[PLUG-ANNOUNCE] [PLUG] No Speaker for September yet, anybody want to or have a lead?

[Russell Senior]

We think we should defer you until a later date and go with the social 
hour this month while the weather is still decent. The PLUG general 
monthly meetings are the first thursday of the month, so the next date 
will be October 5th. Or November 2. Let us know what works better for 
you and what you'd like to talk about.

Thanks!

-- 
Russell Senior
PLUG Volunteer
russell at pdxlinux.org

On 9/1/23 16:50, markrobertcurry wrote:
> Hello Russell & PLUG,
> It would depend on which talk PLUG would be most interested in me giving.
> If you pick  one of he talks I listed that's already completed, I'm 
> prepared to do it whenever.
> If you pick one of the talks that are 85% completion, I'll need more 
> time to finalize it.
> If you pick the talk I remastered for BSidesPDX:
> (How To Create A Persistent, LUKS Encrypted USB With A LUKS 
> Killswitch Using Parrot Linux)
> I rewrote all the slides, and they're ready to present.
> I also recorded video tutorials of the whole process.
> which will make it way easier for anyone interested in following along
> (making it more of a workshop than a talk)
> (I forgot the syntax during a live demo once, i'll never let that 
> happen again)
> I also made a cheatsheet with all the CLI syntax used in the talk.
> (along with a corresponding descriptions).
> Honestly, I'm honored and super excited to get the chance to talk at a 
> Linux User Group!
> I'm completely flexible as to when you would like me to give the talk.
> I eagerly await the decision of the LUG board members.
>
> Thank you for time, and I appreciate you responding to my CFP submission.
> (I submitted talks to all the Portland InfoSec Meetups a month ago,
> and only 2/8 of them responded)
> I expected the InfoSec community in Portland to be much more put 
> together than it appears.
> I moved here from from Iowa to work at Intel.
> And the InfoSec monthly meetups were incredible!
> Top of the industry CSOs would be there, and between 700-1,000 
> attendees would show up each month.
> I could really use some help meeting other people in the industry, 
> anyone's help would be greatly appreciated!
>
>
> Sent from Proton Secure Email
>
>
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> On Aug 30, 2023, 12:52 PM, Russell Senior < russell at pdxlinux.org> wrote:
>
>
>     Thanks Mark! I forwarded this to Michael (also cc'd here). Would
>     you prefer this month or a later one? It might be better for us to
>     defer you until the weather is worse and the outdoor patio is less
>     viable, although if you are warming it up for BSides, then maybe
>     this month is better for you. -- Russell Senior PLUG Volunteer
>     russell at pdxlinux.org On 8/29/23 20:06, markrobertcurry wrote: >
>     Hello Russell (and PLUG), > I am a Linux Engineer, I have studied
>     Linux for 12yr now. > I have given talks at 9 InfoSec conferences
>     over the years. > I recently remastered an old talk I gave years
>     ago titled: > "How To Create A Persistent, LUKS Encrypted USB With
>     A LUKS Killswitch > Using Parrot Linux" > I rewrote it for BSides
>     this year, but I think it would be a great > talk to give at a
>     PLUG meetup as well. > > Here is the CFP for the talk: > > ##
>     -------------------------------------------------------------- ##
>     > > In this presentation, I will cover: > > > Securely wipe
>     files/device partitions (6 different methods). > > Format the USB
>     device with Parrot Linux hybrid ISO. > > Create an Ext3 filesystem
>     on the persistent partition. > > Create LUKS encrypted container
>     on the persistent partition. > > Create a mount point, and mount
>     the new LUKS encrypted partition. > > Dump the header information
