Link: http://theitsecurityattache.com/blogs

FYI…

Original URL: http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2009/03/30/conficker_signature_discovery/

Busted! Conficker’s tell-tale heart uncovered
Researchers find super worm cure, just in time
By Dan Goodin in San Francisco
Posted in Software & Security, 30th March 2009 11:02 GMT
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My thoughts, feedback and input.

You have a few hours to work on this and I know you’re going to be vigilant about it. Let’s save what and who we can with our best efforts. Time is of the essence so get to it. I will be a bit busy for the next few hours checking on new vendor signature releases and info about this, dealing with my internal network and doing some last minute checking and changes so please pardon any delays in my responses for a while.

So now that signatures are being released for it is it over?

No it’s not. This is a staged effort. The signatures will be created, disseminated throughout the various security scanners, anti-virus and anti-malware vendor products but then comes the updating and patching of the systems.

If you are running an older version of a vendor product I strongly suggest you upgrade it now.

If you are running any definitions other than March 31st 2009 for your anti-virus and anti-malware solution then you’re not fully protected yet.

If you are still missing Microsoft Windows patches (any and all of them) then there’s still some level of risk for you.

If you’re running vulnerable applications like Adobe Reader, Acrobat, Firefox, iTunes, QuickTime, web browsers, media players and other applications check to make sure you’re not missing any vendor patches. The developers have released secure versions recently.

I still stick to my original take on this which is, if you are already infected just wipe and start over. There’s no real guarantee that you will fully get rid of the infection and the various pieces it comes with. If not, you have a good set of protective layers to work with.

Keep in mind that a signature based solution works off detecting via signature and not anomaly based threats. As Conficker is a blended threat, I expect to see some aspects of it still evading some security solutions if not configured properly for effective use. Some people have their solutions configured with out of the box settings which may not be optimally configured for a critical threat like this with such a rapid change effect rate.

I know this is short timing but it is good timing to get the word out and get people to act quickly. Be kind and help to spread the word to your family, friends, partners, associates, peers and anyone you converse with. This is critical info that needs to be shared.

Let’s get to it people. I’ve been up since Saturday helping people with their systems and talking about this and I plan to get some sleep over the next day or two.

Good luck and please keep me posted on any new developments and happenings around this once April 1st kicks in.

~Brett A. Scudder~
The IT Security Attaché

Link: http://theitsecurityattache.com/blogs

Hi all,

I have more coverage of the Conficker worm on my blogs for you to read. It’s been very busy tracking and helping people with the threat and I haven’t been able to update all the sites. I still have a few things to take care of before April 1st so please check on The IT Security Attaché’s blogs for more updates.

http://theitsecurityattache.com/blogs

Thank you,

~Brett A. Scudder~

Link: http://theitsecurityattache.com/blogs/2009/03/31/this-is-amazing-it%e2%80%99s-as-if-conficker-is-a-new-threat-guess-what-it-isn%e2%80%99t-it%e2%80%99s-just-a-more-serious-one/

A new post from The IT Security Attaché on the Conficker Worm.

~Brett A. Scudder~

Link: http://theitsecurityattache.com/blogs/2009/03/29/the-conficker-worm-%e2%80%93-my-review/

Good day to you,

He is my review of the Conficker worm as it applies to us today.

http://theitsecurityattache.com/blogs/2009/03/29/the-conficker-worm-%e2%80%93-my-review/

~Brett A. Scudder~
The IT Security Attaché

Link: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/default.aspx

I got a new shipment of Windows 7 discs today from Microsoft for our hands-on workshops. Our next workshop is coming up soon and I will be giving them away. As a matter of fact, i’ll have some at the next group meeting on April 9th as well.

Early adopters can get a quick look at it.

~The IT Security Attaché~

Link: http://theitsecurityattache.com/blogs

Hi all,

On April 9th - Fortinet will present their new FortiOS v.4.0
http://theitsecurityattache.com/blogs/2009/03/25/fortinets-evan-fromberg-confirms-invite-request-for-our-april-9th-2009-group-meeting-in-nyc/

Our UTM devices showdown scheduled for April 21st will be rescheduled. A new date will be announced soon.

