MSU IT Exchange December Meeting
11/26/2007
The second meeting of MSU IT Exchange, a community for collaboration, took place on Thursday, December 13, 2007, from 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon in the Erickson Kiva.
Libraries, Computing, and Technology hosts the MSU IT Exchange bi-monthly meeting to bring people interested in information technology at MSU together as a cohesive group.
The meetings are open to all individuals interested in MSU’s information technology environment.
Tentative Agenda
- Welcome
- Collaboration Tools
- What’s New?
- Recent Discussions
Agenda is subject to change without notice.
SANS Security 504 Coming to Lansing
11/07/2007
Libraries, Computing, and Technology of Michigan State University are pleased to host:
SANS Security 504: Hacker Techniques, Exploits, and Incident Handling
January 28, through February 2, 2008
Marriott Hotel in East Lansing, Michigan
This course addresses the latest cutting-edge insidious attack vectors and the “oldie-but-goodie” attacks that are still so prevalent, and everything in between. Instead of merely teaching a few hack attack tricks, this course includes a time-tested, step-by-step process for responding to computer incidents; a detailed description of how attackers undermine systems so you can prepare, detect, and respond to them; and a hands-on workshop for discovering holes before the bad guys do. Additionally, the course explores the legal issues associated with responding to computer attacks, including employee monitoring, working with law enforcement, and handling evidence.
This challenging course is particularly well suited to individuals who lead or are a part of an incident handling team. Furthermore, general security practitioners, system administrators, and security architects will benefit by understanding how to design, build, and operate systems to prevent, detect, and respond to attacks.
Who Should Attend:
• Members and leaders of incident handling teams
• System administrators and security personnel
• Ethical hackers/penetration testers who want to understand the concepts underlying their testing regimen
A Sampling of Topics:
• The step-by-step approach used by many computer hackers
• The latest computer attack vectors and how you can stop them
• Proactive and reactive defenses for each stage of a computer attack
• Hands-on workshop addressing scanning for, exploiting, and defending systems
• Strategies and tools for detecting each type of attack
• Attacks and defenses for Windows, Unix, switches, routers and other
$1,295 education, state/local government, and state/local law enforcement
$3,445 regular list price
Registration will be available soon.
SANS Institute is known for providing intensive, immersion training designed to help people master the practical steps necessary for defending systems and networks. They also develop, maintain, and make available at no cost the largest collection of research documents about various aspects of information security and operate the Internet’s early warning system – the Internet Storm Center.
At the heart of SANS are the many security practitioners in government agencies, corporations, and universities around the world who invest hundreds of hours each year in research and teaching to help the entire information security community.
