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Hackfest - Security Lab
Monthly security presentations and lectures, with open PLUG participation occur, on the first Tuesday of every month. Come prepared to learn about a security tool and then start using it. Ethical and legal, as well as liability aspects of testing are covered as we investigate the strange world of computer insecurity from our powerful Penguin perspectives.
The Hackfest is specially scheduled demonstration that includes open cracking exploits and IDS. Quarterly Hackfests are open encroachment/IDS events with designated targets and competition that require registration and agreement to acceptable use, as well as understanding of liability and self protection. Extensive setup and tear down, forensics and IDS are required so these events are limited to make the best experience for all attendees.
Don't learn to hack; hack to learn. Hack test your installations and source using Linux Security distro tools. Arrangements are happily accepted to coordinate extra credit with local College teachers.
Facilities generously provided by John C. Lincoln Hospital Cowden Center Room #1AB
Plan on being able to use live CDs if you bring your laptop to lab presentations, but open network access is limited to HackFests, which require pre-registration, and MAC/IP address assignment (for forensics).
There is an open call for Backtrack or Security Distro presentations and participants, especially for IDS and forensics.
September's BT4 (Kachold) Presentation
October's 802.11 Wireless BT4 (Kachold) Presentation
November's SSLStrip MP4 (Fields) PresentationA
PLUG East Side Meeting
Presentations This Month
Can a devout EMACS user find happiness using a GUI Editor
Dennis Kibbe, Mesa Community College Linux Instructor, will give a presentation on three useful extensions to the GNOME gedit text editor. See how you can make this simple editor more versatile and fun to use."
Saving Money by Using Linux with a virtualized Windows environment to ease the transition.
Brian will preview his ScaLE OSSIE talk
Ease the migration to Linux, save time and money, while keeping a no maintenance version of Microsoft Windows desktop to pick up the slack on any software that does not have a Linux equivalent. Employees don't have a visible difference on their desktops. Companies get to save money and IT effort.
Using GNU/Linux to deploy Microsoft Windows in a multi-campus K12 environment reduces annual desktop and server licensing costs. In this session, you'll learn how to realize many of the benefits of Free Software without throwing out all your essential, windows only, educational and administrative software. You can realize additional savings by moving to Free Software applications.
Students, teachers and staff get to keep using the essential software software they require to get their work done, but with better stability and flexibility. Using GNU/Linux as the deployment infrastructure also improves security and reduces firefighting for IT.
The presentation also includes tips on how to get users to accept and even request Free software, as well as tips on when not try do a transition to Free and Open Source Software.
When: 7:00PM to about 9:00PM
Where: Sequoia Charter School in Mesa
1st and 3rd Sunday Planning IRC Meeting
Agenda
- assign note-taker
- thanks to shubes for stepping in to do add some spam filtering
- get east side topics to event page and list
- PLUG-discuss problems
- proposed Installfest changes
- sysadmin tasks?
- Derek: response from intel on presentations?
- Derek: response from developer on ruby presentation?
- any ideas on getting blender, gimp and inkscape presentations?
- find March devel meeting topics
- find March security hackfest topics
- find March east side meeting topics
- find March west side meeting topics
IRC meetings for planning PLUG activities and working on PLUG activities and infrastructure.
Be prepared to help out if you show up.
Meetings will take place on the first and third Sunday of the month at 20:00 in PLUG's IRC channel. We will skip dates that are holidays or on long weekends.
Date: First and Third Sunday of the month
Time: 20:00
Channel: #plugaz
Server: irc.freenode.net
PLUG Devel Meeting
The PLUG Development Meetings are held at the UAT on the first thursday of the month in room #203
Join the plug-devel email list to participate in running the devel meetings or to ask devel questions.
Presentations this month
TBD
When: First Thursday of each month at 7:30PM
Where: UAT
West Side Meeting
Presentations This Month
Presentation 1
Discussion regarding how Infusionsoft implements open source solutions within a corporate environment, This discussion will include how Linux, and other open source tools are used within a corporate environment to efficiently and effectively replicate costly solutions. These topics will include: Setting up an automation system across the back-end with bash; how to configure a fully redundant set of Tomcat web nodes, and MySQL database nodes, with easily activated fail-over capabilities; remote management, and installation; feasible backup solutions; and routing capabilities with Iptables.
