Spring 2013 Meet up

We are happy to announce our next security researcher get-together. Spread the word !

What: S4: Spring, 2013

When: Thursday, May 30, 2013

Where: 145 Bluxome, San Francisco

Why: ask why?

How much: Nothin, zip, zero, nada, Sponsored by OpenDNS

Who: Awesome people

PLEASE REGISTER HERE SO WE KNOW HOW MUCH BEER TO GET

Speakers: We need some, please email dan (AT) opendns.com if you want to speak.

S4: Fall Security Geek Meetup

Officially announcing the next round of adult beverages, grub, security networking, and good talks.

What: S4: Fall, 2012.

When: November 28, 2012 

Where: 145 Bluxome, San Francisco

Who: Awesome people in security

How much: Nothin, Zipp, Zero, None: Sponsored by OpenDNS

Register: 

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?fromEmail=true&formkey=dHdYUzF6ZWJ0d1pET2dHc283b2p6Rmc6MQ

Need speakers. If you want to speak please say so on the online form above.

Some proposed topics I would love to see....

* Is there a place for offense in cyber outside .MIL?

* Top 3 things that HAVE to change to make us more successful

* Radical ideas on solving the security problems

* Data mining LARGE sets for predictive analysis

* 3 ways to drink beer while standing on head

S4 II Agenda

I look forward to our second night of S4 this upcoming Thursday, August 23rd. Please remember to be there by 6:00 for happy hour drinks and grub.

Here are the speaker topics:

Targeted Malware Attacks in the Arab Spring

Morgan Marquis-Boire, Google

Security Visualization:

Ping Yan, Jesse Davidson, Dhia Mahjoub, OpenDNS

Identifying Twitter users via Machine Learning:

Rich Sutton, SocialIQ Networks

Android Sandbox Analysis:

Parth Patel, Qualys

Training the Machine & Security Communities

Dan Hubbard, OpenDNS (if time permits)

S4 Success

We had our first S4 last week. Stay tuned for some pictures and a writeup. Great presentations on identifying fraud, mobile malware dissection, DNS rate limiting, and cyber-peace.

More importantly, good networking, pizza and beer, and lots of smiles.

Thanks for all of those who attended and I look forward to the next one in August.

Soliciting speakers now.

Some pics from the event below..

Registration Form

I just posted a simple online registration form:

Registration Form

Tentative List of Attending Companies...

Google, Lookout Security, Checkpoint, SocialIQ, eBay, FireEye, SonicWall

Who: Security Geeks 

What: Two evenings over the summer of security-related talks, presentations, networking, grub and adult beverages.

Where: OpenDNS HQ, 145 Bluxome San Francisco, very close King St Caltrain

When  I: July 19th, 2012 @6:00 PM 

When II: August 23rd, 2012 @6:00 PM

Why: Hear interesting talks and meet interesting people

How much: Free (100% sponsored by OpenDNS http://www.opendns.com)

Important Note: Space is limited so please RSVP ASAP to reserve your spot.

Important Note2: Please let us know if you want to present something cool and interesting.

Important Note3: Stay tuned to this page for more details on event like who is speaking....

Contact: dan *AT* opendns.com for registration and speaking.