From andnic at microsoft.com Tue May 8 15:29:07 2007 From: andnic at microsoft.com (Andrew Nickels) Date: Tue, 8 May 2007 15:29:07 -0700 Subject: [Slug-list] Unix/Linux and Windows Administrators Needed for Microsoft User Research Study Message-ID: <3A40832EDA5ED541862093713985F7B5506D1DE158@NA-EXMSG-C105.redmond.corp.microsoft.com> Good afternoon, Microsoft User Research has a usability study coming up that requires participants who administer both Unix/Linux and Windows. This study will involve a visit to the main Microsoft campus to one of our User Research studios. The session will last approximately 1 hour and all participants will receive their choice of a retail Microsoft software title (Windows Vista, Office 2007, Office:Mac, etc.) for participating. Is it possible to get the message out to the Seattle Unix User Group members through an email or a posting on your website? I appreciate any help you can offer - let me know if you have any additional questions. Thanks, Andrew Andrew Nickels ~ Recruiting Project Manager Microsoft User Research www.microsoft.com/UserResearch blogs.msdn.com/usability_recruiting www.microsoft.com/Playtest 425.707.0236 v -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.celestial.com/pipermail/slug-list/attachments/20070508/0f7450e8/attachment.html From jamesaffeld at yahoo.com Wed May 30 11:56:08 2007 From: jamesaffeld at yahoo.com (James Affeld) Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 11:56:08 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Slug-list] Marty Roesch (author of Snort, CTO Sourcefire) at EMP June 19 Message-ID: <322820.61885.qm@web51106.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Greetings after a few months hiatus. I have a couple of bits of Snort-related news to pass along. The first is that the original author and continuing architect of Snort, Marty Roesch, will be in town June 19th at the Experience Music Project. He'll talk about the future of Snort and Enterprise Threat Management. I will fwd the start time when I have it. Now, obviously I am a fanboy, but I recommend hearing the man. I've attended two of his dog & pony shows and found both rewarded my time and attention. I think he has a compelling vision of what technology can really do to defend networks. He still codes, btw, even post-IPO. Second bit: That same week, June 19 - June 22, Sourcefire is offering their two Snort classes, Building and Operating Snort 6/19-6/20 and Snort Rules 6/21-6/22. Sourcefire offers a discount to SeaSnUG members. Third bit: Sourcefire has offered to send the trainer for that course to speak at a SeaSnUG meeting the evening of 6/18. Any suggestions for topics? My suggestion would be "Gossip and Actionable Slander re: Security Industry," but doubtless there are more edifying themes. I will organize a room at South Seattle College and a start time of 7:00 PM. If anyone wants to offer a venue for that date/time, I'd be happy to meet there instead. There is some possibility of the meeting being 6/19 depending on the availability of Snort's original author to join us. I'll let you know when I know. Fourth bit: If you have any thoughts on how the group might be more interesting and useful to you, please let me know. Some LUGs thrive on an unprogrammed approach, just a bunch of folks gathering and sharing tips and showing off gadgets. Would that appeal? Fifth bit: In attempt to make Snort rules more current, the rules language has been ported to lolcode (http://www.lolcode.com/). An example: (11:40:23 AM) WuTang: ohnoes tcp $INTERN3TZ any -> $HOMEZ any (GREETZ:"OMGWTF PWNT!"; LOLLERSKATES:IZ,INCOMING!; IHAZ:"GET";DOnTcAREZ; OMGWTFBBQ:"/\.hta(\b|$)/Ui"; WTF:attempted-admin; WHOZ:1000000;) ____________________________________________________________________________________Shape Yahoo! in your own image. Join our Network Research Panel today! http://surveylink.yahoo.com/gmrs/yahoo_panel_invite.asp?a=7 From jamesaffeld at yahoo.com Thu May 31 23:09:52 2007 From: jamesaffeld at yahoo.com (James Affeld) Date: Thu, 31 May 2007 23:09:52 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Slug-list] Fwd: Marty Roesch (author of Snort, CTO Sourcefire) at EMP June 19 1:30 PM Message-ID: <669763.14061.qm@web51103.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Time is 1:30 PM. Registration is at http://sourcefire.com/news/events/registration/sf_seattle_20070619/ There will be a Snort User Group meeting some time afterwords, exact time tba but likely at Michelangelo's Bistro in Center House. This will probably be an informal chance to hang with the Head Pig himself. Sorry the meeting time is still tba. There's a Snort Class in Kirkland, I think, and we may need to give the attendees some time to get across the bridge. (May Divine Providence have mercy on them.) There will be folks to talk to even if there is a 1-2 hour gap between events, so be there! Incidentally, SF is offering the user group 15% off Snort and Sourcefire product training. I'm not sure I'm supposed to divulge exact pricing, but it's in line with standard classroom IT training. They'll be happy to give you specifics. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better Heartthrob. Get better relationship answers from someone who knows. Yahoo! Answers - Check it out. http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=list&sid=396545433