On May 14th - Microsemi will present on PoE and Midspan.
http://theitsecurityattache.com/blogs/2009/03/25/phil-lipkowitz-director-channel-sales-systems-business-north-america-for-microsemi-corporation-powerdsine-systems-accepts-invite-to-present-to-us-on-may-14th-2009/

More info and update on The IT Security Attaché’s blogs as he locks in some of our events and happenings.
http://theitsecurityattache.com/blogs/

Registration is open for both meetings and can be found on the links.

Thank you and have a great day,

TITSSN ~The IT Security Suite Network~
We are Security - your Security - our Security - IT Security. Our Security is Safe and Secure.

Link: http://theitsecurityattache.com

Good day to you,

So it’s another day in the box and now i’m looking at either hiring a few people or just cloning myself. So much to do, so much need, so much to lead/plan on, feeling quite happy and comfortable with myself.

Today I plan to finish up two project plans and get a few people involved. I have to start working on the office and restructuring it for opening up to training and development sessions over the next few months. I’m also opening up my security operations to the general public so they can see some of the technology and things we have going on here. I have a few vendors who are asking me to test and show off a few products and solutions so they will come in handy as well.

I have a few voicemails so will check on those today. I didn’t see any known or important numbers so this must be new connections which are always a good thing. Will reply and then cut the lines again. One never realize how much of an intrusion the ringing of a phone is until you turn it off for a day and feel the peace and calm it does for you. Wow, such subtle serenity is priceless. Bring on the IM, emails and txt messages.

So, do I clone myself or just try and find a few good people to help me with all this work I have on my plate, hmm, I ponder.

Anyway, it’s back to work and I hope I can finish up by tomorrow (which looks very much possible).

I am in need of someone with good web graphics designing skills in Flash to help me with the SecuriCity. There are a few things I want to do with it that i’m not skilled on. We’ll see what happens.

BTW. I have a Facebook fan page here http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-IT-Security-Attache/38575323030?ref=mf for those who are on that network and would like to follow my work.

Have a great day and I thank you for your support here on my blogs and for my organization.

~Brett A. Scudder~
The IT Security Attaché

Link: http://titssn.net

TITSSN has always been a network of, for and about the community and we have always tried to find ways of working within it to make it the most valuable and successful experience ever for our members. In working with our communities in and outside of IT, we have found similar issues that reflected upon the need for creating a more resourceful and aggregated system that would put people, processes and things together, making it a more seamless integration for all. Our education and awareness training and development initiatives built on these findings so that we would address the issues on a more personal level as a team. The extensive experience and qualifications of the network members in their areas of business provides invaluable impact on what we see, hear, say and how we react to them.

It is for this reason that we are enacting a new initiative to aggregate all these issues, programs and initiatives under one umbrella that I believe will fix these problems, ENGAGED. ENGAGED, ENabling Greater Awareness, Growth and Educational Development, is an initiative that will take our education, awareness, training and development initiatives to a whole new level. Through ENGAGED, we are working with businesses, schools, libraries, churches and other institutions to deliver the needed resources for addressing the IT Security Threats Landscape of today for tomorrow.

As a network of technical professionals, consultants, specialists, VARs and business executives, the ENGAGED initiative will add the much needed collaboration between the organization members and those we serve. One such enhancement will be a bi-weekly Live Meetings via Microsoft’s Live Meeting service to help with the adoption, training and development of its members on new and existing products and solutions in the security space. This will add the needed value of increased training on specialized products and services provided by the network. Our integration of working with the vendors directly will allow the additional benefit of having their high level technical people in the session to help with the understanding of the products and any problems and support we may need. TITSSN believes that it is through the proper training, understanding and knowledge of these products that we will be successful in supporting, deploying and managing them, and so we are adding more value through the use of live meetings.

