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SANS Phoenix – Update

Posted February 25, 2009
Filed under: External Training, PCI, Professional Development, Regulations / Compliance | Tags: payment card industry, SANS Security Leadership Essentials

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A couple weeks ago, I wrote a post announcing that I will be taking the Security Leadership Essentials course at SANS Phoenix, 2009. The conference is being held March 23-30, 2009.

I will be blogging about the event, so check back around that time to hear my thoughts on the course! As I said in my previous post, I am participating in the SANS Work-Study program, which I think is a tremendous value.

I am excited about two updates to my conference registration. First, I am also taking the SANS 2 day course on the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Standard. Second, I am getting access to the SANS On-Demand training for both of these courses. On-Demand is another cool option for training in this economy – solid computer based training with no travel costs! Both of these are included with my registration under the work study program!

Have you taken a SANS course? What did you think? What do you think of SANS? A couple of years ago, there was a session at ShmooCon entitled Anti-SANS (or something of the sort). It was a very spirited debate to say the least. I would love to hear what you think of SANS – good, bad, or indifferent!

Press Registration for Gartner Wireless & Mobile Summit?!?

Posted February 9, 2009
Filed under: blogging, Industry Events, Professional Development | Tags: blogging, Gartner, Gartner Wireless & Mobile Summit, Mobile Business 2.0, Thought Leadership

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Gartner is having their annual Wireless & Mobile Summit this month in Chicago. This is an event that I have always wanted to attend.

I am going to ask about Press Registration for the conference. I know that RSA and other large security conferences have embraced the idea of allowing bloggers to attend and post about their events. In this case, I will have to be posting from either an EVDO card or via my iPhone – which should be a natural fit for an event centered around Wireless & Mobile technologies. 🙂

The first page of the conference brochure (beyond the cover page) starts out with the phrase “Mobile Business 2.0 is coming. Are you ready?” I fully believe in Mobile Business 2.0, which is a large reason that I have beefed up my LinkedIn profile, started this blog, and created a Twitter account. I believe sharing information of this kind is extremely valuable to us as a Wireless & Mobile community. In that spirit, I hope that Gartner sincerely considers my request for a press pass as a blogger.

Sessions that look particularly interesting to me upon first glance are the ones around RFID, iPhone Forensics, and Online Society in 2020.

If you are interested in attending the event, here are some of the details (they even offer a money back guarantee):

23 – 25 February 2009 | Chicago, IL | Sheraton Chicago

Standard Conference Price

Fee includes conference attendance, documentation and planned functions. – US $2095

Money Back Guarentee

If you are not completely satisfied with this Gartner conference, please notify us in writing within 15 days of the conference and we will refund 100% of your registration fee.

http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=669708

Security Leadership Essentials

Posted February 7, 2009
Filed under: External Training, Professional Development | Tags: MGMT 512, SANS, SANS Phoenix, Security Leadership Training

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I am excited to announce that I will be attending the SANS Conference here in Phoenix March 23rd – 30th, 2009.

I have taken several SANS Courses before, including “Wireless Ethical Hacking, Pen Testing, and Defenses” and “Securing Windows”. This go around I will be taking “SANS Security Leadership Essentials for Managers“. The course is being taught by the President of the SANS Institute, Stephen Northcutt.

They are actually running 9 different courses in the areas of Management, Audit, Security, and Development. No promises, but if you are interested in joining me at the Phoenix conference, send me an email at douglas.haider@xirrus.com and I will try to hook you up with a 10% discount!

I am taking part in SANS work-study program. It is where I am going to help them set up the conference, assist with on-site registration, help monitor the book store, and serve as an in-class volunteer. In exchange, SANS is offering a steeply discounted tuition rate – a great program, especially in this economy!

I plan on blogging about the course, so definitely check back to hear my thoughts on the good, bad, and the ugly! Have you taken a SANS course? What did you think? If you haven’t, which of their courses sounds the most interesting to you? Sound off by submitting a comment below!

Speaking Engagement – Webinar on 1/26 at 9AM PST

Posted January 16, 2009
Filed under: Professional Development, Speaking Engagements | Tags: Professional Development, speaking engagement, webinar, wireless security assessment

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OK, I promised to give more notice on future speaking engagements. I am giving a Webinar on “Wireless Security Assessments” on Monday, 1/26 at 9AM PST.

Below is information about the presentation, including the link to attend along with a session description.

Webcast Live Date & Time: 9:00am JAN 26 2009 United States – Los Angeles

Duration: 45 mins

http://www.brighttalk.com/webcasts/2030/attend

Session Description – Wireless Security Assessments

Our speaker, Douglas Haider, will be presenting on the unique challenges inherent to assessing and securing wireless networks. With the recent reduction in costs of wireless equipment, it has become increasingly common for companies to implement wireless technology. Companies may desire the convenience that wireless technologies provide, but may not appreciate the security risks inherent to these systems. Adding wireless equipment to the corporate network adds a significant amount of additional risk to the I.T. infrastructure. Mr. Haider will cover some of the key tools and methodologies for identifying and mitigating these risks.

Speaking Today at PHX ISSA Meeting

Posted January 13, 2009
Filed under: Professional Development, Speaking Engagements | Tags: 802.11, Ditch the Switch, Ethernet replacement, wireless

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For those of you in the Phoenix area, you can hear me speak about “Replacing Desktop Ethernet with WiFi” this afternoon at the Phoenix ISSA meeting. My company, Xirrus, had some messaging around this with their “Ditch the Switch” campaign at last year’s INTEROP. Come see how 802.11n, 802.11e, and other improvements in the IEEE specs are making wireless as fast, safe, and reliable as Ethernet to the desktop.

The ISSA meeting is held at ITT Technical Institute from Noon until 5PM:

5005 S. Wendler Dr.
Tempe, AZ 85282

Directions:

(NW Corner, I-10 & Baseline, Across from Fry’s Electronics)

Exit Interstate 10 at Baseline Road in Tempe, and turn West.
Go 1 block, and Turn North (Right) on Wendler,(the 1st light and 1st street past the underpass).
ITT Technical Institute is on the right beyond Denny’s.

I will post information about my upcoming speaking engagements in a more timely manner. Stay tuned!