[NCSA] NC*SA Meeting Tonight at Satisfactions in Durham! Topic: Server Hardening for Real Sysadmins

[ncsa-announce at ncsysadmin.org]

The next meeting of the North Carolina System Administrators
organization (NC*SA) is Monday, December 11th, 2006. Details
about the meeting are provided in this note.  We hope to see you there!

                     NC*SA General Meeting
               7:00 pm Monday, December 11, 2006
            Location: Satisfactions at Brightleaf Square
                           Durham, NC


Topic: Server Hardening for Real Sysadmins

Speaker:  Jeff Mercer - Northrup Grumman

NCSA Sponsors:  EqualLogic - http://www.equallogic.com
                MCNC - http://www.mcnc.org
                TriLUG - http://www.trilug.org

*** Important ***

Please note that we've changed our location this month only!  We will be
meeting at Satisfactions in the meeting room, which we've reserved.

Brightleaf Square
905 W Main Street
Durham, NC 27701
(919) 682-7397

*** Important, too! ***

Matt Frye, our Chairman Emeritus, is once again collecting donations of
canned and non-perishable food items for the Raleigh Rescue Mission.
Please bring a donation to help someone else have a happier holiday season.

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Abstract:

   Yes, Virginia, there is a December meeting this month!  Our own Jeff
Mercer will lead an informal discussion on server hardening, with
explanations on what it is, why it's a good idea and how to do it.  Bring
your questions, opinions, and your own experiences.  Big names in the
industry lately have been saying encrypting everything is the answer.  Is
that the way forward, or just another "silver bullet"?

Bio:

Jeff Mercer is a long-time computing professional who cut his teeth on
TRS-80 BASIC as a kid. He has done IT security and Unix Systems
Administration work for over 10 years for Academia, private sector and
the Federal government. He loves fiddling with computers, teaching
fundamental security concepts and disarming people with wackiness.

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Our meetings are free and open to anyone with an interest in the topic
of the evening and/or system administration.  If you have any questions
please contact the Steering Committee at:

 ncsa-steer at ncsysadmin.org

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Directions to the meeting are available on the web at
http://www.ncsysadmin.org/directions.html