Fwd: cybergamut Technical Tuesday event - 16 October 2012 - Infosec Rock Star
marvin williams
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From: Sheldon, Scott W. <SCOTT.W...@saic.com>
Date: Tue, Oct 9, 2012 at 5:33 PM
Subject: cybergamut Technical Tuesday event - 16 October 2012 - Infosec Rock Star
To: bmore...@gmail.com
Marvin,
cybergamut Technical Tuesday is for cyber professionals to exchange ideas and discuss technical issues of mutual interest. We’ll have a Technical Tuesday event on 16 October 2012 (1915 – 2015 East Coast Time). Please note, this is a different time and location than we usually hold these events. In conjunction with the CyberMaryland Conference, we’ll have cybergamut activities beginning at 1800 (6 pm), so if you’re already in Baltimore for the conference, or simply want to come out early for the Technical Tuesday event, we’ll have things for you to do.
Topic: Infosec Rock Star: How to be a More Effective Security Professional
Why are some of us much more effective than others? A very few of us are so effective, and well known, that we might even be called the rock stars of our industry. Now we personally may never be swamped by groupies, but we can learn the skills to be more effective, well respected, and well paid.
Obviously it's not just about technology; in fact most of us are very good at the technology part. And although the myth of the Geek with zero social skills is just that, a myth, the fact is that increasing our skills more on the social and business side will make most of us more effective at what we do than learning how to read hex better while standing on our heads, becoming 'One with Metasploit' or understanding the latest hot technologies.
Topics, with input from real Rock Stars of Infosec, include
· Positioning: why they don't like us or security and what we can do about it.
· The Science of Influence: ruthless social engineering or effective professional skills?
· Getting things done: Brutal Time Management and The Art of Saying No without upsetting too many people.
· How to be a professional or at least appear to be one.
· How to let people know you rock. You might be the best in the world, but if no one knows it you’re not going to do much good
Presented by: Ted Demopoulos of The SANS Institute
Ted Demopoulos' first significant exposure to computers was in 1977 when he had unlimited access to his high school's PDP-11 and hacked at it incessantly. He consequently almost flunked out but learned he liked playing with computers a lot. His business pursuits began in college and have been continuous ever since. His background includes over 25 years of experience in information security and business, including 20+ years as an independent consultant. Ted helped start a successful information security company, was the CTO at a "textbook failure" of a software startup, and has advised several other businesses. Ted is a frequent speaker at conferences and other events, quoted often by the press, and he maintains Security Certs, a Web site on Security Certifications. He also has written two books on Social Media, has an ongoing software concern in Austin, Texas in the virtualization space, and is the recipient of a Department of Defense Award of Excellence. Ted lives in New Hampshire and in his spare time, he is also a food and wine geek, enjoys fly-fishing, and playing with his children.
Location: Baltimore, MD
Please note that this is a different location than previous events.
We’ll host the live presentation for this Technical Tuesday event at 1915 (7:15 pm) East Coast Time, in the Peale B room on the Lobby Level of the Baltimore Hilton near Camden Yards. In this location, no RSVP is necessary. Simply show up a few minutes before 7:15 pm and enjoy the presentation.
There will be no cybergamut nodes in other locations for this event, but if you’re interested in hosting a cybergamut node for future events, please let me know.
Other Information
We’ll have certification letters available for PMI PMP PDU’s and CISSP CPE’s as well as other technical credits as appropriate.
Plan to show up on time with your cybergamut challenge coin. For those who haven’t received their coins yet, we’ll be distributing them during this event.
I’m constantly recruiting speakers with relevant cyber topics. If you’d like to present your talk at a future Technical Tuesday event, please contact me.
Scott Sheldon, PMP, GCIH
Chief Suit and Founder, cybergamut
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ):
Q1. Is there a fee to join cybergamut or to attend Technical Tuesday events?
A1. There is no fee. cybergamut membership is free; as are the Technical Tuesday events.
Q2. How do I join cybergamut and is it okay to forward these personalized mass distribution e-mails to people I think will be interested?
A2. You can follow cybergamut on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook, and you can send me an e-mail (scott.w...@saic.com) to be added to my e-mail distribution list. It is absolutely okay to forward these e-mails to others who might want to be notified. Over 1900 people currently receive these e-mails.
Q3. What is cybergamut?
A3. cybergamut is a community of practice for cyber professionals across industry, academia, and government. We offer professional development opportunities like Technical Tuesday events as well as hosting formal training classes on a periodic basis. The LinkedIn discussion page has a rich offering of cyber topics in a blog-like setting.
Q4. How can I learn more about cybergamut?
A4. Go to our web site at www.cybergamut.com where you can find out more about the topics in this e-mail, as well as more of the FAQ, the organization’s history, previous events, and upcoming events.