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Ottawa Chapter Event: May 24, 2012

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"Masada: Lessons in Cyber Defence from the 1st Century" and the Annual General Meeting



Visitors to Israel today will likely know Masada as a UNESCO World Heritage site. They will be told that Israeli Defence Force officers take their oaths of office there in a moving ceremony, and they will be told of the courage of a group of 976 men, women and children who defended the place in 73 AD against 4500 soldiers of the Roman army and lost. The Romans had the most advanced military force in the known world, and had the persistence to besiege Masada for nine months before attacking. In the end, the Zealot defenders had the choice of living as a slave to the Romans, crucifixion or suicide. They chose suicide.

What lessons can we learn from that battle so long ago that are useful to us as we defend our networks and our information from attacks today? What mistakes are we repeating and how can we correct them? Are our threats as advanced and as persistent as the Romans were in their day? Do we know our enemies? Do we know how they will attack next and how to fight and win in a battle against them? Do we have a strategy that will provide the concepts and tools to allow us to be successful? What does being successful mean? Or will we, like the Zealots, be left with a choice: to be owned by our opponents, be crucified or to slit our own throats?

Speaker: Bruce Jackson, independent consultant. Read his Bio.

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AGM

For our event on May 24 featuring Bruce Jackson's presentation on Masada, we will also have a short general meeting to recap the past year and to elect a new treasurer. Everyone welcome - see you there!

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Times and Location: All our events are held at the Novotel Ottawa in downtown Ottawa, see here for the location and time.

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Notes From The Board

April Event
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April Event ("Canada Anti-Spam Legislation")

Spam, software loading, spyware, phishing, botnets and more... Lynne Perrault, Director of CRTC E-Commerce Enforcement, provided a close look at the legislation and enforcement strategies. It was a great presentation for a highly interested audience of security professionals.

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ISSA Ottawa has switched to a third-party service (Constant Contact) to help us manage the registration process for chapter events. It uses the familiar PayPay registration method (easy to use, no account needed).

REMINDER

If you register for an event, then PLEASE honour your commitment (or if you need to cancel then let us know as soon as possible). This is important to avoid hotel fees for unused registrations and to ensure space for everyone who wants to attend.

Annual General Meeting

For our AGM on May 24 we will be featuring a presentation by Bruce Jackson on "Masada" (Lessons for Cyber Defence from the 1st Century).

Treasurer needed

The ISSA Ottawa is looking for interested volunteers to step forward now to learn the role of the chapter treasurer before his term of office expires in June. Other roles on the board are also available.

About the Chapter

What are the benefits of joining the Chapter?
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Established in 1991, the mission of the Ottawa Chapter of the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) is to provide a friendly, interactive environment for those with an interest in information security. Through meetings, guest speakers, discussion forums, this website and the concerted efforts of our members, we strive to accomplish this goal. These local Chapter level benefits are augmented by the advantages of membership in ISSA International which provides an e-newsletter, educational online webinars, and partnerships with other IT security organizations many of whom offer discounts to ISSA members.

All of this is aimed towards helping members be more effective in their work both technically and personally, and towards providing professional development opportunities.

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