Hello everyone! The end of the semester is upon us and finals are just around the corner. This week we are doing something fun: infosec Jeopardy! Come hang out and refresh your knowledge through a fun and relaxing game.
NOTE: This is the last meeting of the fall semester. If we do not see you at the meeting, we hope you all do well on your finals, have a wonderful holiday, and continue practicing your skills!
Hey Everyone,
For this week’s meetup we have introduced an amazing resource that will be taking over CNY Hackathon going forward and took a tour of the Info Sec Club’s Lab upstairs. The resource is https://ncaecybergames.org where you can launch virtual environment to practice and learn cyber security topics. In addition, we took a tour of the Info Sec Club’s Lab in the CCENT Lab on the 2nd Floor where you can see how the network and virtual lab was put together for practice. session for the competition members.
This week we are going to discuss NCAE Cyber Game, a beginner-friendly national collegiate cybersecurity competition that is completely virtual. For those who liked CNY Hackathon or missed the opportunity to participate, this is a great opportunity. We will also discuss CCDC and the opportunity to compete in qualifiers and the regional competition (NECCDC).
Note: this is the second to last meeting before the end of the semester.
Tonight we had Mike Lisi, professional pen tester, member of the white team at CNY hackathon, and one of organizers of NCAE Cybergames briefly speak about his experience starting in cybersecurity, getting certifications, and working in industry for a consulting firm and as an independent consultant/contractor.
We also learned how to setup, secure, and manage services in our virtual lab environment. We set up web (Apache), database (SQL), and DNS (allows internet) servers. For everyone who came tonight, good work! You did a great job and we all learned a lot.
As a reminder: we do NOT have a meeting next week. Our next meeting is after break on 11/30.
This week we will learn how to setup, secure, and manage services in our virtual lab environment. We will go over how to setup web, database, and DNS servers. Once everything is set up, we will pen test our network by searching for exploitable vulnerabilities so we can further secure our network. This is an essential part of understanding the hardware that allows everyone to practice in the virtual lab. This is a great opportunity to learn transferable skills!
We will also have Mike Lisi, professional pen tester, member of the white team at CNY hackathon, and one of organizers of NCAE Cybergames in attendance tonight.
Tonight we had Brian Garber (one of the founding members of the InfoSec club and a Google engineer) share his experience throughout his career. Thank you to Brian for giving us some of his time and answering our questions! To get a recording of the full meeting, contact us at isc@syr.edu . Some of his advice (paraphrased) included:
We also discussed CNY Hackathon and the NCL team game with a live demonstration of “Tom’s Login” from NCL. Last but certainly not least, congratulations to everyone who participated and keep up the good work! One of our NCL students finished in 20th place out of over 6000 competitors (top 0.333%!).
Hey Everyone!
This Saturday, November 6th, the information security club members went to CNY Hackathon hosted by Mohawk Valley Community College. Our members learned a lot of network topics to security vulnerabilities while defending system such a web, database and dns server. We are thrilled to see the Info Sec community campus engaging in learning opportunities. We will be going over what we saw at the CNY Hackathon as well as meet Brian Gerber, an iSchool alumni and founding member of the Info Sec Club, in this week’s upcoming meetup, November 9th at 8pm in Hinds Hall 011!
Hello everyone! Tonight Brian Garber, iSchool alumus and founding member of the infosec club will come speak about his experiences while in school and in industry. Brian has had internships with a school district in Pennsylvania, JPMorgan Chase in Delaware, Cisco Meraki in San Francisco and now works at Google managing the internal information technology infrastructure with his team. You can learn more about him here.
We will also discuss CNY Hackathon and the NCL team game. If you did not get a chance to participate, this is a great opportunity to learn more about the competition environment and prepare for next semester.
For those who missed today’s meeting, we prepared for CNY Hackathon and the NCL team game this weekend by exploring the infosec virtual lab environment and scanning for services on open ports within the provided network.
Announcement:
The student branch of the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) and the Alpha Omega Epsilon STEM sorority are holding a networking event and career panel Sunday, November 7th at the Sheraton Hotel. “IEEE is the world’s largest technical professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for the benefit of humanity.” To learn more click here. Make sure to sign up if you are interested. The first 30 people to sign up will have access to a special event.
Hello everyone! This week we will be focusing on competition prep for the NCL team game and CNY Hackathon. If you have not already done so, it is not too late to find teammates for NCL. Tonight’s meeting is a great place to find potential teammates. For those who are attending CNY hackthon, transportation is being setup. Information will be provided soon.
