January 10, 2008 - NOTE: Second Thursday this Month Only
Topic:
Building Web Sites in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 by Larry Saunders
SharePoint combines an extensible platform with rich
functionality to enable enhanced communication and collaboration. After a review
of WSS features, the remainder of the presentation will consist of two WSS
demos:
-
Customizing a site using Internet
Explorer
-
Customizing a site using SharePoint
Designer
Along the way we will talk about
lists, libraries and views (announcements, links, contacts, document, picture,
calendar, events, and discussions), sites (subsites, workspaces, blog, and
wiki), navigation (top links and quick launch), templates (site and list),
workflows, authentication and permissions (rights trimmed).
Also, at the meeting this week there will be food from Chick-fil-A’s
available for a $5 donation. There will be nuggets, strips, chicken
sandwiches, chicken wraps, green salad, fruit salad, brownies and Starbucks
coffee. You may also want to bring your own drink. Eats will begin
at 6PM.
BIO:
Larry Saunders is founder and owner of
BlueSail Computing, a computer
services company. He has worked with computer technology for 36 years
including computer design, Computer Aided Design, computer and network
administration, office productivity solutions, and web and computer
programming. He spent 14 years at IBM and has worked as a computer industry
consultant for the last 16 years, founding or co-founding three computer
consulting companies. He is the author or co-author of over 75 technical
articles and publications and was a contributing editor for Integrated
Systems Design magazine for 3 years. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree
in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Chicago and
served 4 years in the US Marine Corps.
Coordinator:
Rick Joyce
December 6, 2007
Topic: Holiday Gathering & Potluck.jpg)
Guest Presentation:
MaxSP by Tim Wells, VP Sales
This will be a change of pace from the
regular genre for WiNSUG. Everyone is invited to get together at Coleman
College (library) to mingle and take a moment to share something about your
challenges from 2007 and upcoming 2008.
Yes, and there will be food! Go to
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/WiNSUG/database?method=reportRows&tbl=6
to sign up and indicate your potluck food contribution.
Eats will start as the food arrives beginning as early as 6PM. I'll bring
catered Rubio's Mexican fare.
GUEST PRESENTATION:
From
6:30 to 7PM we will gather around and listen to a presentation by special guest
Tim Wells who is flying in from Sunnyvale. He represents MaxSP and will
tell us know about their company's product offerings and how they may work for
you and your clients. To find out more go to
www.maxsp.com.
In addition an informal
technical demonstration will be available for those who would like to see the
product in action starting at 7:15PM.
Coordinator:
Karen Christian
November 1, 2007
Topic:
Installing and Maintaining Windows SharePoint Services 3.0.
by Rick Joyce
Case Study: Open
Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 features many improvements over it's
predecessor, not the least of which is a complete overhaul of installation and
management tools. Come and learn about the differences between WSS 3.0 and WSS
2.0; how to install WSS 3.0 in various scenarios, including side-by-side with
CompanyWeb in SBS 2003; improved user access control, including permissions down
to the folder level; document recovery (recycle bin); improved backup and
restore, support for mobile access, blogs, Wiki sites and RSS feeds; and much
more. This isn't your 2003 Windows SharePoint Services!
Coordinator:
Karen Christian
October 4, 2007
Topic:
Running Macintosh Computers in a Windows Environment by Dan Beaulieu
Case Study:
Renegade DNS or How to Violate Your ISP’s Terms of Service for Fun and Profit
by Silver Ace
How do you maintain Macs in a Windows world? Think of them as a Windows
boxes! You just have to find the same/like technologies like TCP/IP,
Sharing and in coming and out going mail servers that are on your PCs.
Dan Beaulieu is an educated and experienced Microsoft Certified Professional
with 15 years extensive knowledge in the computer industry.
Responsible for building and maintaining IT infrastructure of Productive
Computing and All clients’ networks, including: Retrospect back-up strategies,
website design changes, desktop and server set up and maintenance, and the
research and purchase of all products.
Case Study:
The Silver Ace shows you how to run a server anywhere, with any connection to
the InterWeb.
Coordinator:
Erik Pfeiffer
September 6, 2007
Topic:
Microsoft Virtualization.
What is PC Virtualization and how you can use it in your own consulting practice
TODAY? by Gregg Blundell
Case Study: TekSystems - More Jobs for You?
We will take a look at
Microsoft’s Virtual PC 2007 product. What it is. How to get it.
What you can do with it. We’ll look at how to load and configure Virtual PC’s
and then explore some ways you can make use of these technologies TODAY.
