Upcoming Speaking Engagements
We may be in the middle of the summer but already the calendar for the autumn is starting to fill up. I will be presenting at Source Barcelona and also at BruCON in September. For both of these seminars I will be talking about the lessons learnt from when I set up IRISS-CERT and how […]
Community SANS Event in Dublin
Bob McCardle has made me aware of these upcoming community SANS events to be held in Dublin this coming September. Bob and Owen are both very well regarded for their expertise and I highly recommend attending any, or both, of these courses. Bob also kindly offered a discount code for those of you wishing to attend. […]
Next ISSA Ireland Event – May 27th
The next ISSA Ireland chapter event will be a lunchtime meeting (noon to 2:30) on Thursday May 27th at the Radisson Hotel, Golden Lane, Dublin 8. This event is free to members and while it is open to non-members it should be noted that non-members will have to pay a cash entrance fee of €10. […]
The Next ISSA Ireland Chapter Special Event
The next ISSA Ireland chapter meeting will be a special event and will be held next Thursday, the 4th of March, at the offices of Ernst & Young in Harcourt Street. There will be two speakers for this event. The first will be Peter Lennon from the Department of Health and Children who will speak about […]
Speaking at the 2nd Annual Data Protection Conference
The Second Annual Data Protection Conference which is run by the Irish Computer Societywill be held this year on Thursday the 25th of March in the Radison BLU Hotel, Golden Lane, Dublin 8. I will be speaking at the conference as will Billy Hawkes – Data Protection Commissioner Bruce Scheier – BT Linda Ni Chualladh […]
Next IISF Meeting
The next meeting of the Irish Information Security Forum will be held on the 28th of January at 14:00 in the Oak Room in Buswells Hotel on Molesworth St. Dublin 2. The topic for the meeting will be “What’s hot in Information Security in 2010”. I will be addressing the meeting with what I think will be […]
Knowing Me, Knowing You at RSA Europe
Last week the RSA Europe Conference was held in London and the main themes that I picked up from the various talks I attended and from other delegates were; The Security Issues Caused by Social Networks Cloud Computing Cyber Warfare I was at the conference to give my “Knowing Me, Knowing You” presentation on how I stole […]
Upcoming IRISS CERT Conference on Cyber Crime
The Irish Reporting and Information Security Service will be holding its first annual conference on Cyber Crime. The event looks to be pretty interesting especially as attendance will be free. The following is from IRISS CERT‘s website: IRISS will hold its first annual conference on the 19th of November 2009 at the D4 Berkley Court […]
Community SANS Event Coming To Dublin
A Community SANS event in Dublin is scheduled for the 7th to the 15th of September at the Ballsbridge Court Hotel. The event will have the following courses; SEC504: – Hacker Techniques, Exploits & Incident Handling and will be tutored by Robert McArdle AUD521: – Meeting the Minimum: PCI/DSS 1.2: Becoming and Staying Compliant and will […]
ISSA Event – Startup Opportunities in Infosec
The current economic climate is taking its toll on many information security professionals. On average I am getting about two to three emails a week from people who have just lost their job, or fear they are about to lose their job, asking me for advice on how to advance in the field of information […]