter Benjamin]

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                    UUASC-OC
Unix Users Association of Southern California
            Orange County Chapter
                 July Meeting

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        Digital Hijacking and Defenses

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           Monday, July 9, 7-9 PM

           Sun Microsystems, Inc.
         2020 S. Main St. in Irvine
                 12th Floor

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NOTE: Free pizza will be provided by Prosum.com
(http://www.prosum.com/philosophy/) .

Systems can be attacked at any layer where they are exposed, and a SANS
instructor/security expert will show us a few examples where our computers and
networks are vulnerable, and what we can do to keep from becoming victims.

At the July meeting of UUASC-OC, our own Jim Shewmaker makes his UUASC
speaking debut by demonstrating for us several hijacking style attacks and
introducing us to potential defenses to prevent and mitigate such attacks.

The demonstrations will include shell command and wireless hotspot hijacking,
HTTP session stealing, and hiding data in public places.  Jim will also
illustrate hijacking "public" resources such as DNS servers and search engines
as remote storage.

Jim teaches SANS Hacking Techniques, System Forensics, Intrusion Detection,
Assessing Wireless Networks, and Reverse Engineering Malware. He is also a
consultant for Bluenotch, where he focuses on automation and network security
solutions. Jim is currently one of the two GIAC Platinum certified malware
experts.

POST-MEETING ACTIVITIES: Join us at the Pilsner Room, within walking distance.

AFTER HOURS ACCESS: The Sun building's doors are locked at 7 p.m. If you
arrive late, please contact the guard at 949-372-2937 or 949-279-1539 for
access.

CARPOOL INFO: If you are interested in joining a carpool with other members,
please post an email to the general list, uuasc at uuasc.org , requesting carpool
info.

PARKING: Convenient FREE parking is located next to the Sun office building in
the visitor parking lot for after hours usage. Take a ticket when entering the
garage but don't be concerned - no one will be there to collect money when the
meeting ends, so you can exit for free.

DIRECTIONS: Exit the San Diego Freeway (I-405) at MacArthur, go north (away
from the airport) to the signal at Main Street (the first cross-street), turn
right to Mercantile (the first signal on Main Street), turn right to parking.
Please visit our web site, http://uuasc.org/oc.html , where you will find a
detailed map. Here's an ASCII version:


            |    Mercantile           | Gillette
            |         v               |
  Main -----+---------+---------------+-----------
            |         | ElTorito      |
            |         |               |
            |         | Sun           |
            |         \_______________/
            +--\     parking
            |  /\
  405 ======|=====================================
            |  \/
   Airport  +--/    (all intersections shown
            |        have signals (+))

The El Torito is on the corner and can serve as a landmark. The Pilsner Room
is at the other end of the same block, Gillette and Main. The Sun building is
behind the one with El Torito. 949-833-1640.

UUASC-OC wants to thank our host, Sun Microsystems, for the continued support
of our meetings.

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The UUASC is for all persons using Unix either personally or professionally,
or interested in learning more about Unix. We recognize all varieties of Unix,
including (without prejudice) HP/UX, Linux, SVr4, Solaris, AIX, and BSD. This
is a good place to meet others with similar interests and broaden your skills
and knowledge. Generally, meetings include a technical presentation on a
hardware or software topic of current interest to the Unix community and a
round-table discussion of current topics of interest to the group. We are
always looking for interesting presentations and your suggestions are most
welcome.

Please join us this month and bring along your friends or co-workers. Also,
please forward this announcement to others who may be interested and feel free
to post it to wherever you wish, both electronically and physically. If you
receive more than one announcement by email, please let us know so we can keep
our lists current.

Pete