*** Don’t have a dedicated
server in your office? It’s likely you have a PC under your desk with some
horsepower. We’ll demonstrate just what horsepower is or isn’t needed.
*** Use only a fraction of
what’s in your ActionPack each month? How would you like to try
applications and OS’s BEFORE having to use your client as a test bed?
*** Tired of messing with
multiple cables, keyboards, mice, network configurations, KVM switches and the
like? You may just like this friendly and flexible alternative.
This short session will get your
virtual feet wet and introduce you to some of the basic concepts behind
virtualization. We will plan a follow-up session sometime in the future
to move to Virtual Server technologies and meet-up with Rick’s fine case-study
from a few months back (thanks Rick!)
This session is mainly intended as an introduction for those who have not used
Microsoft’s VirtualPC product. For those who have, who knows, maybe we’ll
discover something new Wednesday night?
Case Study:
Kris
Alandy and Rick Van Ackeren from TEKsystems www.teksystems.com will share how their staffing and recruiting services
business can work for you. They offer short and long term opportunities
for you and possible business referrals for contacts who are in need of an
outsourced consultant.
And an extra special thanks to TEKsystems for sponsoring the pizza and sodas this
evening.
Coordinator:
Karen Christian
Topic: Business Insurance - Are You Covered? by Fred Liebel
Fred Liebel, an Insurance professional is our guest and keynote speaker this
evening. His information for any small business or self employed Consultant is
invaluable and really, a must.
Fred presented at SMBTN San Diego a few months ago and everyone agreed how
interesting and beneficial the presentation was. His company offers
comprehensive custom commercial insurance packages.
He discusses in applicable detail the laws covering liability, workman's comp,
independent contractor definitions per California Law. At the SMBTN meeting
most of the consultants learned how many of their concepts in these areas were
wrong. And just how much issues in these areas could affect their own financial
assets and well being.
Contact Info:
Michael Ehrenfeld Company - Insurance Brokers & Agents
2655 Camino Del Rio N. Suite 200, San Diego, CA 92108
Phone: (619) 683-9990 ext. 103 Fax: (619) 683-9999
www.ehrenfeldinsurance.com
Coordinator:
Jeremy Webster/Kevin Keane
July 5,
2007
Case Study: “Virtualizing an IT
Consultant's Office” by Rick Joyce
Fellow member Rick Joyce will give us a hands-on
demonstration of how he utilizes Virtualization to run his own very successful
consulting practice.
Coordinator:
Karen Christian
June 7, 2007
Topic: Group Policy
for SBS 2003 - Tips and Tricks by Ted Barrow
Case Study:
Creating an Offline Windows Update CD
Learn about Group Policies and how they can help you better
manage your accounts.
Answer questions like:
How do I set up Group Policies?
What can Group Policies do?
When should I not use Group Policies?
What are Group Policy templates?
Presented by Ted Barrow, MCSE
THB Consulting
Coordinator:
Erik Pfeiffer
May 3, 2007
Topic: Managed Services by Erick Simpson
Case Study: Real World Managed Services by Jeff Adzima
Erick Simpson of Intelligent
Enterprises
http://www.ienterprise.us/ will discuss the practical concept of Managed
Services rather than pushing any particular vendor. His company has the
income to back up its success. He has real world experience in this area and
will share the successful proof in their own
organization of what it really is.
Erick's 'Intelligent Enterprise’s Guide to Managed Services' is
now available! Learn how Erick Simpson and Intelligent Enterprise transitioned
from a “Break-Fix” business Model to a tremendously successful Managed Services
I.T. Business in less than 12 months. Intelligent Enterprise’s Guide to Managed
Services documents 3 years of proprietary research, development and Managed
Services implementation know-how, and illustrate the reasons that Intelligent
Enterprise felt it a business necessity to move to Managed Services. You can get more information
on Erick's book, "The Guide to a Successful Managed Services Practice –
What Every SMB IT Service Provider Should Know…"!
at
http://www.smbnation.com/Managed%20Services.htm.
Office
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All WiNSUG meetings start at 6:30PM with the
featured presenter starting at about 6:45PM.
Case Study:
Jeff
Adzima is going to discuss an ideal Managed Services client he picked up.
Coordinator:
Jeremy Webster
April 5, 2007
Topic: General Discussion
Case Study: BitTorrent by Tony Su
Case Study:
Tony
Su is going to showcase BitTorrent and how that all works. He also has
many tricks up his sleeve. Here's the wiki on it:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BitTorrent
Special: Election results
announced and new Steering Committee installed.
