www.TheBillGuy.com - Security Auditing from Kansas
We have worked with this guy among others for our client's security audits and such. He has done remote auditing (limited) as well as internal auditing for us. He seems to know is stuff.
As others have mentioned, rules of enguagement and good documentation of the actual audit are important to help you get the most out of your audit.
Here's an excerpt from his services page:
"Internet/Network Security: Penetration Testing, Vulnerability Assessments, Security Policies, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Firewalls, Intrusion Detection, and more. Have you ever wondered how secure your network REALLY is?"
After reading over the other posts, it is obvious that advertising for this event was not planned properly (or possibly not at all??). They may not have the advertising budget of ZDnet or IDG (Comdex, LinuxWorld) but these type of events can't afford to overlook advertising.
While very disappointed that I had not heard of this event until it was too late, I was not that surprised that the Wichita area had not heard much about it. I have spent a few days in KC over the last few weeks and had heard nothing on the radio up there either.
If they can't justify the expense for radio advertisements, they should have at least looked into junk^H^H^H^H err, I mean some type of mailings. I am sure that they could buy lists of addresses for IT people in Midwest.
I resent the 'Farm Equipment' post. Had they properly advertised, it seems that they could have reached many more people. Sure, a couple farmers may hear the ads but a lot of IT people including those who don't yet take Linux seriously or (gasp) may have not had any exposure to Linux may actually have been interested in this event!
Looking for advice regaurding logical network location of wireless access points.
We are planning to pick up some internet connectivity via wireless APs (802.11) from a few blocks away next month. These APs will be OUTSIDE of our firewall.
We are also planning to provide mobile users with wireless connectivity (802.11 as well). Our reseller suggested that we place a SEPARATE access point INSIDE our private network.
My concerns regaurding this suggestion are three-fold: 1. What forces mobile users' wireless cards to use a specific access point?? 2. Would it be more logical to use a single access point located OUTSIDE of our firewall and force mobile users to VPN into the network, assuming that bandwidth would not be an issue? (in order to help prevent others from accessing our corporate network) 3. How could we prevent others from using our internet bandwidth? Possibly create a VPN over the wireless link? Any other possibilities??
Does anyone know where to find any type of HUD equipment (windshield display)??
I would guess that aftermarket sources will eventually provide HUD technology for existing vehicles. In the meantime, it would be nice if we could safely plug our dashboard, night vision, or gps into a HUD. While GPS can sure be a timesaver for frequent travelers, looking away at a GPS flat panel is far from safe in my opinion. If implemented correctly, a GPS heads up display would be much easier / safer to use.
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www.TheBillGuy.com - Security Auditing from Kansas
We have worked with this guy among others for our client's security audits and such. He has done remote auditing (limited) as well as internal auditing for us. He seems to know is stuff.
As others have mentioned, rules of enguagement and good documentation of the actual audit are important to help you get the most out of your audit.
Here's an excerpt from his services page:
"Internet/Network Security: Penetration Testing, Vulnerability Assessments, Security Policies, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Firewalls, Intrusion Detection, and more. Have you ever wondered how secure your network REALLY is?"
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J Klein
www.datility.net
While very disappointed that I had not heard of this event until it was too late, I was not that surprised that the Wichita area had not heard much about it. I have spent a few days in KC over the last few weeks and had heard nothing on the radio up there either.
If they can't justify the expense for radio advertisements, they should have at least looked into junk^H^H^H^H err, I mean some type of mailings. I am sure that they could buy lists of addresses for IT people in Midwest.
I resent the 'Farm Equipment' post. Had they properly advertised, it seems that they could have reached many more people. Sure, a couple farmers may hear the ads but a lot of IT people including those who don't yet take Linux seriously or (gasp) may have not had any exposure to Linux may actually have been interested in this event!
Looking for advice regaurding logical network location of wireless access points.
We are planning to pick up some internet connectivity via wireless APs (802.11) from a few blocks away next month. These APs will be OUTSIDE of our firewall.
We are also planning to provide mobile users with wireless connectivity (802.11 as well). Our reseller suggested that we place a SEPARATE access point INSIDE our private network.
My concerns regaurding this suggestion are three-fold:
1. What forces mobile users' wireless cards to use a specific access point??
2. Would it be more logical to use a single access point located OUTSIDE of our firewall and force mobile users to VPN into the network, assuming that bandwidth would not be an issue? (in order to help prevent others from accessing our corporate network)
3. How could we prevent others from using our internet bandwidth? Possibly create a VPN over the wireless link? Any other possibilities??
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!!
Thanks,
J Klein
jr_klein@_N0_SPAM_4_ME_yahoo.com
Does anyone know where to find any type of HUD equipment (windshield display)??
I would guess that aftermarket sources will eventually provide HUD technology for existing vehicles. In the meantime, it would be nice if we could safely plug our dashboard, night vision, or gps into a HUD. While GPS can sure be a timesaver for frequent travelers, looking away at a GPS flat panel is far from safe in my opinion. If implemented correctly, a GPS heads up display would be much easier / safer to use.