>     of a LUKS device. > > Add a nuke slot to the LUKS header. > >
>     Create a binary backup of the LUKS header and keyslot area. > >
>     Encrypt the LUKS header with OpenSSL for secure storage. > >
>     Decrypt the LUKS header with OpenSSL for secure storage. > > Erase
>     all LUKS key slots on persistant partition. > > Restore LUKS
>     header from binary backup file. > > ##
>     -------------------------------------------------------------- ##
>     > > > Here are the slides: >
>     https://gitlab.com/xe1phix/ParrotSecWiki/-/blob/InfoSecTalk/Xe1phix-InfoSec-Talk-Materials/How-To-Create-A-%5BPersistent%5D-%5BLUKS-Encrypted%5D-USB-Device-With-%5BParrot-Linux%5D-v2-%5BBSidesPDX%5D-2023/How-To-Create-A-%5BPersistent%5D-%5BLUKS-Encrypted%5D-USB-Device-With-%5BParrot-Linux%5D-v2-%5BSlides%5D/Xe1phix-_Encrypted-Persistent-USB-NukeSlot_-Slides-_v15.7.84_.pdf>
>     > > If you aren't interested in this talk, > I have several
>     completed talks on hand: > > Secure Linux VPNs - Mullvad
>     (Wireguard, OpenVPN) + ProtonVPN > > Encrypting files with friends
>     using GnuPG > > Intro to Linux filesystems (ZFS, Btrfs, XFS, and
>     Ext4) > > Secure Linux Sandboxes - Using Firejail and AppArmor > >
>     Secure IRC Setup - Using Firejail, AppArmor, Wireguard, OpenVPN, >
>     CertFP (SASL + TLS), Irc2P, and Tor > > Talks in development: >
>     (75%+ completion, can be completed by Oct meetup) > > Intro to
>     Linux Anonymity Networks - Using I2P (I2PSnark, Irc2P, > I2PMail,
>     IMule), and Tor (TorBrowser, Whonix, OnionShare, Ricochet, >
>     Briar, and Session) > > Pentesting IPv6 - Using the THC-Hydra IPv6
>     Attack Toolkit > > Secure Linux Firewalls - Using IPTables,
>     PFSense, IPSet, and FWSnort > > Secure Android Messaging - Using
>     Session, Briar, aTox, Telegram, and > Element > > Secure Android
>     Networking - Using Mullvad, Wireguard, OpenVPN, > ProtonVPN, and
>     TorBrowser > > Linux Forensic Analysis - using Sleuthkit (fls,
>     ils, icat, mmls, > etc), dc3dd, dcdldd, Foremost, ddrescue, and
>     guymager > > Linux Metadata Forensics - Analysis, anonymization,
>     and manipulation > (using Exiftool, Exifprobe, Exiv2, etc) > >
>     Linux PDF Forensics - Using pdf-parser, hachoir, peepdf, pdfid,
>     etc > > Securing Linux Kernel Modules - Using Modprobe and kernel
>     module > parameters > > Hardening Linux Sysctl Settings - Securing
>     SysFS options > > > Thank you for considering my presentation >
>     You can contact me at markrobertcurry at protonmail.com > > > Sent
>     with Proton Mail secure email. > > > > -------- Original Message
>     -------- > On Aug 29, 2023, 2:30 PM, xe1phix <
>     xe1phix at protonmail.ch> wrote: > > > Xe1phix's GnuPG Key: >
>     https://gitlab.com/xe1phix/Gnupg/blob/master/publickey.xe1phix_protonmail.ch.asc>
>     Sent with Proton Mail secure email. ------- Forwarded Message >
>     ------- From: Russell Senior Date: On Monday, August 28th, 2023 at
>     > 9:39 PM Subject: [PLUG] No Speaker for September yet, anybody
>     want > to or have a lead? To: plug-announce at pdxlinux.org , >
>     plug at pdxlinux.org > Hi folks, > > Neither Michael (last I checked)
>     > nor I have a speaker lined up for > September 7. Does anyone
>     have > something they'd like to talk about or > know anyone who
>     might? If > not, we are rapidly heading for another UnPLUG > at,
>     presumably, > Rose City Book Pub again. I joked last month that
>     the > last > speaker was responsible for finding the next speaker,
>     or they had > > to speak again. But everyone just laughed. I
>     thought it sounded > like a > great idea. > > Anyway, ANY IDEAS?
>     Reply to > plug at pdxlinux.org or me. > > Thanks! > > > -- > Russell
>     Senior > > PLUG Volunteer > russell at pdxlinux.org > 
>