PLUG's Security Meeting - May 9th

PLUG Announcements plug-announce at lists.phxlinux.org
Thu May 4 08:35:20 MST 2017


  *PLUG *Security meeting.

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On the2nd Tuesday of every month, starting at 7pm, at the Desert Breeze 
Substation located in Chandler, AZ (Same location as the regular PLUG 
meeting), we will be holding cyber security focused courses for the public.

Join the Phoenix Linux Users Group at their Security Session to learn 
about real world exploits used in the wild to gain unauthorized access 
to computers. We will be discussing Brute Force Attacks, 
Man-In-The-Middle attacks (DNS hijacking), Social Engineering, and Web 
Application Exploits targeting popular CMS like WordPress. This two hour 
meeting will focus on providing simplified and easy to follow 
explanations of the methods used to attack your servers and how you can 
better prepare yourself to mitigate the risks.

*Your Instructor:*
Aaron is an experienced Linux user with several years of teaching 
experience. He works in the industry as a software developer while also 
providing consultancy on cyber security related topics.His discussions 
are AZ Post certified for training credit for law enforcementand he 
prides himself on providing quality educational material that is 
relevant and topical. He has a Masters Degree in Intelligence Analysis 
with a focus in Cyber Security, is a life long learner, and prides 
himself on staying up to date with the ever changing field of cyber 
security.
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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.
*Meeting Location*:
Desert Breeze Substation
251 North Desert Breeze Blvd West
Chandler, AZ 85226

The Desert Breeze Substation is on Chandler Blvd and Desert Breeze Blvd, 
which is half way between McClintock and Rural.  It is very close
to both the south 202 and 101 freeways.  Public transportation is
available into the late hours.
	<https://www.google.com/maps/place/251+Desert+Breeze+Blvd+W,+Chandler,+AZ+85226/@33.3076899,-111.9220921,17z/data=%214m5%213m4%211s0x872b06cdd50c43c7:0x7d3e9c66bdb7f8a2%218m2%213d33.3070191%214d-111.9193025?hl=en>

See the meeting information on our web site 
<http://phxlinux.org/index.php/meetings/20-plug-security.html> for more 
information.

See you there,
Brian Cluff

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