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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 (Tuesday) : GAMUG explores the new MAC OS X release, Mountain
Lion.
TOMORROW (Wed) : do NOT go to the Novell / SuSE Linux lunch. It is
on summer hiatus this month.
Thursday, Aug 16:
St. Louis Tech-Security Conference
** *This conference qualifies for CPE credits* **
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.
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