In case you missed SIG Sec’s last meeting, here is the list of security classes that were discussed.
For more information, including syllabuses, instructors, and times offerered, as well as the full CS course listing, see the computer science course webpage.
CS 201 – Intro Computer Security
CS 401 – Cryptography
CS 463 (483) – Computer Security
CpE 349 – Trustworthy, Survivable Computer Networks
?? – Digital Forensics (currently not offered)
At our next meeting, SIG Sec will be announcing our Red Team Competition, a computer penetration testing challenge. The event will be hosted by Brown Smith Wallace.
In this two week event, open to any S&T student, we will provide information on systems (provided by Michael Collins) that are vulnerable to cyber attacks. The goal is to gain access and figure out the weak points of a computer system. You do not need to have security experience to participate.
The first meeting is April 2nd, where we will announce the rules, and the basics of the competition. During the following two weeks, participants will be able to access the machines and points will be scored. Then, on April 16th, we will announce the winners.
There will be multiple levels of difficulty, so everyone will be able to try. Multiple prizes will be awarded.
More information to come in the next few weeks,
currently the systems we are planning (roughly listed in increasing difficulty):
• Windows XP
• Windows 2003 Server
• Ubuntu Server
• FreeBSD
Want to know what security classes are offered next semester? Have an opening that you need to fill?
Or are you just trying to find a class to get your adviser to remove your hold?
Well, why not make it a class you’ll find interesting?
Come to the next SIG Sec meeting (note the day) and learn about what courses will be offered.
Tuesday March 17th 7:00pm CS 209A
Classes discussed will include those taught by: Karl Lutzen, Tim Doty, Dr. Jiang, Dr. Miller, and Dr. McMillin
Wireless Security Auditing Presentation
On Feburary 19th, 7:00 pm in CS 209A, William Atkins, the illustrious former SIG Sec co-chair, will be presenting on his work at Sandia National Laboratories, on the topic of Wireless Security Auditing.
Free pizza and more information to come.
Also, Will will be attending the ACM Career Fair Dinner at Alex’s Pizza. Be sure to rsvp to acm@mst.edu
Social Engineering Presentation (26 MB)
Student speaker AJ McDonald will be talking about Social Engineering at our next meeting on
Thursday, February 5th at 7:00 in CS209A.
His talk will cover all the important qualities of a social engineer.
For the first 2009 meeting, SIGSec is having Karl Lutzen from Missouri S&T IT discuss how he analyzes your packets.
Its Thursday Jan 22nd at 7:00pm in CS 209A.
Can you analyze network traffic for anomalies and still maintain the privacy of the contents of the network traffic? Yes you can! Much of S&T network security is done by looking at where traffic is flowing, what type of traffic and the quantities and anomalies to identify issues without having to view the contents of the packet.
For our last meeting on Dec 4th at 7pm, ACM, SIG Sec, ACM-W, and UPE are all joining together to bring you a meeting full of fun, excitement, and free pizza.
We will turn the CS Building into a miniature golf course, and will have a Street Fighter 2 tournament on the ACM arcade cabinet.
Join ACM SIG Sec for our meeting on November 12th 7:00 in CS209A. Guest speaker Elonka Dunin will be talking about her work as a cryptographer.
Elonka Dunin, world’s #1 expert on Kryptos, the mysterious encrypted
sculpture at the center of CIA Headquarters, will give a multimedia talk
on the sculpture and the speculation on the messages it bears. Elonka
will also be showing the 11-minute PBS NOVAscienceNOW segment about the
sculpture, including interviews with the artist James Sanborn, and the
chairman of the CIA Cryptographic Center, Ed Scheidt.
Be sure to stick around, as SIG Sec will be going to eat at Kyoto, the Japanese Restaurant, afterwards.
The next ACM SigSecurity meeting is Wednesday 10/29/08 in CS209A at 7:00.
Mike Collins has recently joined the Risk Management team at Brown Smith Wallace LLC after 8 years at Deloitte & Touche. There he had national responsibility for the approval of security practitioners and testing tools that the firm utilizes for attack and penetration engagements. He has more than 12 years of experience in the field of information systems security, is an acknowledged national expert in attack and penetration testing, UNIX systems administration and security, firewall and network architecture, wireless networking and intrusion detection systems. He has performed a large number of security assessments for companies in the financial services, government, consumer business, energy and telecommunications industries. The security solutions provided include intrusion detection, firewall systems, authentication systems, and security architecture implementation assistance.
He has designed and implemented Virtual Private Network (VPN) and wireless solutions allowing clients to reduce costs considerably related to network connectivity and designed and implemented a wide range of firewall architectures, including Checkpoint Firewall–1, Gauntlet, Raptor, and PIX based firewalls and various intrusion detection technologies.
