Govt. seeks Hackers who can "think like the bad guy"

Tonight's meeting is now even more relevant:

"Wanted: Computer Hackers ... to help government"

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=103241777

...

"General Dynamics Information Technology put out an ad last month on behalf
of the Homeland Security Department seeking someone who could "think like
the bad guy." Applicants, it said, must understand hackers' tools and
tactics and be able to analyze Internet traffic and identify vulnerabilities
in the federal systems."

...



On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 7:08 AM, Pete Soper <[email protected]> wrote:

>    Triangle Java User's Group presents:
>
>
>          Hacking - the Dark Arts
>          by Ken Sipe
>
> Monday April 20, 2009
> 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
>
> Meeting at Nortel Networks
> 4001 E. Chapel Hill-Nelson Highway
> Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
> (Google doesn't grok this address: see direction details below)
>
> This meeting sponsored by No Fluff Just Stuff which brings the 2009
> Research Triangle Software Symposium to the area June 26-28 (see
> http://www.nofluffjuststuff.com/conference/raleigh/2009/06/index.html).
> A FREE PASS to this event will be raffled off at this month's JUG meeting.
>
>
>          Presentation summary:
>
>    A live Hacking demonstration exposing the tools and techniques used
>    by Hackers.
>
>    A look at the growing space referred to as ethical hacking or
>    penetration testing. We'll look at example attacks which include:
>
>        * Client-side exploits
>        * Sql-Injections
>        * Brute force attacks
>        * Man-in-the-middle attacks
>        * Key logging
>
>
>          About the Speaker:
>
>    Ken Sipe is a Technology Director with Perficient, Inc. (PRFT),
>    IBM's largest service partner, where he leads multiple teams in the
>    development of solutions in the SOA, Web 2.0 and portal domains, on
>    both the Java and .Net platforms. Additional bio is available at
>    http://trijug.org/meetinginfo.jsp?date=2009-04
>
>
>          Agenda:
>
> 6:30 - 7:00 PM -- Meet, Talk, free Pizza
>   (Attendees coming before 6:30 should gather in the cafe area while the
> meeting area is being prepared)
>
> 7:00 - 7:15 -- JUG Business and Announcements
> 7:15 - 8:15 -- Presentation
> 8:15 - 8:30 -- Discussion with Presenter
> 9:00 - Doors close
>
>
>
>          Admission:
>
> Paid-up members of TriJUG may attend without additional charge. Non
> members are asked to pay $5 per meeting. But, if you are either a full
> time student or unemployed, then we ask only $2 per meeting. Membership
> for 12 months is $40 and $15 respectively. The December meeting is an
> open discussion Birds of a Feather meeting where food and refreshments
> are free.
>
>
>          DIRECTIONS to Nortel Networks:
>
> The address that can be cut and pasted into maps.google.com for to/from
> directions is:
>
>     3931 E. NC Highway 54 Morrisville NC 27560
>
> This points to the correct Nortel building drive entrance mentioned below.
>
>
>            From Raleigh:
>
> Proceed West on I40 to Davis Drive (Exit 280) Take exit for Davis Drive.
> At the top of the ramp turn left (south) on Davis Drive Proceed to the
> light at Davis and 54 (aprox 1/3 mile) Turn left onto 54. Proceed
> approx. 1/4 mile to first (of 3) Nortel entrances on your left. Turn
> left into Nortel site (you should see a pond to your right) Proceed
> aprox. 200 yards to the first right turn into parking lot. Park near
> center of near side of building Enter through guard station near BIG
> YELLOW WALL. (Know your car's license plate number -- guard may ask.)
>
>
>            From Durham:
>
> Proceed East on I40 to Davis Drive (Exit 280) Take exit for Davis Drive.
> At the top of the ramp turn left (south) on Davis Drive Proceed to the
> light at Davis and 54 (approx 1/4 mile) Turn left onto 54. Proceed
> approx. 1/4 mile to first (of 3) Nortel entrances on your left. Turn
> left into Nortel site (you should see a pond to your right) Proceed
> aprox. 200 yards to the first right turn into parking lot. Park near
> center of near side of building Enter through guard station near BIG
> YELLOW WALL. (Know your car's license plate number -- guard may ask.)
>
>
>            From Cary/Apex:
>
> Entering RTP on Davis proceed to intersection with Hwy 54. Turn Right
> onto Hwy 54 (at light) Proceed approx. 1/4 mile to first (of 3) Nortel
> entrances on your left. Turn left into Nortel site (you should see a
> pond to your right) Proceed aprox. 200 yards to the first right turn
> into parking lot. Park near center of near side of building Enter
> through guard station near BIG YELLOW WALL. (Know your car's license
> plate number -- guard may ask.)
>
> The TriJUG web site is http://trijug.org
>
>
>
>
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