The January BCS Oxfordshire Branch meeting is on
Thursday (17 January 2002) at 7:30pm.
http://www.bcsoxon.org/dynamic.htm?/calendar/spring2002-detail.htm#jan
Speaker: Mr David Love, Head of Security TAG at Computer Associates
Whilst companies selling point solutions are good at describing the
particular threat against that which they are targeted, a consolidated
view of the overall threat picture is rarely adequately depicted.
The presentation will describe the various threat areas ranging from
individual hackers, through commercial electronic espionage to state
sponsored commercial espionage. The expanding utilization of IT by
organized crime will also be covered. Given the increasingly
sophisticated nature of tools available to attack IT systems, pointers
to the future of IT protection will be extrapolated
Wolfson Building, South Parks Road, Oxford.
http://www.bcsoxon.org/dynamic.htm?/calendar/location.htm
After the presentation, the committee will be adjourning to the Lamb
and Flag public house (St Giles - about 200m away) for a drink, and
informal chat.
If you require more information please email mailto:events@bcsoxon.org
Wireless Networking
or
"You did what with a Pringles can?"
Martin Ling
Sunday 6th January 2002
6.30pm, Comlab
How radio networks work - problems and solutions in implementation
Current hardware, the 802.11b standard, and future developments
Using wireless with Linux & BSD
Wide-area wireless - for both commercial and community networks
Aims and benefits of Consume and other projects
- broadband to the streets.
Problems and challenges:
- legal issues, routing design, feasible distances &
antenna construction
Security implications
War driving - scanning for and penetrating wireless LANs
Vulnerability of the WEP encryption protocol
Advice on securing wireless systems
The meeting will (as always), be followed by drinks at the Lamb and Flag.
The Comlab entrance is from Parks Road and
there are maps at http://www.comlab.ox.ac.uk/archive/ox/maps.html
Happy New Year!
Alasdair
--
agk(a)oxlug.org
http://www.oxlug.org/
