February 2018 Meetup Recap
Announcements and Intro
Presentation
January 2018 Meetup Recap
Announcements and Intro
Presentation
November 2017 Meetup Recap
Announcements and Intro
Presentation
October 2017 Meetup Recap
Announcements and Intro
Presentation
September 2017 Meetup Recap
Announcements and Intro
Presentation
August 2017 Meetup Recap
Announcements and Intro
Presentation
July 2017 Meetup Recap
July Announcements and Intro
Presentation
June 2017 Meetup Recap
ColaSec + LockFale 2.0
Our June meeting was hosted at Conquest Brewery. Our lock picking friends from the north, LockFale came down for the 2nd annual Lockpick Village night. Nobody was removed from handcuffs via power tools this year, but we all increased our knowledge of physical security.
Big thank you to Justin and Jon for hauling down all the gear and sharing your lock picking knowledge with the group. We will see everybody back at the USC Incubator for the July meetup.
May 2017 Meetup Recap
Regex for Noobs - by Drew Varner
May Announcements and Intro
Drew's Presentation Video
April 2017 Meetup Recap
Jeff Lang brought us Network Flow for Fun and Profit
The presentation provides a brief overview of network flow, some implementation options, and some practical examples of using network flow in real life. After the introduction sections, it will focus on using QoSient Technologies Argus open source network monitoring tools. There will also be a brief demo doing a compile and install of the software, some live (or PCAP) traffic capturing, followed by some real world examples of how to use it monitor networks.
Introduction Recording and Slides
Presenter Recording and Slides
March 2017 Meetup Recap
Join us this Tuesday March 21st at the USC incubator. Food, Drinks and InfoSec start at 6pm. All are welcome. This month Ralph Collum will be teaching us about Becoming a Cyber Warrior:
This presentation encompasses most aspects of what Information Security professionals deal with on a daily basis. It is also heavily focused on what I think is important to finding and maintaining a career as an information security professional.
Note: Audio has echo near end of video. Presenter's slides are available below.
Intro Sldies
Presenter Sldies
February 2017 Meetup Recap
Security Challenges for the Internet of Things: A Semantics-Based View
Last month Dr. Csilla Farkas joined us again to talk Security and the Internet of Things. Dr. Farkas provided us with an engaging and interactive talk about an increasingly entertaining InfoSec topic.
Abstract -
Are you living in a smart home? Are you using smart devices to monitor your health? Is your organization considering to increase automation for sensing and controlling operations? While the concept of Internet of Things (IoT) may mean different things to different people, there is a common theme: the need for cybersecurity. The key security challenges are focused on three areas: 1) device vulnerabilities, 2) communication security and trust, and 3) data integrity, security, and privacy. In this talk I present a semantics-based approach to support IoT data integration and security.
Intro Sldies
January 2017 Meetup Recap
The first ColaSec meetup of 2017 is Tuesday January 17th. Join us at 6PM for food, drinks and infosec at the USC Incubator.
Tim DeBlock joins us remotely from Nashville to talk about building an Application Security program:
Abstract
Management wants a security program setup in the software development life cycle (SDLC). You have very little programing experience. What do you do? This talk will walk through the experience and process of setting up security in a waterfall and agile SDLC, with very little programming experience. We will walk through the high level strategy and dig into some of the resources available to build out a program. We will also cover the successes and lessons learned I’ve had building an application security program from scratch. This talk is for those looking to make an impact in the SDLC.
Intro Sldies
Presenter Sldies
December Meetup at Conquest Brewery
Drink me
Thursday December 15th, ColaSec will be meeting at Conquest Brewery at 6pm. Conquest will be tapping our ColaSec custom brew a Scotch Ale called Brewt Force. We will have pulled pork (un-sauced so bring your favorite sauce) with several pot luck sides. December is our informal meetup so bring your friends and family. We have no set speakers or agenda, just show up and help us celebrate another great year of ColaSec as we look forward to an even better 2017.
Meetup for Tuesday November 15th
Malware Analysis with Dan Boynton
Join us Tuesday Nov. 15th to learn about Malware Analysis
This talk will provide a high level introduction to malware analysis. We will start with the basic concepts and considerations of analysis lab design along with a walk through of a simple Two-VM setup. Once we test and prepare our environment, we will discuss analysis techniques for document based malware (MS Office and Javascript). If time permits, we will discuss some methods for analyzing, classifying, and attributing malicious windows binaries.
ColaSec had an excellent representation at B Sides Charleston over the weekend. Ralph Collum and Josh Huff both gave talks at the conference and several of our members attended the 2 training events as well. Join us 6pm at the Incubator (EventBrite page here). Professional or enthusiast, all are welcome!
