We’d like to thank our March presenter, Rob Perry (CISO of Carilion Clinic), and all of you who were able to join us for our virtual event! Check out the RISE YouTube channel for this session’s recording. Watch it again or share it with your friends and colleagues!
Meeting Notes
Meeting Notes – January 2021
Thanks Darrell Little for an introduction to using Jupyter Notebooks for data science and applications in cybersecurity analysis.
Links of Interest
Meeting Notes – December 2020
Meeting Notes – July 2020
Click through to access the slides and video for July’s virtual meeting on Password Attack and Defense with Rob Garbee.
Meeting Notes – April 2020
Sorry for the delay, folks! We’re working to get back up to speed and ensure we keep you up-to-date with our meeting recaps.
Our April virtual meeting was an overview of Software Defined Wide Area Networking (SD-WAN). Johnny Hatfield and Stephen Watkins of Fortinet joined us to discuss the technology, how it is changing networking, and the benefits it brings to network security. Watch the recording on our YouTube channel:
If you’d like to get in touch with the speakers:
Johnny Hatfield Fortinet Major Account Manager 804-852-3786 jhatfield@fortinet.com
References:
SDxCentral – Articles, white papers, and information on SD-WAN and related technologies
Meeting Notes – February 2020
If you missed our February meeting, catch the replay here! Logan Diomedi’s Introduction to Burp Suite is now on the RISE YouTube channel. Special thanks to ABS Technology / ePlus for hosting this event!
Meeting Notes – January 2020
Ken Nevers shared his inspirational story rising from rock-bottom to being a self-employed InfoSec professional. We appreciate Ken’s willingness to share such a personal story that is certain to inspire others. If you missed out on this meeting be sure to check out the video!
Meeting Notes – Threat Intel 101
RISE member Andrew Beard provided resources and tips for selecting open source data feeds for your threat intelligence platforms. Special thanks to R&K Solutions for hosting this event! Click through for links to video and slide presentation.
Meeting Notes – Capture the Flag Demo

Thomas “Tweeks” Weeks (left) with CTF champs Ken Nevers (center) and Tyler Booth (right)
Fantastic turn-out for the Capture the Flag demonstration held jointly with the Roanoke Linux User’s group. Thanks to everyone who participated! We had a great turnout – almost 50 participants.
Meeting Notes – Log Aggregation vs SIEM
Local InfoSec professionals showed up for another fantastic RISE meeting. Jared Register presented Log Aggregation vs SIEM and provided some fantastic demonstrations. Special thanks to Sycom Technologies for their support in hosting this event. Click through for link to the video!