The Atlanta ASDFED Chapter would like to invite you to attend their upcoming meeting. The meetings are open to the general public.
Topic: Compromising the Network in 2012
Highly targeted social engineering attacks are the vector of choice for adaptive persistent adversaries as an undetected entry point to company networks. The ultimate goal for these hackers is to access highly sensitive and valuable intellectual property. The list of major companies that have fallen victim to spear phishing, advance persistent threats (APTs) and other high-profile attacks continues to grow.
How would you know if your company has already fallen victim to a social engineering attack? What do you need to do to address these latest threats?
James Brooks, a seasoned cyber security professional with Dell SecureWorks, will show you how standard processes, employee education, cyber intelligence, and innovative security technologies can help protect your organization.
Attendees will learn the following:
- The ways your networks are most likely to be compromised
- Techniques for educating employees on cyber security
- Cutting-edge approaches to detecting and combatting social engineering threats
- Cyber Intelligence for enterprise security
Speaker James Brooks, Senior Product Manager at Dell SecureWorks, is responsible for the strategic direction of the company’s firewall and unified threat management (UTM) services. James has more than 18 years of experience in the security industry and has served in a wide range of security management functions. James possesses a thorough understanding of the most current security technologies, network and Internet environments, and cyber intelligence strategies. A noted expert on emerging online threats, James has been quoted in several publications, such as Business Week and eWEEK, and has spoken at numerous security conferences, including CERT, SANS, ACFS and MRC.
James holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Alabama and has taken graduate courses in management at Harvard University.
Location: AIU Campus, Atlanta, GA
Directions
* From GA-400 N
* Take exit 5A toward Dunwoody (0.3 mile)
* Merge onto Abernathy Rd NE (0.2 miles)
* Turn left at Peachtree Dunwoody Rd NE,
* Destination will be on the left (0.7 miles)
Take the second entrance to Embassy Row (the guard house is at the first entrance, continue past and take the next Left.
The parking garage is directly in front of you as you enter and the University (building 500) is immediately to your left. You can park in the parking lot or the parking garage.
When coming into the campus building, please identify yourself to security as attending the ASDFED meeting.
Lunch
Attendees are encouraged to network at lunch at a local restaurant following the meeting.