Presentation 2
Overview of new features in KDE SC 4.4, the upcoming release of the KDE Software Compilation. Ryan Rix will go over some of the new capabilities of the desktop and will be on hand with live USB images for installation.
Topics: Various topics ranging form beginner's to advanced, user to administrator.
When: Fourth Wednesday of each month at 7:00PM
Where: DeVry, 2149 W. Dunlap Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85021
Phoenix Linux User's Group (PLUG) Installfest
Where: University of Advancing Technology: 2625 W. Baseline Tempe, AZ 85283
(Baseline Road, just west of I-10 and Pointe Hilton South Mountain, south side of Baseline, near Fry's
Electronics Tempe).
The "monthly" Installfest is co-sponsored by PLUG and the AZloco. It is held the last Saturday of the month January through October. If one is held for November and December it is generally held on a Saturday early in December.
RSVP: InstallFest@PLUG.phoenix.az.us
- Your computer with specs and equipment,
including monitor, keyboard, mouse, and network card.
- What you hope to accomplish and learn by installing Linux
- Encouraged to RSVP but not required
Who: Anyone who wants to see Linux or run it on their computer.
- Volunteers always needed, please e-mail your pledge for time.
Installations can sometimes take over two hours, please arrive within the first few hours.
We will also help with installing Free Software applications such as Firefox, OpenOffice.org, the GIMP, Blender and Inkscape on other operating systems.
[R]1st and 3rd Sunday Planning IRC Meeting
IRC meetings for planning PLUG activities and working on PLUG activities and infrastructure.
Be prepared to help out if you show up.
Meetings will take place on the first and third Sunday of the month at 20:00 in PLUG's IRC channel. We will skip dates that are holidays or on long weekends.
Date: First and Third Sunday of the month
Time: 20:00
Channel: #plugaz
Server: irc.freenode.net
[R]1st and 3rd Sunday Planning IRC Meeting
IRC meetings for planning PLUG activities and working on PLUG activities and infrastructure.
Be prepared to help out if you show up.
Meetings will take place on the first and third Sunday of the month at 20:00 in PLUG's IRC channel. We will skip dates that are holidays or on long weekends.
Date: First and Third Sunday of the month
Time: 20:00
Channel: #plugaz
Server: irc.freenode.net
[R]1st and 3rd Sunday Planning IRC Meeting
IRC meetings for planning PLUG activities and working on PLUG activities and infrastructure.
Be prepared to help out if you show up.
Meetings will take place on the first and third Sunday of the month at 20:00 in PLUG's IRC channel. We will skip dates that are holidays or on long weekends.
Date: First and Third Sunday of the month
Time: 20:00
Channel: #plugaz
Server: irc.freenode.net
Third Sunday Planning IRC Meeting
Agenda
- mtg intro
- assign note-taker
- Jan west side topic updates
- Feb devel topic updates
- find Feb east side topic
- start sysadm team
IRC meetings for planning PLUG activities and working on PLUG activities and infrastructure.
Be prepared to help out if you show up.
Meetings will take place on the first and third Sunday of the month at 20:00 in PLUG's IRC channel. We will skip dates that are holidays or on long weekends.
Date: First and Third Sunday of the month
Time: 20:00
Channel: #plugaz
Server: irc.freenode.net
[R]Third Sunday Planning IRC Meeting
IRC meetings for planning PLUG activities and working on PLUG activities and infrastructure.
Be prepared to help out if you show up.
Meetings will take place on the first and third Sunday of the month at 20:00 in PLUG's IRC channel. We will skip dates that are holidays or on long weekends.
Date: First and Third Sunday of the month
Time: 20:00
Channel: #plugaz
Server: irc.freenode.net
[R]Third Sunday Planning IRC Meeting
IRC meetings for planning PLUG activities and working on PLUG activities and infrastructure.
Be prepared to help out if you show up.
Meetings will take place on the first and third Sunday of the month at 20:00 in PLUG's IRC channel. We will skip dates that are holidays or on long weekends.
Date: First and Third Sunday of the month
Time: 20:00
Channel: #plugaz
Server: irc.freenode.net
PLUG East Side Meeting
Presentations This Month
New Linux Mobile Devices
There are lots and lots of new mobile devices coming out running Linux.
