The Twin Cities System Administrators (TCSA) group meets monthly to discuss topics of interest to system and network administrators in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota. The meetings are free and open to the public. Check out our web site at http://www.tcsa.org/ TCSA meetings are on the third Thursday of each month at 7:00 pm. ----- Next Meeting: Topic: Network Management and Security Speaker: Chuck Craft, Tavve Software Date/Time: August 16, 2007 7:00 pm Location: France Place Main Floor Conference Room Synopsis: Notoriously unsecure protocols (SNMP, syslog, TACACS+, TFTP, etc.) are needed to keep watch on what is happening within networked environments, this presentation will discuss how those protocols are being exploited and what a number of the world's largest companies are doing to protect themselves and their business from becoming front page news. Get ready for an engaging discussion on maintaining the delicate balance between network management and true security. Having worked with some of the largest companies in the world, our speaker will share some of his experiences and an exciting new tool from Tavve Software (formerly OnionPeel Solutions) they all use within their environments. About the Speaker: Chuck Craft is a Senior Technical Consultant with Tavve Software, located in Raleigh,NC near RTP. After several years of developing embedded control software for railroad maintenance equipment, he migrated to being a UNIX admin for the CAD and development systems. In 1992 he changed from customer to vendor, becoming a technical consultant for a HP reseller. The past 15 years have been a mix of implementation, development and trainer for resellers and vendors in Minnesota and the Carolinas. Main Floor Conference Room France Place 3601 Minnesota Drive Bloomington, MN 55435 Tentative Meeting Schedule September 20, 2007 October 18, 2007 Directions: The France Place Building is at 3601 Minnesota Drive on the northeast corner of Hwy 494 and France Avenue in the Bloomington business district. From 494, go north on France Ave. to Minnesota Drive (the first streetlight north of 494). Take a right (east) onto Minnesota Drive and immediately take another right into the parking lot. The building sign is visible from 494 and shares a parking lot with Fuddruckers. France Place is a nine story brown brick building. - Parking Free parking is available in the main lot. - Web map is at: http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?address=3601+minnesota+drive&city=bloomington&state=mn&zipcode=55435 For more information on TCSA, check out our web site: http://www.tcsa.org/ To subscribe to the TCSA or TCSA-JOBS mailing lists, follow the TCSA or TCSA-JOBS link from: http://list.onvoy.com/ For any other information, please send email to: djb at umn.edu or contact: Dave Bianchi 651-260-1770 -- Dave Bianchi djb at umn.edu 651-260-1770