[NTLUG:Discuss] crackers

[Kelly Scroggins]

I like the idea of a security tutorial (or two).  And setting up a LAN
to demonstrate the techniques of cracking and prevention.

I bet there would be a full house for that one.


Kelly



cbbrowne at godel.brownes.org wrote:
> 
> On Fri, 27 Aug 1999 09:38:23 CDT, the world broke into rejoicing as
> Daniel Shipman <daniel at srjmarketing.com>  said:
> > Greg E wrote:
> > > Given this discussion I have an idea (ouch that hurt) for NTLUG.  Given the
> > > level of security knowledge here (not mine) could NTLUG establish a service
> > > where they could test the security of a system for a reasonable fee.
> >
> > I'd pay!!!
> >
> >
> > What a wonderful idea - Greg I think we should all put you incharge of
> > that one - not really - it's just that it seems everytime I have a good
> > idea for something at church they all look at me and say - Daniel -,
> > that's a good idea! You should head up that committee.
> >
> > But I am interested in the service
> 
> This isn't necessarily something that should be directly run under the
> auspices of NTLUG proper; it seems to me that it would be a real nice
> idea for all sorts of services to spring off relatively independantly.
> 
> If there is a widespread enough set of interest, it would make a whole
> *lot* of sense for someone to run a tutorial on "security," and for
> some sort of "Security SIG" to coalesce if it makes sense for it to
> coalesce.
> 
> If the "Security SIG" turned into the "Texas Linux Security Service,"
> it's anyone's guess whether that ought to be in scope as a sort of
> "subsidiary" of NTLUG, or perhaps someone's new consulting practice.
> 
> I'd tend to think that the latter is likely more appropriate; where
> connection may come in is that it would make sense for "TLSS" to help
> sponsor the running of the North Texas Linux Conference, perhaps paying
> in to help pay costs, as well as (perhaps) charging something to run a
> tutorial session.
> 
> Note: These are just ideas; I'm not trying here to speak as an Official
> Mouthpiece of NTLUG Inc.
> --
> (About "LyGNUx") - "Your midwife doesn't select the name of
> your babies." -- Linus Torvalds, May 5, 1999, ABC News
> cbbrowne at hex.net- <http://www.hex.net/~cbbrowne/security.html>
> 
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