Rochester

Local Officers
 
 * President: Ralf Durkee
 * Vice President: Chris Karr
 * Secretary: Steve Buck
 * Web and Communications: Michael Starks

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Next Meeting, Monday, September 18, 2006

Our next meeting will be Monday, September 18, 2006 at 6:00 PM at Bryant and Stratton on Jefferson Rd, near I-390.

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Presentation: Securing Apache Web Applications with the Center for Internet Security consensus benchmark by Ralf Durkee We'll exam specific web application security threats and the configuration recommendations from the Center for Internet Security benchmark and for mod_security. We discuss why and when the controls are appropriate, and how they mitigate risks.

Bio: Ralf Durkee has over 25 years of experience in Software Development, and Systems Administration and Network Security. Ralph provides security consulting for Web application security and PCI compliance for Rochester area businesses. He's also a local teacher for SANS GSEC Security, certified since 2000, a Certified Incident Handler & Hacker Techniques (GCIH), System and Network Auditor (GSNA) as well a CISSP certified instructor. He has worked as an independent consultant and trainer since 1996, and has served as lead for the development of several Center for Internet Security Unix/Linux/FreeBSD, BIND and Apache security benchmarks and score tools. He also developed a major portion of the Web Application Security for SANS LAMP track 615.