Survey: penetration testing day?

Posted on behalf of the Northampton Branch of the BCS.

Northampton BCS Group would like to run an all-day penetration testing day event at the University of Northampton  

Start time at 09:30 and finish at ~17:00. The proposal at this stage is to run this during April (Saturday 5th April)

This will be a 'premium' paid for event with a slightly subsidised cost to BCS members

Estimated numbers around 30 to 50 attendees , with facilitators and  event co-ordinators.

The agenda is flexible but generally the morning session consists of;

• Introduction to pen-testing/ethical hacking, 
• Breaking into the industry, 
• Methods, 
• Deep-dive into pen-testing process/phases, some examples. 

The afternoon session consists of hands on examples and then Capture the Flag events with various teams. Finally a quick wrap-up and networking session at the end of the day.

Just to gauge numbers we have set-up a survey for users to register an interest.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/DR3XFL6

BCS Northampton Event: Networking Event (Pub)

Date: Thursday, 8th November 2012 Title: ’Networking Event (Pub)’
Time: Bus from Northampton, Avenue Campus 6:30pm. Event Start 7:30 pm Food and drinks throughout the evening.

Synopsis: Not the sort of networking that involves lots of wires and TCP/IP settings, though if that’s what you want to talk about, that’s up to you. A social event intended to give members a chance to get to meet each other, to be held in the function room of Silverstone’s famous White Horse Public House, a venue that is full of Motor Sports memorabilia. The event will have a distinctly Motor Sports theme with an IT angle. There will be a brief introductory talk by someone from the industry, followed by team quiz questions and a few fun games hosted by someone who has met pretty much every driver in F1, plus a buffet and bar to get people mingling.

Presenter: Andrew Page – Deputy Chair, BCS Northampton (2010-2012)

Venue: White Horse Pub, Silverstone. (http://www.thewhitehorsesilverstone.org.uk)

Objectives:

-          Meet Fellow Members in a fast networking setting

-          Play Games

-          Have a good time?

-          Be prepared to talk about yourself!

Detail:

    - MC from Silverstone Racetrack
    - Opening Presentation IT in F1
    - Games and F1 Challenge! (competition)