Intro Slides
Presenter Slides
Meetup for Tuesday October 18th
David Guirl and Trey Egan present:
Micro$oft LAPS (Local Admin Password Solution)
Join us tonight (10/18/16) 6pm at the USC Incubator. Tonight's agenda includes a quick recap of Louisville antics at Derbycon, updates on our December meetup party plans, and In The News round table discussion. Then David and Trey will present on Security with Microsoft LAPS (Local Admin Password Solution).
ColaSec is for anybody with an interest for Information Security in the Columbia area. Professional or enthusiast all are welcome. Food and Drinks provided as usual...See you there!
Intro Sldies
Presenter Slides
September 20th Meetup
Bsides Augusta recap and Josh's DerbyCon Practice Run
Minecraft In The Slide Deck Never Hurts
Join us this Tuesday the 20th for our September meetup at the Incubator. A handful of members hit the road and went to B Sides Augusta. We watched Lockfale anger the NSA, saw some excellent speakers and attacked Chiron's Pyramid Capture The Flag. (One of our member's may have won an awesome prize as well)
After the B Sides recap, Josh Huff will give us a practice run of his DerbyCon talk - What I Learned by Being an OSINT Creeper. This talk will be given at Derbycon in Louisville in the stable track and was also picked up by B Sides Charleston in November. Josh welcomes any feedback you have as he makes his final adjustments before presenting in Kentucky. Talk outline from Derbycon site - https://www.derbycon.com/events/open-source-intelligence-what-i-learned-by-being-an-osint-creeper/
Food and Beverages start at 6PM. Registration on EventBrite page here.
Intro Slides
July and August Recaps
After the whirlwind lock picking meetup in June our updates promptly fell off the face of the Earth. Time to remedy that...
Date: July 19, 2016
Presenter: Ralph Collum
Ralph took us on a journey through the perils of our privacy on the inter-webs. After going through the perils we got a lesson in opting out and other methods to reduce our digital footprint. His meme-tastic slide deck and link set can be found here.
July Intro Slides
July Presenter Slides
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B0segbpNn2mBS3F3OHRQRXhHTHM
Date: August 16, 2016
Presenter: Trey Funderburk
Hot off a Mr. Robot appearance the week before, OpenWRT was the presentation topic for August. Trey gave us an outstanding primer to what OpenWRT is and what it can be used for. Trey's talk showed specific use cases of how powerful and customizable OpenWRT can be. Trey’s slide deck can be found here.
August Intro Slies
June 21st Meetup Recap
What happens when you invite LockFale from North Carolina to join ColaSec for a lock pick village?
Record Breaking attendance, solid lock picking knowledge and Adam with an epic handcuff escape story!
Lock Pick Village
Justin Nordine and Matt Block of LockFale joined us and brought an impressive lock pick village to play in. We learned about physical security and had a chance to try and pick tons of different lock types. Check out the Gallery here. This was one of our biggest turnouts for a meetup with 25 attendees. We want to thank LockFale for doing an awesome job and thanks to all of you for making it out to a great ColaSec meeting.
Once LockFale headed back across state lines, we had a chance to practice what we learned in the bonus round. Somebody “accidentally” double locked the handcuff with the “practice wrist” to Adam. We put all of our lock picking skills to the test then promptly went to find a power drill. After an epic lock pick session that would make an OSHA representative jump off a building, Adam was free! Thank you LockFale.
June 21st Meetup
LockFale
image lifted from https://twitter.com/lockFALE
Our next meetup is this Tuesday, June 21st at 6:00 PM at the USC/Columbia Technology Incubator. Details (http://www.colasec.org/how-to-find-us/)
Our agenda includes our “normal” intro plus some intel on SANS SEC501: Advanced Security Essentials –Enterprise Defender from Corey. Josh went to Myrtle Beach to the Techno Security & Forensic Investigation Conference plus got smoked at NetWars competition. After the intro we have the lock sport group LockFALE from North Carolina joining us and putting on a lockpick village. If you have interest in learning lock picking or want to hone your skills on some cool practice gear, join us Tuesday.
FALE — FALE Association of Locksport Enthusiasts
FALE came together around a common idea of general curiosity and persuasion of the public’s “right to know”. Formally founded in early 2010, the individuals involved in the initial organization already had a history in and love for the practice of locksport and of having a better understanding of the mechanisms we rely on so heavily to keep us secure. Beginning with four members meeting monthly, we have quickly progressed to bi-monthly meetings attended by 15 or more individuals. We talk locks, picks, general security and a smattering of other topics when meeting all towards the end of a better knowledge of and ability to communicate the effectiveness (or lack thereof) of so many security measures in place in current society. We hope that through these conversations and our efforts publicly we will help to educate the larger community on the proper use and understanding of locks and security measures encountered daily.
FALE will be hosting a Lockpick Village where folks can come by to talk about physical security, learn to pick locks or talk about advanced picking techniques and tips. Plenty of locks and spare picks to play with, so be sure to stop by!