Coordinator:
Jeff Adzima
March 1, 2007
Topic: Microsoft Office SharePoint Server with Office 2007 by
Todd Rowe
Case Study: Linksys WGRT54 Router Hack by Erik Pfeiffer
Office 2007 Integration with SharePoint presented by Todd Rowe. For those of you who remember him from
prior year's presentations, he usually shows a few PPT slides and then dives into some hands-on demos that are really applicable to what can be done.
Todd is responsible for promoting the value of the Microsoft
Office System (which includes Microsoft Office, Microsoft Live Communications
Server, Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server, and Microsoft Content Management
Server) for customers in the Southern California District. Todd works with the
Office product team to drive futures, strategy and features. Prior to this role
Todd worked with the Application Platform Strategy group focusing on delivering
the .NET message and supported the Microsoft .NET servers (including Microsoft
BizTalk Server, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Host Integration Server,
Microsoft Content Management Server). Todd has a consulting background in both
application development and infrastructure, and prior to his career at Microsoft
he was a director of consulting services for a managed partner in the local
region.
Todd will be live at this meeting.
Other times Todd has presented, the after-presentation Q&A sessions were as
awesome as the presentations.
Case Study:
Erik Pfeiffer,
Silver Ace Consulting, will demonstrate
this major upgrade (firmware hack) for the
Linksys WGRT54
router with a lot of cool
stuff.
Special: Candidates for the
Steering Committee are encouraged to step forward at this time. Elections
held via Yahoo Groups prior to April meeting.
Coordinator:
Karen Christian
February 1, 2007
Topic: Cybercrime - What You Can Do About It! by Investigator
David W. Hendron
Case Study: Backup Strategies by Dan Beaulieu
This presentation will focus
on incident response from a private-sector perspective. There will be a
discussion of various steps that should be taken to prevent computer intrusion
incidents, discussion of a variety of recent intrusion cases, and post-incident
response. We will discuss who to contact, what data must be saved, where to go
with your case, why you should file a crime report versus simply patching your
system and moving on, how to proceed, and when to do it. This 90 minute
presentation will include handouts, including “Working with Law Enforcement to
Abate Cybercrime (CATCH Team / High Technology Crime Investigation Association),
lecture and visual presentations.”
Find out more about C.A.T.C.H. at
http://www.catchteam.org/.
BIO: Mr. Hendron is
a criminal investigator with the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office.
Mr. Hendron has been in law enforcement for 24 years. Mr. Hendron’s current
assignment is with the Computer and Technology Crime High-Tech Response Team
(CATCH Team), which is a multi-agency high-tech crimes task force operating in
San Diego, Imperial and Riverside Counties in California. Mr. Hendron
investigates high technology crime and also serves as a computer forensics
examiner. Mr. Hendron is published in the area of computer forensics, having
published for various local law enforcement periodicals, law enforcement
Internet sites and various law enforcement groups. Mr. Hendron is a
court-qualified expert in computer forensics, having testified in California
superior courts and federal court as an expert in data recovery, computer
forensics and Internet crimes, among other subjects. Mr. Hendron teaches nation
wide on high technology crimes, including computer forensics and Internet-based
crime investigations.
Case Study:
Dan Beaulieu,
Director of IT Services at
Productive Computing, Inc. will show
his backup strategy for his company and what he recommends for his clients. The
key to backing up is not just to set it up and forget it, but to check it out
and often!
Coordinator:
Erik Pfeiffer
January 11, 2007
Topic: Developing a Database Front-End with InfoPath by Bob
Adzima & Rick Joyce
This
presentation will
include a basic overview of InfoPath with lots of detail showing a real-world
example of its application. There will be demos using Virtual Server
to host the development environment. Learn from the hands-on experience of
a few IT professionals who pulled this all together and solved a need for an
organization. Bob will be joining us via Office Live Meeting from
Pennsylvania and Rick Joyce will be here locally.
Coordinator:
Rick Joyce
December 7, 2006
Topic: Holiday Celebration Event
Other: Member Introductions
This will be a change of pace from the hectic and stressful life
that most IT pros embrace. We'll all get together and celebrate the
professional and personal connections we each have and take a moment to share
something about our backgrounds and also something unique about each of us.
Yes, and there will be food! Go to
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/WiNSUG/database?method=reportRows&tbl=6
to sign up and note your potluck food contribution.
Eats will begin at 6:30PM sharp! See you there.
