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Sorry for the different format this week, but the editors are
stretched a bit thinly. So, check the calendar to see everything
but here are our picks.
Editor's picks:
TONITE (Wed) : Perl Mongers
Which would you prefer:
Writing test code.
A colonoscopy.
Before you reach for the cleasing prep...
Recent polls find that most programmers do rank testing code just
below colonoscopy on the "want it" scale.
Truly Lazy programming demands effective testing, however, and,
fortunately, Perl offers just that: the ability to test just about
anything, easily, with a minimum of wasted effort.
This month we will take a look at various ways to put the "Anything"
into "TAP", incuding bulk testing modules, diagnostic messages, test
flow control, and using Perl to test other, less fortunate, languages
that lack Perl's testing support.
The meeting will be at Riot Games, 7777 Bonhomme Ave. Clayton, MO
63105
starting at 1830.
Food will be provided by Intoximeters, Inc.
I've ordered four types of pizzas from Dewey's:
* Meatball
* Caprice
* Killer Veggie
* Hawaiian
I've been told that with the sizes ordered we should have enough for
everyone that RSVP'd plus a healthy margin for those who didn't. So,
if you didn't RSVP or you want to bring a friend or coworker you are
more than welcome to do so. If you do plan to make it and haven't let
me know though, please shoot me, mailto:matt.follett@gmail.com a quick
email. If a bunch more people contact me I'll add a Green Lantern in
there.
Thanks again to Intoximeters, Inc for sponsoring food for the night.
TOMORROW (Thurs) :
Thursday, Aug 16:
St. Louis Tech-Security Conference
** *This conference qualifies for CPE credits* ** All Day
http://www.dataconnectors.com/
Hilton St. Louis Frontenac
1335 South Lindbergh Boulevard, St Louis, MO 63131
AND....the big HILITE of the week....
stlLUG - St. Louis
Linux Users Grp - Lean Security
Thurs, August 16, 6:30pm – 9:30pm
4633
World Pkwy Cir, Berkeley, MO 63134 (map)
TOPIC: Lean Security
by Josh More
Venue: UMSL's IT Enterprises
http://www.stllinux.org/
Abstract
It has been said "information wants to be free." A corollary to
this could be "security wants to fail." And fail it does, time and
time again. Security projects are often unsuccessful because of bad
process, misconfigured technology and resistant employees.
Traditionally, we solve this problem by tightening the screws, but
is this right or does it just make things worse? By exploring
ideas from Agile Development, Lean Manufacturing, Psychology,
Economics and Complexity Science, this presentation explains why we
are in the mess we're in and how we might get out of it. It
discusses why constantly improving "better practice" is better than
"best practice", why focusing on learning is better than focusing on
checklists and why expensive technology is seldom a good security
solution. Finally, it discusses systems issues and why so much of
our time is spent fighting ourselves instead of the bad guys.
Speaker BIO:
Josh has more than fifteen years of experience in IT, and ten years
working in Security. Though today, he primarily works as a security
consultant, he has been a developer and system and network
administrator. He holds several security and technical
certifications and has served in a leadership position on several
security-focused groups. He writes a blog on security at
http://www.starmind.org/
and
http://www.rjssmartsecurity.com/. More recently, he has been
focusing on applying lessons from other disciplines to security
practice. Josh More leads RJS Smart Security.
Fri nite: St. Louis Astronomical Society. Discovery of Comet C/
2012c2 Buenges by Fred Buenges @ Wash U
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