If you've got an n900, Pre, Droid, Nexxus One, Always Innovating TouchBook, ZII Trinity, Emblaze First Else, Spica I5700, etc please bring it along and share your experiences with the device. What rocks? What sucks? Can you ssh in and play nethack? :)
If you have experience developing for one or more of the devices we'd love to hear about them from that perspective as well.
When: 7:00PM to about 9:00PM
Where: Sequoia Charter School in Mesa
West Side Meeting
UPDATE
In October, meeting attendees agreed not to hold meetings in November or December due to the close proximity to the holidays.
The next meeting will be held on January 27, 2010.
Presentations This Month
TBD
Topics: Various topics ranging form beginner's to advanced, user to administrator.
When: Fourth Wednesday of each month at 7:00PM
Where: DeVry, 2149 W. Dunlap Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85021
PLUG East Side Meeting
The December east side meeting will be our annual end of year party.
We encourage bringing family and friends. This is a social event with no presentations.
We will have some giveaways.
We also encourage bringing some food to share.
No alcohol (dry site) because the meeting is at a school.
When: 7:00PM to about 9:00PM
Where: Sequoia Charter School in Mesa
[R]Hackfest - Security Lab
Monthly security presentations and lectures, with open PLUG participation occur, on the first Tuesday of every month. Come prepared to learn about a security tool and then start using it. Ethical and legal, as well as liability aspects of testing are covered as we investigate the strange world of computer insecurity from our powerful Penguin perspectives.
The Hackfest is specially scheduled demonstration that includes open cracking exploits and IDS. Quarterly Hackfests are open encroachment/IDS events with designated targets and competition that require registration and agreement to acceptable use, as well as understanding of liability and self protection. Extensive setup and tear down, forensics and IDS are required so these events are limited to make the best experience for all attendees.
Don't learn to hack; hack to learn. Hack test your installations and source using Linux Security distro tools. Arrangements are happily accepted to coordinate extra credit with local College teachers.
Facilities generously provided by John C. Lincoln Hospital Cowden Center Room #1AB
Plan on being able to use live CDs if you bring your laptop to lab presentations, but open network access is limited to HackFests, which require pre-registration, and MAC/IP address assignment (for forensics).
There is an open call for Backtrack or Security Distro presentations and participants, especially for IDS and forensics.
September's BT4 (Kachold) Presentation
October's 802.11 Wireless BT4 (Kachold) Presentation
November's SSLStrip MP4 (Fields) PresentationA
[R]Hackfest - Security Lab
Monthly security presentations and lectures, with open PLUG participation occur, on the first Tuesday of every month. Come prepared to learn about a security tool and then start using it. Ethical and legal, as well as liability aspects of testing are covered as we investigate the strange world of computer insecurity from our powerful Penguin perspectives.
The Hackfest is specially scheduled demonstration that includes open cracking exploits and IDS. Quarterly Hackfests are open encroachment/IDS events with designated targets and competition that require registration and agreement to acceptable use, as well as understanding of liability and self protection. Extensive setup and tear down, forensics and IDS are required so these events are limited to make the best experience for all attendees.
Don't learn to hack; hack to learn. Hack test your installations and source using Linux Security distro tools. Arrangements are happily accepted to coordinate extra credit with local College teachers.
Facilities generously provided by John C. Lincoln Hospital Cowden Center Room #1AB
Plan on being able to use live CDs if you bring your laptop to lab presentations, but open network access is limited to HackFests, which require pre-registration, and MAC/IP address assignment (for forensics).
There is an open call for Backtrack or Security Distro presentations and participants, especially for IDS and forensics.
September's BT4 (Kachold) Presentation
October's 802.11 Wireless BT4 (Kachold) Presentation
November's SSLStrip MP4 (Fields) PresentationA
Hackfest - Security Lab
Join us for the Noob's Guide to MetaSploit!
December is MetaSloit Month with Brian Fields aka AZ Rune! This is going to be a great introduction into real use of this great pentest cracking tool! See you there!
Monthly security presentations and lectures, with open PLUG participation occur, on the first Tuesday of every month. Ethical and legal, as well as liability aspects of testing, using linux security distro tools, are covered as we investigate the strange world of computer insecurity from our powerful Penguin perspectives.