Coordinator:
Karen Christian
November 2, 2006
Topic: Malware Detection and Prevention by John Bisaillon (Systems
Computer Training)
Case Study: Steel Bolt Hacking, Physical Security Attacks and
Counters for the Small Business Computer Consultant by Erik Pfeiffer (Silver
Ace Consulting)
Malicious software or malware, can be used in many different ways, from
transferring files to sending out spam to keylogging to sniffing network
traffic. Since there is a multitude of ways that malware can be distributed
(free download sites, physical media, web browser vulnerabilities, etc.) it is
not uncommon for your computer to be exposed to this threat. This presentation
will explain how to manually detect and remove malware using free tools. Actual
demonstrations will be performed with the software using virtual machines. The
presentation will conclude by discussing recommended strategies for Malware
prevention.
John Bisaillon is a Technical Instructor for Systems Computer Training, Inc.,
of Carlsbad, CA. John is Systems’ chief security instructor and has developed a
comprehensive series of hands-on security courses.
Before coming to Systems, he performed a mixture of systems administration
and consulting work. John had traveled the country teaching Microsoft and
security courses for two different nationwide training companies. He edited the
computer networking book "TCP/IP on Windows NT Illustrated" (McGraw-Hill)./ /He
also co-developed several Windows 2003/ 2000 courses for a local university,
where he achieved the awarded */"Instructor of the Quarter"./* John has achieved
the certifications: CISSP, SCNP, MCSE (2003/2000/NT), CCNA, CEH, Security +,
Network +, A+, MCT. He also obtained Masters and Bachelors degrees in
Engineering.
Case Study: Steel Bolt Hacking, Physical Security Attacks and
Counters for the Small Business Computer Consultant by Erik Pfeiffer
Interesting and comprehensive topic you won't want to miss.
Silver Ace how many slides will you have this time?
Coordinator:
Erik Pfeiffer
October 5, 2006 - Topic: Nagios by Tony Su (also available via Office Live Meeting)
Case Study: SMB Nation 2006 Recap by Rick Joyce
Recommend downloading the README for the GroundworkOpensource/Nagios
VMware VM from my website
That one document is practically a complete HOW-TO I wrote up
for any Windows Admin who is interested in deploying Nagios to
monitor Windows boxes...
What is Nagios?
It's a Network Monitoring system. It is extremely versatile,
people have used it to monitor *NIX, Mac, routers, switches,
building environmentals... and yes, Windows.
Is this new, unproven technology?
It's been around for about 7 years now.
How much does it cost?
Nada. Zilch.
So, why haven't I heard of it before?
If
you're a Windows SysAdmin, Nagios hasn't been for you. Even
today, it can be installed only on Linux. Most Windows SysAdmins
don't feel comfortable learning and installing something they
may still not understand well.
So, why Nagios now... and especially for SBS?
My
invention is to create a Software Appliance which is almost as
easy to deploy as a hardware appliance like a Sonicwall (which
BTW runs Linux). Although others have written similar Software
Appliances with other features like a fully automated install
and web management, I felt that the most flexible and versatile
deployment still requires access through the OS, so I built on
SuSE 10.0. Not to worry, the "GWK INFO.txt" file linked above
should be <everything> you need to fine tune your deployment
once. After that, Nagios is accessible through one of the best
web interfaces written, GroundworkOpensource.
How do I get setup?
All
distributions are through the TORRENT network. Although still
relatively unused by Windows SysAdmins, the TORRENT network is
widely used by Open Source to freely distribute legitimate
software efficiently. Many Anti-Virus recognize the common use
of peer to peer network file sharing and will automatically scan
any downloads.
The Downloads
Download and install some version of VMware. I recommend
Workstation, Server or ESX, but Player and GSX will work, too.
Download the VM "software hard drive" using one of the following
torrent files
The
Faster Download
Multiple seeders means faster downloads, but does not include
the VMX configuration file necessary to run in Player.
You
should also download the following
The
Newer Download (a complete package)
Includes the VMX configuration file and the NSclient app.
The WINSUG Meeting
So
now the meeting announcement... and I left it to the end.
That's because for any of you who aren't able to attend in
person or by LiveMeeting, I'll make the Presentation Slides
available to all after any modifications if there are pertinent
Q&A that come up during the meeting.
The
first half hour or so will be an ordinary slide presentation to
introduce the idea of a Software Appliance and deploying Virtual
Machines.
