NEW ROOM!
Title: Linux Server Security: A beginner’s guide
Presenter: Jonathon Meek
Date: 11/14 @ 7:30p – 9:30p-ish
Where: SPSU J-202
Abstract:
As we see more and more attacks against maintainers of data, it has prompted many people to move their data from the cloud to their own home server. However, this means learning the ins and outs of Linux server security. This talk is geared towards starting on the ground level and do the “low-hanging fruit” within Linux server security such as setup of services, using sudo & doing backups “The Right Way” along with the tools to complete the job.
Bio:
Jonathan Meek is an Application Developer Specialist with AT&T IT Operations. His work has been on developing software to recover un-provisioned network elements and helping design the next generation of provisioning workflow within the company. He was Research Scientist for Georgia Tech Research Institute for three years, doing work in the Quality Assurance Department of the Electronic Systems Lab. He holds a bachelors and a masters degree in computer science from Southern Polytechnic State University. He started working with Linux in 2006 at the suggestion of one of his professors. Previous to his work at Georgia Tech Research, he worked at King & Spalding LLP on the IT Support team. His hobbies include running, writing, movie trivia. He holds memberships with the National Eagle Scout Association and Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity.
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ALE-NW meets the 2nd Thursday of the month at the SPSU campus. Please mark this on your calendar as a reoccurring meeting.
In December, we will merge with ALE-Central for a Key Signing Party and Solstice Social. Be certain to mark your calendars!
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The group usually adjourns to the Marietta Diner after the meeting.
For a campus map and a link to directions please see
<http ://www.spsu.edu/visitspsu/campusmaps/index.htm>
or visit the ALE-NW webpage page at
<http://tomshiro.org/twiki/view/ALE/AleNwOrg> for information links from prior meetings.
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Learn more about GA-400 Linux Group: http://www.meetup.com/GA-400-Linux-Group/ We informally meet most Sundays to discuss Linux.
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Free parking after 7pm in non-reserved spaces in the P60 deck is best. If you park before that time, you may get a ticket, boot, or towed. Building J, the Atrium building, is a short distance east of the parking deck.
ALE-NW@SPSU meetings are open events and we hope you will join us! We generally meet on the 2nd Thursday of the month, but always watch the ale.org email list for specifics. Also remember that topic suggestions and presentation offers the meetings can be emailed to [ jdp (at) algoloma (dot) com] or [griggs (dot) andy (at) gmail (dot) com]
Our ALE Central meeting for Thursday, Sept. 19 at
7:30pm will be:
A CASUAL GATHERING
over food and drink at
MELTON’S APP & TAP
Synopsis:
– For this casual meeting conversation topics involving Linux and crunchy
Open Source goodness will be welcome. We may also have some planning
discussions for a Fall Install Fest and deliberations on activity suggestions
for our regular meetings.
A Note of Apology:
– Seems I’ve been absent from the office a little too much this year and
I’m having trouble getting back in sync with my routines and commitments.
With apologies, I wasn’t planning enough ahead to arrange a formal venue
or speaker for this month’s ALE Central meeting. I am, however, promising
to do better for next month.
— Aaron Ruscetta, ALE Events Coordinator (etc)
see http://meltonsappandtap.com/ for directions and menu info, etc.
A SPECIAL NOTE that our regular Law School venue was not
available for this month, so we have arranged for an alternate
space in the Emory Psychology And Interdisciplinary Sciences
(PAIS) building, where we will be guests of the CCI / BMI Lab.
The venue is on the west side of the Emory campus, just off of
Oxford Road at 36 Eagle Row, Atlanta, GA 30322.
PLEASE SEE / DOWNLOAD / PRINT / READ
the map and directions PDF at the link below for essential details
on parking and finding our meeting room inside the PAIS building:
ALE AT EMORY PAIS MAP & DIRECTIONS
Once you arrive at our 7:30pm ALE Central meeting for Thursday,
August 15th our featured topic will be
An Informal Presentation on the Ins and Outs of
Computer Refurbishing and Electronics Recycling
with special guests David Brown and Marlon Williams.
– Presentation specifics will include a look at NTI’s recycling process
for electronics and computers, information on changes in environmental
protection laws that will soon affect everyone and details on how ALE
members and associates can recycle their used gear.
– David Brown and Marlon Williams are principles and managers
of NTI Recycling in Norcross, Georgia:
Naibun Trading International LLC o/a as
NTI Recycling
2980 Pacific Dr., Ste C,
Norcross, GA 30071
Toll Free: +1 855 624 7700
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Our meeting time frame is 7:30pm to ~9:30pm
Again, directions to this month’s Emory PAIS venue with maps
and important building details are available in this PDF file:
ALE AT EMORY PAIS MAP & DIRECTIONS
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Post meeting libations and conversation are usually enjoyed at
Melton’s App & Tap
Our ALE Central Meeting for Thursday, March 21, 2013
at 7:30pm will be:
The State of OpenSuSE
presented by Chuck Payne
Synopsis:
– Our resident Geek of the Gecko clan will be providing the latest
news and views on updates and project status for the OpenSuSE
Linux distro and development community.
Bio:
– Chuck Payne is a Linux System Administrator who has been an
an active member of the OpenSUSE community since October,
2009, becoming an Ambassador for OpenSUSE in April, 2009.
He has given talks at Atlanta, Texas and Southeast Linux Fests
to spread the word about OpenSUSE to the masses while
handing out a good bit of “Geeko†swag.
Related Links:
— OpenSUSE.org
— SUSE Studio
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The meeting will be held at Emory Law School in our
usual Gambrel Hall, room 1C venue.
Our meeting time frame is 7:30pm to ~9:30pm
Directions to Emory Law School can be found at
http://ale.org/?page_id=2
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Post meeting libations and banter are usually enjoyed at
Melton’s App & Tap
Our ALE Central Meeting for Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013
at 7:30pm will be:
Dynamically Dueling Distros:
A Multi-Part Compare & Contrast Presentation
featuring:
– RHEL/CentOS – presented by Jim Kinney
– SuSE SLES/SLED – covered by Allen Beddington
– Gentoo – discussed by Lawrence Hamblin
plus, pending travel opportunity,
– Bodhi – with Mike Harrison
THE PLAN is to cover strengths, weaknesses, likes, dislikes,
installation, usage, libraries, package managers, configuration,
security and programming of each distro in 10 minutes.
(Yeah, right!) As distro choice is almost a religious process,
be sure to bring your favorite barbs and jeers as well as your
misty-eyed remembrances. Please: No rotten fruits or other
spoiled vegetation as some of this material will stink enough
already (see gnome3).
– There is still room for a volunteer for Debian or Slackware.
– We may need to do a Ubuntu vs Fedora grudge match later.
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The meeting will be held at Emory Law School in our
usual Gambrel Hall, room 1C venue.
Our meeting time frame is 7:30pm to ~9:30pm
Directions to Emory Law School can be found at
http://ale.org/?page_id=2
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Post meeting libations and banter are usually enjoyed at
Melton’s App & Tap