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<h1 align="center">PLUG Meeting January 12th<font size="+2"><br>
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<div align="center"><font size="+2">We have two presentations on </font><font
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Aaron Jones and der.hans.</font><br>
Aaron will review a variety of security incidents from 2016 while
Hans will cover security and privacy practices we can take and how
a password manager makes it easy.<br>
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2016 - A Year End Review!<br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);
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<b>Description</b>: We are going to look back at 2016 and some
of the gnarly security hacks that took place. We will discuss
the FBI database leak, Podesta emails, DNC, and a super massive
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<b>Bio</b>: Aaron is a frequent flyer at PLUG who likes the
command line. He spends his time doing computer stuff and even
went to school for computers at some point in his life. He uses
Linux, I3, and Bash.<br>
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Privacy, Security and Password Management<br style="color:
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<b>Description</b>: Take control of your online security and
privacy. Continuing breaches at high-profile sites prove that you
can't rely on cloud services to protect your accounts.<br
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This updated presentation is the basis my January 2017 Linux Journal
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Password managers such as KeePassX make it easy to use different,
strong passwords and usernames for each site. They also enable other
good security practices. Take charge of your personal online
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Also covers practices that can effectively keep your online accounts<br
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seperate from each other so that a security breach at one company
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expose your other accounts. Avoid the domino effect.<br
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<b>Bio</b>: der.hans is a Free Software, technology and
entrepreneurial veteran. He is a repeat author for the Linux Journal
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and security using a password manager as the cover article for the
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2017 issue.<br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11px;
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He is chairman of the Phoenix Linux User Group (PLUG), BoF organizer
for the Southern California Linux Expo (SCaLE) and founder of the
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He presents regularly at large community-led conferences (SCaLE,
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<hr size="2" width="100%">The meeting will start at 7pm at The
Desert Breeze Substation. People start arriving as early as 6pm, so
if you would like to help setup and/or chat for a while, arrive a
little early.<br>
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<td valign="top"><b>Meeting Location</b>:<br>
Desert Breeze Substation<br>
251 North Desert Breeze Blvd<br>
Chandler, AZ 85226<br>
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The Desert Breeze Substation is on Chandler Blvd and Desert
Breeze Blvd, which is half way between McClintock and
Rural. It is very close<br>
to both the south 202 and 101 freeways. Public
transportation is<br>
available into the late hours.<br>
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<p>We will go for food to BJs at the Chandler Fashion Center Mall
after the meeting so we can chat with each other comfortably.
Please feel free to join us. Please come even if you aren't
hungry, the food is not mandatory.<br>
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<p>See <a
href="http://phxlinux.org/meetings/14-east-valley-meeting.html">the
meeting information on our web site</a> for more information.<br>
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See you there,<br>
Brian Cluff<br>
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