[TriLUG] CarolinaCon - March 19-21 <- this weekend!

[Brian Phelps]

You misspelled Steve Ballmer

>
>   Why Linux is Bad for Business
>   - wxs
>

On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 2:38 PM, Alan Porter <porter at trilug.org> wrote:

>
> InfoSec professionals, h4x0rs, script kidz, posers, and government spies:
>
> "CarolinaCon" is back yet again! Yes, for about the price of your average
> movie admission with popcorn and a drink, YOU are invited to join us for
> yet another intimate and informative weekend of technology education.
>
>
> What is this "CarolinaCon"?
>
> CarolinaCon is an annual Technology Conference whose mission/purpose is to:
> - Enhance local and global awareness of current technology issues and
> developments,
> - Provide affordable technology education sessions to the unwashed masses,
> - Deliver varied/informative/interesting presentations on a wide variety
> of InfoSec/hacking/technology/science topics, and
> - Mix in enough entertainment and side contests/challenges to make for a
> truly fun event
>
>
> When/Where is CarolinaCon?
>
> This year's event will be held on the weekend of March 19th-21st, 2010.
> The event will occur at at the Holiday Inn on Glenwood Avenue in
> Raleigh, North Carolina. Raleigh is about 30 minutes from Durham, Chapel
> Hill, and Research Triangle Park.
>
>
> Who develops/delivers CarolinaCon?
>
> CarolinaCon is proudly brought to you by "The CarolinaCon Group". The
> CarolinaCon Group is a non-profit organization registered in the state of
> NC, dedicated to educating the local and global communities about
> technology, information/network/computer security, and information rights.
> The CarolinaCon Group is also closely associated with various "2600"
> chapters across NC, SC, TN, VA, LA, DC, and NY. Many of the volunteers
> who help develop and deliver CarolinaCon come from those chapters.
>
>
> What events will be at CarolinaCon?
>
> CarolinaCon is mainly about the talks/presentations/demos. Alongside of
> those we'll surely have several other technology-related
> contests/challenges, as we've had in past years.
>
>
> Who will be presenting which topics this year?
>
>   We Don't Need No Stinking Badges
>   - Shawn Merdinger
>
>   Locks: Past, Picking, and Future
>   - squ33k
>
>   Cybercrime and the Law Enforcement Response
>   - Thomas Holt, Professor Farnsworth
>
>   You Spent All That Money and You Still Got Owned
>   - Joe McCray
>
>   Something Smells Phishy: The Evolution of Social Engineering
>   - Chris Silvers and Dawn Perry
>
>   It's Not A Vulnerability, It's A Feature
>   - Deral Heiland
>
>   The Search for the Ultimate Handcuff Key
>   - TOOOL
>
>   The Art of Software Destruction
>   - Joshua Morin and Terron Williams
>
>   How the Droid Was Rooted
>   - Michael Goffin
>
>   Smart People, Stupid Emails
>   - Margaret McDonald
>
>   Mitigating Attacks with Existing Network Infrastructure
>   - Omar Santos
>
>   OMG, The World Has Come To An End!!!
>   - FeloniousFish
>
>   Physical Manifestation of Software: Microcontrollers 101
>   - Nick Fury
>
>   Protecting Systems through Log Management and System Integrity
>   - David Burt
>
>   Why Linux is Bad for Business
>   - wxs
>
>   Hacking with the iPhone
>   - snide
>
>   Metasploit
>   - Ryan Linn
>
> For a schedule of all talks and their times check out
> http://www.CarolinaCon.org
>
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