The Hackfest itself is specially scheduled demonstration that includes open cracking exploits and IDS. Quarterly Hackfests are open encroachment/IDS events with designated targets and competition that require registration and agreement to acceptable use, as well as understanding of liability and self protection. Extensive setup and tear down, forensics and IDS are required so these events are limited to make the best experience for all attendees.
Don't learn to hack; hack to learn. Hack test your installations and source using Linux Security distro tools. Arrangements are happily accepted to coordinate extra credit with local college teachers.
Facilities generously provided by John C. Lincoln Hospital Cowden Center Room #1AB
Plan on being able to use live CDs if you bring your laptop to lab presentations, but open network cracking is limited to HackFests with pre-registration.
There is an open call for Backtrack or Security Distro presentations and participants, especially for IDS and forensics.
September's BT4 (Kachold) Presentation
PLUGdev presentation by Jeff Savit(Sun) on OpenSolaris - rm 203 UAT
Our final meeting and presentation for 2009 is December 3rd and we are very happy to have Jeff Savit from Sun Microsystems* presenting on OpenSolaris.
Title: OpenSolaris
Jeff Savit will describe Sun Microsystems' open sourced OpenSolaris operating, show its relationship to the Solaris 10, and describe some of its more interesting and unique features, such as DTrace, Solaris Containers, Crossbow network virtualization, CIFS and COMSTAR iSCSI services, OpenHA cluster. Other features for datacenters and for developers will be discussed.
* OpenSolaris and Solaris
* New features in OpenSolaris
* SPARC and Intel support
* Crossbow network virtualization
* Advanced and customized install
* CIFS and COMSTAR iSCSI target support
* OpenHA cluster
* support model and pricing
* New features for the desktop
* New features for the developer
* The Road Forward with Solaris and OpenSolaris
*This should be a very interesting presentation, especially when you consider that OpenSolaris & Solaris will likely be "the" cross platform Oracle solution (IMHO) in the not so distant future (with or without the EC).
Jeff Savit is a Sun Microsystems Principal Field Technologist working in areas including
Solaris, Virtualization, performance, Java, migration, and application and system architecture.
Jeff is expert in virtualization and systems performance on multiple platforms, and has
internals-level experience ranging from mainframe OSes like MVS and VM, to Linux, and
of course Solaris and other Unix variants.
Before joining Sun, he was a Vice President at Merrill Lynch, where he had technical and
managerial roles in development, systems management, market data, architecture, and web
applications. He introduced the first use of TCP/IP protocol to Merrill Lynch, wrote
market data portions of Merrill Lynch's Internet trading applications, and created
one of the Internet's first stock quote web sites.
Mr. Savit is the author of the Sun Blueprint "Energy Efficiency Strategies: Sun Server
Virtualization Technology", and the Virtualization chapter of the "Datacenter Reference
Guide" Blueprint". He also wrote or coauthored several books: "Enterprise Java",
"VM & CMS: Performance and Fine Tuning", "VM/CMS Concepts and Facilities", and
"IBM Mainframes", and contributed to others: "VM Applications Handbook", "The REXX Handbook",
and "The VM/ESA Handbook". He has also been published in SIGPLAN Notices, a journal of the
Association of Computing Machinery. Mr. Savit has been a featured speaker at conferences
including those listed above, InternetWorld, SHARE, GUIDE, Australasian SHARE/GUIDE, and
the Modula-2 Users Group. He also served on a computer science delegation to the People's
Republic of China.
So, If you are interested in some serious free computing - or just have a boss that checks this crazy big list twice..
Come to the PLUGDev presentation by Jeff Savit from Sun Microsystems in room 203 at UAT on Thursday, December 3rd 7:30PM.
Please delay your bringing of festive foods and cheesecakes and all edibles for another week, as much as they would be appreciated, UAT likes to keep it's classrooms clean and well, there are rules...
I look forward to seeing you all this Thursday - Ed
PLUG East Side Meeting
Co-sponsored by LOPSA-US-AZ.
Presentations This Month
- Virtualization In The Open Enterprise
- Recollections of founding a distribution and doing business with big business