The
remainder of the meeting will be a rather ambitious Installfest
for anyone who wishes to participate, but to participate you
will need to prepare....
Attending in person:
Laptop with 3GB of free space after installing a VMware
application.
I
encourage downloading the files listed above, but a few DVDs
will be available to share and transfer files.
There <may> be a WiFi connection, but transferring hundreds of
megabytes if not gigabytes wirelessly all at once can be slow.
Attending via LiveMeeting:
Either have a Windows machine with 3GB of free space or be able
to remote into your machine with similar free space.
Install VMware beforehand
Download the files listed above.
Additional preparation recommendation:
Read the GWK NFO to familiarize yourself with what you may need
to do.
Create a small VMware VM beforehand.
See
you at WINSUG!
Tony Su
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Case Study:
Hold onto your
seats and listen up as this 15 minute case study is going to be a turbo-charged
recap of the highlights of SMB Nation 2006. Rick & Gregg will team up to
share the best of the best in case you couldn't be there yourself. There
is so much to see an do no one person can see and do it all!
Coordinator:
Jeff Adzima
Special Event:
Southern CA Geek Beach Bash - An End
of Summer Party
Saturday,
September 30, 2006
Oceanside Harbor, Oceanside, CA. All members & their family
& friends of all user groups in Southern California are invited to join in
the fun and festivities. We'll all get together for burgers and hot dogs
under the covered eating area to have some good, clean fun together. This
will be a shared event where everyone brings something to the event. Check
back here for updates as available. The
sunsets are always great this time of year.
Special Event:
Microsoft Small Business Server 2003 Partner Group Tour
Wednesday,
September 13, 2006
WiNSUG in honored to have been selected this year to host the hugely
successful SMB tour this year (organized by Mike Iem). There will be
several top notch Microsoft representatives sharing their insight into the SBS/SMB
products. This event is targeted at IT professionals. It will be on
Wednesday, September 13 at the Microsoft office in San Diego (and in Irvine on
September 14) and will be from 6PM - 9PM. We will need a few volunteers to
help with communication, registration desk, food planning, and premium give-a-ways.
Volunteers may sign up in the Yahoo Group under Database, MS SMB Tour. This
event is held in cooperation with Art
Pettigrue who has secured the Microsoft office locations. This is an RSVP event (but
free to attend) so register now!
September 7, 2006 - Topic: Wifi presented by a Local Member Panel
Case Study: LiveState Recovery by Jackson Norskog
Wireless was one of the most highly
rated topics in our survey to see what members wished to see covered at
meetings. This meeting is planned to be a panel discussion of real world
experiences with setting up appliances, planning networks, adding in,
configuring, working all things wireless. We look forward to hearing
recommendations on reliable solutions and warnings against problematic ones.
This is your group and your topic! If
you have some expertise in this area, please contact Jeremy Webster, the meeting
coordinator techytech@gmail.com or
858.922.5878. The original meeting was being put together by our good and much
missed friend Mark Buffington and we know he was hoping for some lively debate
in arguing the finer points of wireless technology.
Case Study:
Jackson will share his experience in using Symantec LiveState Recovery for bare
metal restore and for daily use within his company.
Coordinator:
Jeremy Webster
August 3, 2006
Topic: Intro to Windows 2003 Server R2 by Larry Saunders
Case Study: Microsoft Resources by Jeremy Webster
Windows
2003 Server R2 offers several significant new features that could well
justify the cost of upgrading including a new Distributed File System
capability, improved File Server Resource Management and improved Printer
Management. Server R2 also provides MMC, IIS and SharePoint improvements.
Demos of various key features will also be included in the presentation.
BIO:
Larry Saunders is founder and owner of
BlueSail Computing, a computer
services company. He has worked with computer technology for 36 years
including computer design, Computer Aided Design, computer and network
administration, office productivity solutions, and web and computer
programming. He spent 14 years at IBM and has worked as a computer industry
consultant for the last 16 years, founding or co-founding three computer
consulting companies. He is the author or co-author of over 75 technical
articles and publications and was a contributing editor for Integrated
Systems Design magazine for 3 years. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree
in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Chicago and
served 4 years in the US Marine Corps.
Case Study:
During the 15
minute case study, Jeremy Webster will share some of the cool resources
available to support your business.
Coordinator:
Rick Joyce
July 6, 2006
Topic: Hacker Tools for IT Professionals by Erik
Pfeiffer
Case Study: Publishing a Web Site on a Second Server by Jeff
Adzima
Erik
will review old bootable environments for dead boxes and demonstrate how to
create a new bootable CD to hack a local box. He will create the CD, load
tools and then run it against a system. This will be done to change
passwords, copy files, and also remove viruses and Malware. He will also
demonstrate how to audit hidden data.
