[RLUG] Reno Linux Users Group May 2006 Meeting Announcement

[Dennis Bagley]

I took a Unix/Linux Admin class a while back and one of the actual 
in-class projects was to see whose
computers we could hack into.... we had to write up which ones we could 
access, along with the how,
why etc and what we discovered we could or could not do.  (Note it was a 
sealed lab lan environment)

This was part of the curricula because
    our instructor felt you had to know at least some of the ways to 
hack in in order to know how to
    help prevent it in the future AND (hopefully) recognize when your 
system gets huckleberried!

It was fun and interesting.  Especially discovering there are all kinds 
of "free" tools to help the beginner
hacker.


Dennis


Austin Stanhope wrote:
>  :-)
>
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> Brian Chrisman wrote:
>> Austin Stanhope wrote:
>>
>>> I figured it was a funny story for the topic we're currently on.  We 
>>> had a little contest in our systems administration class to see who 
>>> could get into each others boxes.  These boxes had no purpose and 
>>> were set up for us to use (and abuse) for the semester and will be 
>>> reformatted next week.
>>>
>> I have to admit that I am in general, a paranoid bastard... so I may 
>> be overreacting.. :-)
>>
>> -Brian
>>
>>> -Austin
>>>
>>> Brian Chrisman wrote:
>>>
>>>> Personally, I think you are posting this to the wrong venue, and I 
>>>> question the wisdom of such postings at all.  The laws on computer 
>>>> invasion are still relatively new, and are often not well 
>>>> understood by the people they end up affecting.  I don't think we 
>>>> want linux/linux user groups to be stigmatized by an association 
>>>> with criminal activity.
>>>> I think you are operating in dangerous territory here, whether you 
>>>> know it or not.  The *least* harm this could do to you is 
>>>> potentially provide evidence of previous activity against you in 
>>>> the event you are falsely accused of computer-related crimes in the 
>>>> future, and that's assuming everything you are discussing is 
>>>> completely legal.
>>>>
>>>> That's just my opinion... and if I were a lawyer, I'd have a 
>>>> disclaimer for it. :)
>>>>
>>>> -Brian
>>>>
>>>> Austin Stanhope wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Thanks Grant.
>>>>>
>>>>> For those of you who came to the last meeting and remember my 
>>>>> story about gaining access to an unsecured system in our systems 
>>>>> administration class, I was able to use social engineering to gain 
>>>>> access to another two boxes since then.  I'll share the story 
>>>>> tomorrow.
>>>>>
>>>>> -Austin
>>>>>
>>>>> Sebastian Smith wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Expect this message twice if you are on both lists.  Please send 
>>>>>> all complaints to Grant ;)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ANNOUNCEMENT                                           May 10, 2006
>>>>>> ~~~~~~~~~
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Date:     Thursday, May 11, 2006
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Time:     6:00 pm
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Where:     Great Basin Internet Services
>>>>>>      745 W. Moana Lane
>>>>>>      Suite, 350
>>>>>>      Reno, NV 89509
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Map:     http://www.rlug.org/wiki/GettingToRlug
>>>>>>
>>>>>> This month's topic will contine the three-part series on Linux 
>>>>>> security. The topic for this meeting will cover the detection of 
>>>>>> network attacks and techniques for determining if your system has 
>>>>>> been compromised.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> We will have extra time for short talks or topics this meeting, 
>>>>>> so if you
>>>>>> have something of interest you're welcome to bring it up! There 
>>>>>> will also
>>>>>> be the obligatory topic tangents, as well as Q&A and general 
>>>>>> discussion
>>>>>> time.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> As always, we'll head somewhere for beer, food, merriment, and 
>>>>>> chat after
>>>>>> the meeting.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> THE "WHY" PART
>>>>>> ~~~~~~~~~~
>>>>>> The objective of a Linux User Group is to provide a focal point 
>>>>>> for the
>>>>>> local Linux community to discuss aspects of the Linux operating 
>>>>>> system,
>>>>>> provide educational services regarding Linux, maintain a list of 
>>>>>> Linux
>>>>>> savvy consultants, and to provide a social environment for Linux 
>>>>>> users
>>>>>> to meet and exchange ideas.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If you have any questions please contact info at rlug.org.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Cheers!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> P.S. If you know of anyone who may be interested in participating 
>>>>>> in RLUG let them know about this meeting!
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