No one told me...
The October 2010 meeting of the Madison PC Users Group (MPCUG) will
feature First Vice President Bhim Nimgade presenting "Learning to Cook on the
Internet." For anybody who is interested in food and cooking, the web is a
great resource. We will explore the wide variety of sites to find recipes
of all sorts, and places to find instructions, techniques, and theory.
There is something for everybody - from the lowly beginner to the most advanced
cook. Bring your insights, your favorite sites, and your questions to
share with the group!
Our presenter will be Larry
Boettger, Director of the InfoSec Security & Compliance Group, which is part of
adtec Services, Inc. This is a Wisconsin firm that specializes in IT
consulting and staffing for
businesses.
Here is an overview of the Presentation:
Title: Cybercriminal Methods and Countermeasures
Agenda :
How to:
Configure computer systems securely
Prevent malicious codes and cybercriminals from breaching the security of computers and data
Identify when computer systems have been compromised and remove the threats
Determine the types of information security enhancements that you should apply to your systems
The types of low cost or free
tools that are available to help you maintain security controls
Demonstration of a computer attack
Information about the InfoSec Security & Compliance Group follows, from
the web site
http://www.adtecinfosec.com/
Protecting your network from unauthorized intrusion, ensuring data security and
making certain that your business is operating within regulatory compliance
guidelines and mandates has become a higher priority requiring immediate and
ongoing attention these days. Recognizing the growing importance and critical
nature of having a secure IT network and having a security and compliance plan
which meets regulatory mandates in today’s business world, adtec Services, now
offers a specialized and focused service line and resource for our clients,
InfoSec Security & Compliance Group. Its primary goal is to help our clients
protect their private and critical data from intruders and outside attack and to
maintain the necessary compliance with the ever growing and complex array of
security regulations and federal and state laws, such as HIPAA, GLBA, PCI, and
SOX, so that they can focus their energies and attention on their core business
and service delivery.
InfoSec Security & Compliance Group has dedicated information security engineers
and IT risk consultants with prior experience and subject matter expertise that
can assist you with:
Security, Risk and Regulatory Compliance Assessments - That will help you determine your current state of readiness and provide you with the foundation to plan and correct any weaknesses before cyber criminals or the regulatory auditors do
IT Governance ITIL Best Practice Guidance and Implementation – That will help you effectively author, implement and communicate IT security policies, standards and procedures
Vulnerability Assessments, Penetration Testing and Secure Component Configuration – That will help you identify areas of vulnerability and effectively budget, design, implement and administer fundamental security controls and solutions
Disaster Recovery Strategies –
That will help you ensure that systems and applications are available when
needed
A vendor presentation from
Remachines, a Madison computer business,
located downtown on the Square, is on the agenda. They do computer support and
assist in making eco-conscious hardware acquisition and disposal decisions.
Their goals are to assist Consumers and Small Businesses in making eco-conscious
computer hardware decisions as well as offering Technical Support, Computer and
Smartphone Repair and Builds, Server and Networking Support, eWaste Computer
Recycling, as well as Internet Marketing Analysis and Support.
No information...
Our presenter for the Wednesday, June 9, 2010 meeting will be James Kademan, of Doc Jams Printer Repair, Toner and Supplies. He will be talking about all aspects of printer maintenance and repair, with information sure to be valuable for all the members of MPCUG. He will also touch a bit on shredders, which is an increasingly important technology for people concerned about privacy and preventing identity theft.
The speaker for our general meeting will be noted Wisconsin poet, artist, author, and web designer Jeannie Bergmann. Her topic will be "An Artist's View of Web Design." She will show examples of both good web design and horrendous web design and tell us how to make web sites that are pleasing and striking as well as functional. Of course, THIS website was down for quite a while, and this information is released after the fact!
Our speaker at 7 PM will be Alnisa Allgood, the founder and Executive Director of Nonprofit Tech. She is also the organizing founder of Madison Nonprofit Day and an organizer at Madison Nonprofit Technology Group (MadTech). Her mission is to provide technology consulting and IT services to nonprofits and it is Madison's gain that she has moved here. She comes to us from San Francisco, where she has an extensive resume, including working as Technology Consultant at Ford Foundation and many others, and as Web Developer at many different institutions and groups.
Mr. Daniel Guerra will be the speaker. He is the active and dynamic leader of Argus Ventures.
Chris Robson of Robson Computer Technologies will be presenting.
Our Wednesday, January 13, 2010 general meeting topic will be a look at the newest technology, from the CES (Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas, and also a look back at what was new in the past decade. Bhim Nimgade, Roger Tesch, and Tom Havighurst will be presenting. Also, the MPCUG is purchasing a projector for the group, and it is possible that it may arrive in time for the meeting, and we will all get a chance to see this brand new piece of technology.