[GRLUG] Need Security/Linux Expert for a talk

[Adam Tauno Williams]

On Mon, 2012-10-01 at 15:47 -0400, Michael Mol wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 1, 2012 at 3:43 PM, Casey DuBois <casey at grlug.org> wrote:
> > Hey GRLUG,
> > I'm wanting to do a joint GRLUG / GR-ISSA meeting and am looking for a
> > linux security expert to give the talk.
> > Who's interested?
> Might I suggest you try to get two people involved:
> 1) An expert in the 'attacker' space. (i.e. a penn tester.)
> 2) An expert in the 'defender' space. (i.e. a seasoned sysadmin who's
> dealt with security concerns.)
> Penn testers are single-focused, while the sysadmin has to think about
> larger pictures. IMO, you'd really need both for proper chemistry in a
> good presentation.

+1  I've sat through quite a few 'security' presentations.  Most blew
right past their audiences, or at best it wasn't clear how to use the
information presented [other than "hire us"].   "Security" is such a
broad swath of topics, and depending on the type of organization and
size is approached so many ways, it is hard to address generally in a
meaningful / practicable way.