[free-sklyarov] Nov 5 Wash DC - Computer Attacks Made Easy

[Seth Johnson]

(Forwarded from CYBERTELECOM list)

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Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2002 14:36:51 -0800
From: Robert Cannon <rcannon100 at YAHOO.COM>
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The George Washington University
School of Engineering and Applied Science
Cyberspace Security and Policy Research Institute

COMPUTER ATTACKS MADE EASY, AND WHAT YOU CAN DO TO STOP THEM

Tuesday November 5, 2002, 6:10 p.m.-7:30 p.m.

 Room 405 of the Marvin Center
Corner of 21st and H, NW, Washington, DC

  Free and Open to the Public

Tim Rosenberg, L. Robert Kimball and Associates

ABSTRACT

A demonstration and review of currently available hacking
tools used to  attack  and penetrate networks and systems,
including Trojan horses, viruses, scanning  programs and
more. We'll also review and demonstrate wireless hacking. 
After  reviewing the threats, a comprehensive walkthrough of
appropriate countermeasures will follow. Prevention
technologies such as firewalls,  anti-virus, and intrusion
detection will be discussed, as will  policies, training and
general processes that mitigate system vulnerabilities.

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF SPEAKER

Since graduating from Villanova Law School in 1997, Tim has
worked in Information Technology. He served as a developer
and software tester for Andersen Consulting. Later, for
Shared Medical Systems, Tim was a developer, Internet
architect and information security specialist. In 1999, Tim
joined Internet Security Systems as a Sr. Systems Engineer,
after which, he left to start his own company, White Wolf
Security. Throughout the course of the last year, Tim has
presented several Information Security Seminars, provided
information for the book Cybershock by Winn Schwartau, and
has developed an approved Continuing Legal Education course
on InfoSec for attorneys.  Recently, he completed a 5 month
contract with the CyberSecurity Center of Carnegie Mellon
Research Institute. He has taught a wide variety of students
from the US Military, state and federal law enforcement,
attorneys, and corporate systems administrators.

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