[TriLUG] NC*SA Meeting - Monday, July 8th - Wireless Security

[Andrew C. Oliver]

Oh wow, its a little short notice, but I'll forward it to the 
announcement lady at Cisco.
Maybe some Cisco folks will show up to heckle you ;-)

-Andy

Lisa Lorenzin wrote:

>For those who may be interested...
>
>The next meeting of the North Carolina System Administrators
>organization (NC*SA) is upcoming.  Details about the meeting and
>directions are provided in this note.  We hope to see you there!
>
>                    NC*SA General Meeting
>             6:00 pm, Monday, July 8th, 2002
>                     Dreyfus Laboratory
>                 Research Triangle Institute
>                  Research Triangle Park, NC
>                     (directions below)
>
>	Topic: 802.11b Wireless Security with Cisco LEAP
>	Speaker: Lisa Lorenzin
>
>==============================
>
>Abstract:
>
>802.11b wireless networks are becoming more and more common in corporate
>environments.  Unfortunately, so are front-page industry magazine articles
>on the security risks involved with wireless.  An enterprise wireless
>network can be implemented securely; to do so requires an understanding of
>the risks inherent in 802.11b and the mechanisms available to mitigate
>those risks.  The presentation will provide: an outline of the standards
>and main proprietary implementations available; an overview of the
>weaknesses in 802.11b security; and a discussion of how to protect an
>802.11b network.  Cisco's wireless products and LEAP authentication
>framework will be used as an implementation example, but the concepts
>covered will apply to any enterprise wireless network, regardless of
>vendor.
>
>Bio:
>
>Lisa Lorenzin graduated from Davidson College in 1994 with a degree in
>Medieval and Renaissance Studies.  Being interested in regular meals, she
>promptly started working in the Internet industry.  (Hey, it was a good
>plan prior to 2001.)  After a trial by fire doing tech support for
>Cybernetx, a local ISP in Charlotte, she moved to the triangle to become
>Director of Technology for Mebtel.  Her interest in computer security
>began when she started doing systems administration at TriNet Services,
>and carried her to a senior security engineer position at Utenzi (nee
>InterLan).  She is currently a network security engineer for a large
>regional health insurance provider.
>
>==============================
>
>Our meetings are free and open to anyone with an interest in the topic
>of the evening and/or system administration.  We will be providing
>food and drink for the evening. If you have any questions please
>contact the Steering Committee at:
>
>  ncsa-steer at ncsysadmin.org
>
>==============================
>
>For information about the NC System Administrators group, please see
>our web site at http://www.ncsysadmin.org/
>
>We have several usually-low-volume mailing lists that you can join:
>
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>
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>
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>will also get a copy of these announcements.  We cannot unsubscribe
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>
>==============================
>
>Directions to Research Triangle Institute:
>
>Directions to Research Triangle Institute
>See also a map to the meeting place.
>
>>From I-40 west of RTP (e.g. Chapel Hill):
>
>Get onto I-40 heading east. Follow I-40 to the NC-147 - Durham Freeway -
>North (towards Durham). Stay in right lane. Shift right as soon as
>possible after merging with traffic coming off I-40 westbound.
>
>Exit to the right at the next exit (Cornwallis Road). At top of exit, turn
>to the left. (If you turn right and cross over the bridge, you are going
>the wrong direction.) After turning left onto Cornwallis, shift
>immediately to the right lane. Take the second right onto East Institute
>Drive. Take the second right off of East Institute Drive. Dreyfus
>Laboratory will be the first building on your right. Use the parking lot
>in front of the Lab and enter at the main entrance.
>
>>From I-40 east of RTP (e.g. Raleigh):
>
>Get onto I-40 heading west. Follow I-40 to the NC-147 - Durham Freeway -
>North (towards Durham). Shift to rightmost lane as soon as possible Exit
>to the right at the next exit (Cornwallis Road). At top of exit, turn to
>the left. (If you turn right and cross over the bridge, you are going the
>wrong direction.) After turning left onto Cornwallis, shift immediately to
>the right lane. Take the second right onto East Institute Drive. Take the
>second right off of East Institute Drive. Dreyfus Laboratory will be the
>first building on your right. Use the parking lot in front of the Lab and
>enter at the main entrance.
>
>>From north of RTP (e.g. Durham):
>
>Get onto NC-147 - Durham Freeway - south. Exit at the Cornwallis Road
>exit. At the top of the exit, turn left to cross over the bridge. After
>turning left onto Cornwallis, shift immediately to the right lane. Take
>the second right onto East Institute Drive. Take the second right off of
>East Institute Drive. Dreyfus Laboratory will be the first building on
>your right. Use the parking lot in front of the Lab and enter at the main
>entrance.
>
>A map of RTI is available at http://www.rti.org/images/campus.gif
>
>Enter through the glass doors at the front; all of the doors except one
>will be locked, but one will be open for our access.  Walk through the
>lobby, go straight out the glass doors, across the patio, and straight
>into Dreyfus Auditorium.
>
>--
>Lisa Lorenzin
>lorenzin at 1000plus.com
>
>
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