On Monday April 20th, TITSSN will enhance the ENGAGED initiative by starting an IT Security Training and Development course for the youths in our local schools through their local office in Arverne NY. This course will be geared towards working with the youths of today who are growing up to be our professionals of tomorrow to give them a better look and feel of the space and what to expect from it. We are working with the local schools in the community to select a number of students who will participate in this course and get the needed exposure to today’s IT Security Threats Landscape ~ITSTL~ and how they can be valuable resources in making it better for tomorrow. This training course will not be the end all, be all for them as we plan on helping them throughout their professional development as mentors in the space. The initiative does not want them learning and forgetting and so future involvement on different levels will follow after the course is completed. Certifications will be awarded to each student that completes the course and passes a final hands-on test.

The training and development course will introduce them to the world of IT Security and all the factors that are in and around it. They will have hands-on access to the latest and greatest security hardware and software products ranging from Biometrics, IDS/IPS, UTM “Unified Threat Management” devices, anti-virus, anti-malware, firewalls and general IT products that are available today across the various operating system environments. This is an extension of our Secure Minds Initiative where we are trying to get the integration of IT Security into the school’s curriculum to enhance the preparedness of this needed area of specialty for the future. We need the realization of IT Security as a people problem to be one that resonates across all borders and cultures. We are on the brink of a global network catastrophe if this realization is not understood.

Through ENGAGED, we have negotiated special vendor pricing and offers to help get the needed security products and solutions out to the general public. As this have been a major issue for many, we are always working on ways in which to bring the networks power to use in negotiating special programs, offerings and incentives from the vendors for our initiatives. A part of our Secure Minds Initiative is to provide security products and solutions to the schools and this will help to make that more readily available through special programs we are hosting there. We are reaching out to our local government resources to funds this initiative through grants and other financial resources in an effort to minimize the costs and offer the products freely when and where we can.

To the business community, ENGAGED provides the needed sales, support and training and development to better prepare you, your company and employees to deal with the issues of the IT Security Threats Landscape. Leveraging our network and resources will be beneficial for you as we provide in-house training and development workshops to further build on this. As your local technology/security professionals, you can reach out to the network to find a resource in your area that can and will work with you. We have customized solutions that will work for you and your company no matter the size or location, if we’re needed we’ll make it there.

With so many resources now being forced online even from the government levels, using the internet and its resource is now a mandatory issues as local offices and resources are being cut as this new online presence becomes more useful. That being said, the use of the internet and its resources has increased significantly over the past year as social networking and other social media have played a key role in this new age of collaboration and networking. The future belongs to networkers and if you’re not a part of the new trend one tends to feel left out when asked if they are on a popular network like Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn.

The present economic crisis adds a dire need for this engagement as more people are using the internet resources for job hunting and finding new homes to live. This is just the start of a change that will never go back to what it used to be, the internet is here to stay and is more than what it used to be 2 years ago.

TITSSN activates the ENGAGED initiative on April 1st 2009 with a series of kick off events for the month. On April 9th at TITSSN’s monthly meeting at the Microsoft Briefing Center in NYC, president/chairman/security attaché Mr. Brett A. Scudder will officially present the initiative to the organization and outlining a few additional aspects of it and how it will be executed. He will also cover the members ENGAGED aspects as well. Registration is open and available here http://www.clicktoattend.com/?id=137146

On Monday April 13th from 3-5pm, TITSSN will host a local reception at our office at 331 Beach 70th St, Arverne, NY, 11692 to highlight some of the technologies that will be a part of the initiative. This is a RSVP/registration event. Interested persons are asked to register here http://www.clicktoattend.com/?id=137140.

The first ENGAGED members Live Meeting session will be on Wednesday April 22nd from 7-9pm and the info will be sent to active members.

As food and refreshments will be provided at our local meetings and events and we need to ensure that we have enough to cover our guests so registration for these events is a must.

Thank you very much and have a great day.

TITSSN ~The IT Security Suite Network~
We are Security - your Security - our Security - IT Security. Our Security is Safe and Secure.

Link: http://theitsecurityattache.com

"I was born in struggles, rose above the struggles, now faced with challenges and will rise above and succeed. My success is the ability for me to rise above the challenges and struggles set out before me. I am my own success and my success is me." The IT Security Attaché

Link: http://theitsecurityattache.com

Good day to you,

So here I am at it again since 5am. putting my thoughts, ideas, plans and concepts into fruition and getting ready to release TITSSN v.2010. As the flow of emails, IMs and text messages come in I feel such a sense of comfort as I work because I have control over how to address them and when based on severity, criticality or need. The sound of no phones ringing is a divine blessing thanks to a low call volume and the understanding of those I work with that email is my primary form of communication so they reach out to me there first.

