Lighting the Dark Alleys of the Internet

Lighting the Dark Alleys of the Internet

NETC 2008April 30, 2008

Cary, NC

BackgroundBackground

Workshop Topic: Internet Security

7 sessions1 ½ hours eachFollowed by

Social Networking Workshop

TidbitsTidbits

Don’t Argue *During* The PresentationLast Year, 4 PresentersThis Year, 3 Presenters

Don’t tick off GoogleWoo rental dealership

NuggetsNuggets

Use specialistsEffective communicationImportant concepts

Use SpecialistsUse SpecialistsSubject matter specialists

know the topicDon’t shoot over their headsOther instructors gauge

participants’ understandingOther instructors add to the

conversations /presentations

Effective CommunicationEffective Communication

Use whiteboardVerify, Repeat, Re-iterateNote that they will be

tested!Make it personalTell stories

Important ConceptsImportant ConceptsPasswords: Don’t share and

use passphraseRed shield: Security center

and web certificatesEveryone needs a router at

home

PasswordsPasswordsA common security

solution is passwordNo reason to share

password Passphrase

Fear the red shieldFear the red shield

You don’t want the RED or Yellow shield

Why So Important?Why So Important?https is your only

protection against Man-In-The-Middle

Graphic found http://www.owasp.org/index.php/Man-in-the-middle_attack Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 Generic

Router for HomeRouter for Home

Benefits Benefits Understand true IT needsMake support easier because

relationships are builtSee the good, the bad, and the

ugly of the work environmentGive a statewide perspective

on potential meeting facilities

SummarySummary

We learned from our mistakes

We continued to improve We planned on using this

approach on other topicsWe had fun!Presentation can be found:

http://www.slideshare.net/aafromaa/internet-security/

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Questions?Questions?

Thank You!Greg Parmer, Jonas Bowersock, Anne Adrian