[PLUG] PLUG Advanced Topics August 20th 2007

Kenneth B. Hill ken at scottshill.com
Tue Aug 21 03:58:24 UTC 2007


I just got this notice yesterday; too late for me to make  
arrangements with my family. I need at least a week prior notice to  
fit this face-to-face meeting in with my family's busy schedule. Do  
other have this difficulty/requirment?

On Aug 19, 2007, at 3:17 PM, Alan wrote:

> Portland Linux/Unix Group Advanced Topics Meeting
>
> Date:       August 20th 2007
> Time:       7:00pm
> Location:   Jax Bar and Grill
>             826 SW 2nd Ave
>             Portland, OR 97204
>             http://www.jaxbar.com/  (Not http://www.jax.com/)
>
>
> Topic:	    Detecting and Dissecting Rootkits in Linux
> Speaker:    Alan Olsen
>             Advanced Topics Coordinator
>             Programmer, Sysadmin and Troublemaker
>
> Rootkits are the spyware of the Linux world.  We will be discussing  
> what
> they are, where and how they hide, and what they actually do.  I  
> will be
> covering the various types of rootkits, including the dreaded (and
> overhyped "Blue Pill"), kernel rootkits, and the stuff that the script
> kiddies just left on your server an hour ago.  Included will be the
> tools used to find the various types of rootkits, as well as defensive
> measures.
>
> Alan Olsen has been working with Linux since 1994.  Computers since
> 1972.  His first program was written in Fortran on punch cards for a
> Honeywell mainframe.  This makes him feel very old.
>
> Standard Meeting Rules apply.
>
> Standard meeting rules (from October 18th 2000) as written by Zot
> O'Connor:
>
> 1) The speaker has 15 minutes free. No abusing the speaker for 15
> minutes. After that, its a free for all.
>
> 2) There are stupid questions.  The speaker (and the group) can deem a
> question too basic for the topic, too off-topic, or just dumb.   
> This may
> seem rude, but the idea is to stay deep into the topic.  For instance,
> given a talk on Cryptography, it can be expected that the room  
> knows all
> about public/private key pairs.  The speaker should list topics you  
> are
> expected to know before arriving.
>
> 3) There should be a lot of questions and feedback from the audience.
>
> 4) Everyone, including the speaker should feel like the topic is over
> their head.
>
> 5) All are invited, but be sure to know that the talk is aimed at
> experts/advanced Linux persons (or those that *think* their experts).
>
>
>
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