I’ve got my music playing and running 6 systems all of which are doing different things in my master planning so i’m all set. So today I will continue to work inside the box in an effort to finish what i’ve set on my schedule. I will be releasing the ENGAGED initiative info today so look out for that.

Today is our oldest son’s birthday and after school we’re going to hang out for a while and we’re having his party this weekend. It will be fun.

By the way, anyone not yet looking at Windows 7, you better get to it now while you can. It’s an awesome OS.

Until the next update, have a great day,

~The IT Security Attaché~

Link: http://theitsecurityattache.com

Good day to you,

This week will be a crazy one for me and I am trying to stay on top of the things I have to do. So for the next day or two I will cut the phone lines and will only be accessible via email, IM and text messaging. I have to work on TITSSN v.2010, my new ENGAGED initiative, the MESS, The Security City, The Community Coalition and the new Ready Rockaway Disaster/Emergency Preparedness infrastructures and that’s a handful. So, if I appear a bit “unreachable” it is for these reasons.

I’m having a challenge with the development of the SecuriCity and I am now looking for a graphics designer who is good with flash and the works. I need to city to be lighted at nights and my designing skills don’t extend that far :-). Anyway, it’s still an awesome design and i’m trying to make my April 1st launch.

I missed my system refresh cycle this month and so i’ll have to push that back for next month as there’s so much to do before the new month comes. I have to find a new pass phrase and change all online accounts and infos before April 1st.

All these things will be centralized on my attaché website and i’ll have to update that as well.

Sounds like a lot doesn’t it?

It really isn’t once you get a hang of it.

So, please feel free to reach out to me if needed via the mediums I mentioned as I will be crawling into my lil box and working within it for the next day or so. Lots of fun, goodies and resources coming so it’s all good and i’m very excited.

I’ll be tweeting all the way so you know the deal.

Have a great day,

The IT Security Attaché

Link: http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-04.html

Security bulletin

Security Updates available for Adobe Reader and Acrobat

Release date: March 18, 2009

Vulnerability identifier: APSB09-04

CVE number: CVE-2009-0658, CVE-2009-0927

Platform: Windows and Macintosh

Summary

Critical vulnerabilities have been identified in Adobe Reader 9 and Acrobat 9
and earlier versions. These vulnerabilities would cause the application to crash
and could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system.
There are reports that one of these issues is being exploited
(CVE-2009-0658).

Adobe recommends users of Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9 update to Adobe Reader
9.1 and Acrobat 9.1. Adobe recommends users of Acrobat 8 update to Acrobat
8.1.4, and users of Acrobat 7 update to Acrobat 7.1.1. For Adobe Reader users
who can’t update to Adobe Reader 9.1, Adobe has provided the Adobe Reader 8.1.4
and Adobe Reader 7.1.1 updates.

These updates resolve the issue from Security Advisory APSA09-01 and Security Bulletin APSB09-03. Users who
have previously updated to Adobe Reader 9.1 and Acrobat 9.1 for Windows and
Macintosh need not take any action. Adobe now plans to make available Adobe
Reader 9.1 and Adobe Reader 8.1.4 for Unix by March 24.

Affected software versions

Adobe Reader 9 and earlier versions
Adobe Acrobat 9 Standard, Pro, and Pro
Extended and earlier versions

Solution

Adobe Reader

Adobe recommends Adobe Reader users update to Adobe Reader 9.1, available
here:
http://get.adobe.com/reader/

Users with Adobe Reader 7.0 through 8.1.3, who can’t update to Adobe Reader
9.1, should update to Adobe Reader 8.1.4 or Adobe Reader 7.1.1, available from
one of the following links:
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=10&platform=Windows
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=10&platform=Macintosh

Acrobat 9

Adobe recommends Acrobat 9 Standard and Acrobat 9 Pro users on Windows update
to Acrobat 9.1, available at the following URLs:
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=4375
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=4382

