February 2012 Archives

"Securing America's Future: The Cybersecurity Act of 2012"

By SF Bay InfraGard on February 17, 2012 8:44 AM
The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs held a hearing entitled "Securing America's Future: The Cybersecurity Act of 2012" on Feb 16, 2012.  To review the testimony presented at this hearing and a video of the hearing, CLICK HERE...

UPDATE:  Feb 17, 2012 - Senator John McCain (R-Az) says "Cybersecurity Bill Ineffective Without NSA Monitoring the Net"; READ MORE

SF Bay InfraGard Winter 2012 Quarterly Meeting...

By SF Bay InfraGard on February 14, 2012 7:34 AM
InfraGard_Meeting.jpgOnce again RSA is providing the chapter meeting space during the RSA Conference 2012 event at Moscone Center in San Francisco, CA.

Thursday / March 1, 2012
05:30PM - 07:00 PM

To attend you will need to register for the RSA event.  Registration is FREE but you do need to register for at least the RSA Conference 2012 EXPO Pass.  This pass will provide access to the InfraGard meeting, the EXPO exhibit floor and Keynote addresses.

You can register for the conference through a variety of ways.  RSA has provided the SF Bay InfraGard chapter FREE EXPO passes, MORE INFO ...

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We will be meeting in VIP Room North Room 120 at the Moscone Center.  Don't forget to provide yourself enough time to complete the RSA registration and badging process.  The meeting is open to all, InfraGard member or not.

AGENDA:  Social Engineering:  Hacking the Social Systems of Humanity  / By: William Tarkington Security Maven at Brocade

Topics being covered: Overall Social Engineering Methodology, Specific Social Engineering skills, Human Behaviors that make those skills effective, and finally suggestions on how to minimize the risk of your human population.


February 2012 BRMA Membership Meeting ...

By SF Bay InfraGard on February 13, 2012 9:15 AM
brma.jpgThis month's discussion at the Bay Area Recovery Managers meeting will focus on the use and concerns regarding mobile devices.  There will be  two great speakers on the topic. Thursday, 23 February 2012, 12:30pm - 03:30pm

>  Leslie Lambert on "The Shifting Threat Landscape and Mobile Device Security"
>  Jeff Fenton on "Security and Other Issues Regarding the Use of Mobile Devices."

MORE INFO...

FBI Director says Cyber Attacks Becoming Top Terror Threat

By SF Bay InfraGard on February 3, 2012 9:57 AM
Cyber attacks against government agencies and businesses in the United States continue to rise, and cyber threats will one day surpass the danger of terrorism to the United States, FBI Director Mueller reported today in a recent open hearing of the Senate select intelligence community. READ MORE


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