This presentation will be focused on providing practical tools
for IT consultants. Erik wants attendees to be able to use this tool in
their ongoing business practice, not just watch him stand up in front trying to
look cool. He will have 15 copies to give away for free, with the ISO
image available if we need to burn more onsite.
BIO: Erik Pfeiffer is the owner of
Silver Ace Consulting. He has been an independent consultant since 2002.
Erik provides onsite IT services to small businesses and home offices. He
is a security nut, and not all of it relates to computers. He is involved
in a local 2600 group. 2600 is basically dedicated to ethical hacking.
For fun he even hacked his Xbox and Linksys WRT54G router.
Case Study:
During the 15
minute case study, Jeff Adzima will share his recent experience in getting a
website up and running on a second server in an SBS 2003 environment.
External access was required for this project. The end result is that it
is working now but we can all relate to the myriad of challenges that can arise
during the process.
Special Note:
There will be 4 pizzas with soda (compliments of Culminis) available at 6PM.
No guarantee how long they will last :-)
Coordinator:
Karen Christian
June 1, 2006
Topic: Everything You Should Know About Licensing by Jocelin
Arakawa
Case Study: Anonymity on the Internet by Erik Pfeiffer
This was
presented at Coleman College with Jocelin joining us via Office Live Meeting.
She focused on the Open License programs, the differences and the offerings for
each flavor. She also added a short delivery on CAL licensing, a topic that
frequently comes up as an unclear point.
Jocelin
Arakawa, Licensing Specialist - SMS&P West Region, SoCal has the primary role to
assist with a licensing program solution that would meet the customer's needs.
She is conversant on the program and product licensing however she adds the
caveat that in some configurations, Microsoft's technology provides some
licensing challenges even for Licensing Specialists.
BIO:
Jocelin has been with Microsoft for nearly 10 years in a variety of roles,
primarily in the Sales organization. She has been in her current role of
Licensing Specialist for two years. As a Licensing Specialist she comes into
contact with a multitude of individuals, customers and Partners of all kinds.
Her area of expertise lies in the Microsoft licensing programs and aligning
the customer with the most appropriate program. Her tenure at Microsoft has
allowed her to experience the changes in both products and programs, a most
interesting journey.
She
currently lives in a very small town in Western Washington amidst cows and
horses, quite a change from the sunny shores of her birthplace in Hawaii.
Raised and married in Hawaii, then moving to the "mainland" to experience the
larger world with her family.
Coordinator:
Jeremy Webster
May 4, 2006 - Topic: Malware by Lance James
Case Study: Manage Your Business with HoundDog by Karen Christian
Malware by Lance James
The following profile is
from
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lance_James
Lance
James is an American computer scientist, considered an
expert on computer security techniques such as anti-phishing. He
has been quoted on the subject in multiple media outlets,
including CBC, CNN, the BBC, "As It Happens", the David Lawrence
Show, ZDNet, Wired News, CSO, USA Today, Fox
News, and the Washington Post.
He was born in 1978 in
Wenatchee, Washington. His father was a Marine, and his mother
was a diplomat working in the Canadian foreign service. His
maternal grandfather Eric Maughan, is notable for being a
centenarian, having turned 100 on August 31, 2005.
Because of his father's career,
the family moved often, and James attended multiple high
schools, from North Carolina to Burnaby North Secondary School,
in Burnaby British Columbia (the same school that Michael J. Fox
graduated from), and Mount Vernon High School in Mount Vernon,
Washington (state), where he graduated. His first career was as
a musician. He studied violin under Sherry Kloss, and then
played jazz flamenco music in various locations in San Diego,
with the band "Gatos Papacitos," playing violin and occasionally
keyboards. At one point he was managed by Marcus Breaux ("Chance
Styles"), until Breaux's untimely death.
In October 2001, James founded
invisiblenet.net, a distributed cryptographic framework for the
internet for anonymity and privacy.
In 2003, James founded "Secure
Science Corporation", where he is currently CTO. SSC provides
intelligence-based services and products for computer forensics
and anti-phishing applications, providing information to major
financial institutions and law enforcement agencies.
James has been a keynote
speaker at Secret Service Electronic Crimes Task Force meetings,
and several major universities, including the University of
Madison, Wisconsin's "Takedown" conference, in 2
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