2010
07.02

Episode 165 – Nickerson & BSidesLasVegas

InfoSec Daily Podcast

 
Welcome to the ISD Podcast Episode 165 for July 2, 2010. This podcast is our contribution back to the community where we will discuss the vulnerabilities of interest, information security related news hopefully providing you a few laughs and a little knowledge


Announcements:
MyHardDriveDied.com:

  • MHDD Data Recovery Class current dates and locations:
    • Atlanta, GA – July 12th-16th
    • Dallas, TX – October 11th – 15th
    • Washington, DC – December 6th – 10th
    • Cost is $3500 for all classes to reserve and register, call (678) 445-9007, email: smoulton@nicservices.com or go to http://www.myharddrivedied.com Use the Discount Code: isdpodcast for a $300 discount.

SANS Mentoring Program:

  • Jason Lawrence will also be putting on the SANS Mentor Forensics 508 – Computer Forensics and Investigations course in Sandy Springs starting Tuesday, October 12, 2010 – Tuesday, December 14, 2010 (http://www.sans.org/mentor/details.php?nid=21538).  Use the Discount Code: isdpod15 for a 15% discount.

Atlanta ISSA:

Kentuckiana ISSA Meeting
July 9th from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM at Sullivan University.
(http://www.issa-kentuckiana.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=13&Itemid=13)
Ohio Information Security Forum:
July 10th, 2010 from 8:30AM-5:30PM  at SCC Research Park, Auditorium (http://www.ohioinfosec.org/anniversary.htm)
The Louisville Metro InfoSec Conference

Thursday, October 7th, 2010 at Churchill Downs (http://www.louisvilleinfosec.com)
Registration’s made between now and July 16th, 2010 receive a
50% DISCOUNT on the $99 ticket price!  After July 16th the ticket price will go back to normal

Friends of the Podcast:

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Corrections:
Iftach (Ian) Amit tweated that KGB is now the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB) and that the FSB is engaged mostly in domestic affairs, whereas the Sluzhba Vneshney Razvedki or SVR is Russia’s primary external intelligence agency.

We have Chris Nickerson on to talk about BSidesLasVegas.   For information on Vegas check here: http://www.securitybsides.com/BSidesLasVegas.