We waited as long as we could to make the call, but we’re not sure that the SANS Holiday Hack will be open in time for this month’s meeting. So, fall-back plan!
SECURITY AND SUDS!
Join us at the Blue 5 restaurant in downtown Roanoke for an evening of Security and Suds. We’ll meet at the bar, enjoy some drinks, company, and finish out the year reflecting on InfoSec topics and careers.
After a rough two-month hiatus due to weather, RISE swung back into action with a packed November meeting. Thanks to everyone in attendance and to ECPI University Roanoke for hosting the event! Continue reading
The Roanoke-Blacksburg Technology Council’s Cybersecurity Forum is hosting an event titled “5 Little Security Controls that can Change Your Life“. Founding RISE members Rob Garbee and Nate Sykes will be participating as panelists. The event will be held in Roanoke on December 4th. Follow the link for more information!
Save the date for our November meeting! Lee Berdick returns to discuss experiences and recommendations on certificate authorities. Continue reading
Update: Once again weather is not our friend. We will be cancelling our meeting tonight in hopes that we will be able to meet again next month in November. Please continue to check back for additional updated information.
See you all soon.
Update: Unfortunately we are cancelling the September meeting due to weather. We will reschedule this presentation for our next regular meeting on 11 October.
September is National Preparedness Month – so prepare yourself by joining us at the next RISE meeting to better understand the threats facing your IT systems. We will continue to explore tools and techniques that attackers use to exploit software for code execution and shell access.
The Roanoke-Blacksburg Technology Council’s Cyber Security Forum will be hosting an event “VPNs and Connected Vehicles” on September 20th at Virginia Tech (Blacksburg, VA). Follow the link for more info!
If you’re the type that likes to dig deeper into tech, into the depths of the operating system and compiled code, then the August RISE meeting was for you. Shane Kennedy presented part 1 of a multi-part series on software exploit development that laid foundational concepts of software exploits such as buffer overflows.
December is over four months away, but the SANS #HolidayHack team is hard at work preparing for this year’s event. They’ve opened registration for KringleCon, a free virtual conference in conjunction with this year’s event. Be sure to check it out!
Ready to learn about ‘buffer overflows’ and methods of exploiting binary software packages? Our next meeting will kick off a short series in the world of software exploitation and the tools and techniques used for analysis and execution. Continue reading
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