This is happening today! Noon - 3 PM! > PLUG Phoenix Linux Security Team LAB October hosts Harold Wong from > Microsoft (http://blogs.technet.com/b/haroldwong/) as a Flag. Come watch, > or bring your deck and join the CTF fun! > > Open Phoenix Linux Security LABs occur the 1st Saturday of every month in > 2010 at Gangplankhq.com. > > All are welcome to come and interact, ask questions, look over our > shoulders and learn. > > If you plan on being able to develop skills using live CDs, bring a > notebook with a CD or pendrive. > > Gangplankhq.com: > > First Saturday of Every Month in 2010 Noon until 3PM > > September 4, Labor Day > October 2, > November 6 > December 4 > > GangPlank's location is in Chandler. > > 250 S Arizona Ave > Chandler, AZ 85225 > > Gangplank also hosts HackNight on Wednesdays from 6PM until 9PM. > > We will be organizing carpools each month (contact lisakachold@obnosis.com > ) > > Links: > Plug Security > > It-Clowns Connections > Gangplank Events Schedule > Gangplank Map > > Ethical and legal, as well as liability aspects of security testing are > covered as we investigate the strange world of computer insecurity from our > powerful Penguin perspectives in lab interaction as well as presentation > materials. > > Hackfest labs include open member participation hacking, cracking, exploits > and IDS. Hackfest labs are open encroachment events with designated targets, > to include shared network insecurity of the most extreme style. Extensive > setup and tear down, forensics and IDS are sometimes required by volunteers, > therefore Hackfest labs are team lab format events to make the best > experience for all attendees. If you would like to build and submit a FLAG, > please document the attack vector, encroachment available and procedure to > verify forensics (expect that your flag might be encroached in other ways > than your open exploit). If your system is encroached in other ways your > CTF submission will not be considered for points. Flag points are awarded > for the most unique or creative submissions as well as those that are not > team crackable. Forenics followup will include discussion of the open > exploit, where it's common in the wild, and encroachment procedures along > with overhead projected attack and exploit step by step. > > Our lab based encroachment includes a point based system and all hackers, > CTF builders or teams get points for their flags to be gathered over the > year and showcased on the hackfest website at http://hackfest.obnosis.com. > > Hack test your installations, networks, and program source using Linux > Security distro tools . > (Arrangements are happily accepted to coordinate extra credit with local > College teachers.) > > Monthly security presentations and lectures, with open PLUG participation > occur, on the second > Tuesday of every month. This interactive presentation format covers > industry news, specific protection issues in linux, ongoing industry tool > development, RFC scripts, exploits and net neutrality. > > PLUG Linux Security Team Presentation Meeting facilities generously > provided by John C. Lincoln Hospital Cowden Center > . > > Active Directory/sLDAP integrated with proxy authentication ensures HIIPA > compliance at Cowden Center. Full insecure networking is exclusive to > HackFests Labs at gangplankhq.com. > > Content presenters need to be able to use Microsoft Systems at John C. > Lincoln's Cowden Center, for displaying HTML, OpenOffice, Video or browser > presentation content via AD proxy. We are currently going through the full > commercial presentation materials from Defcon18 during the Presentation > Linux Security Team meetings at Cowden Center. If you have a presentation, > please give me a shout. > > Email lisakachold@obnosis.com for more information. > * > Meetings:* > PLUG Security GangFest (CTF) Gangplankhq.com > Chandler, AZ > PLUG HackFest (Presentations), John C. Lincoln Center, Cowden Center, North > Phoenix AZ > Website register for reminders, signup for volunteering, trade files, download presentations and other tools like forums, private and public slashdot.org chat are documented on the hackfest.obnosis.com website. > > *Email Security Discussion List* > http://lists.plug.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-security > -- > www.obnosis.com (503)754-4452 > "Contradictions do not exist." A. Rand > -- Skype: 6022393392 Fax: 6233211450 ATT: 5037544452 Phoenix Linux Security Team Saturday October 02, 2010, 12:00PM - 15:00PM October Hackfest@ Gangplank Chandler CTF FLAG#1(of 5) = Guest Harold Wong http://blogs.technet.com/b/haroldwong/from Microsoft *"Great things are not done by impulse but a series of small things brought together." -Van Gogh*