Adobe recommends Acrobat 9 Pro Extended users on Windows update to Acrobat
9.1, available here:
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=4381

Adobe recommends Acrobat 9 Pro users on Macintosh update to Acrobat 9.1,
available here:
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=4374

Acrobat 8

Adobe recommends Acrobat 8 users on Windows update to Acrobat 8.1.4,
available here:
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=1&platform=Windows

Adobe recommends Acrobat 8 users on Macintosh update to Acrobat 8.1.4,
available here:
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=1&platform=Macintosh

Adobe recommends Acrobat 3D Version 8 users on Windows update to Acrobat 3D
Version 8.1.4, available here:
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=112&platform=Windows

Acrobat 7

Adobe recommends Acrobat 7 users on Windows update to Acrobat 7.1.1,
available here:
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=1&platform=Windows

Adobe recommends Acrobat 7 users on Macintosh update to Acrobat 7.1.1,
available here:
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=1&platform=Macintosh

Adobe recommends Acrobat 3D Version 7 users on Windows update to Acrobat 3D
Version 7.1.1, available here:
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=112&platform=Windows

Severity rating

Adobe categorizes this as a critical update
and recommends that users apply the update for their product installations.

Details

Critical vulnerabilities have been identified in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9
and earlier versions. These vulnerabilities would cause the application to crash
and could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected
system.

Adobe recommends users of Acrobat and Adobe Reader update their product
installations to versions 9.1, 8.1.4, or 7.1.1 using the instructions above to
protect themselves from potential vulnerabilities.

These updates resolve the JBIG2 filter buffer overflow issue from Security Advisory APSA09-01 and Security Bulletin APSB09-03
(CVE-2009-0658)
Note: there are reports that this issue is being
exploited

The Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.1 and 7.1.1 updates resolve an input
validation issue in a JavaScript method that could potentially lead to remote
code execution. This issue has already been resolved in Adobe Reader 8.1.3 and
Acrobat 8.1.3. (CVE-2009-0927)

The Adobe Reader 7.1.1 and Acrobat 7.1.1 updates resolve issues previously
addressed in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 8.1.3 and later, and Adobe Reader and
Acrobat 9 and later. (CVE-2008-4814, CVE-2008-4813, CVE-2008-2549)

Users may also monitor the latest information on the Adobe Product Security
Incident Response Team blog at the following URL: http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt or by
subscribing to the RSS feed here: http://blogs.adobe.com/psirt/atom.xml.

Acknowledgments

Adobe would like to thank the following individuals and organizations for
reporting the relevant issues and for working with Adobe to help protect our
customers’ security:

• Tenable Network Security reported through TippingPoint’s Zero Day Initiative ( CVE-2009-0927)
• Thomas Garnier of SkyRecon Systems (CVE-2008-4814)
•  Peter Vreudegnhil reported through TippingPoint’s Zero Day Initiative
  (CVE-2008-4813)

Link: http://titssn.net/blogs/index.php/2009/03/13/titssn-s-march-22nd-online-security-webc?blog=16

TITSSN’s March online security webcast – Security is not an option, it’s a must. Five overlooked ways of securing your systems effectively.
Sunday March 22nd at 7pm

Please take 10 mins prior to the start of the webcast to configure and setup the Live Meeting session before joining the meeting. This way you’ll be good to go for 7pm. I start at 7pm EST on the dot.

TITSSN continues its monthly online security webcasts/presentation/forum and invites everyone to join us.

As technology continues to grow and the increase in new products and solutions become inundating, we’re seeing more avenues of risk associated with this growth across the board. On Sunday March 22nd at 7pm we will be taking a look at five critical ways in which we sometimes overlook securing our systems and end up becoming compromised.

Whether this is a home or business system, security is not an option as you never know if or when this system may be used to cross the line. This webcast will give a detailed look at these five issues that have pervasively increased the risks of the threats landscape with little or no interaction from the end user(s). The threats are the same across the board so all are affected.

This will be a live meeting session that offers the needed interactivity (voice and video) for getting the message across effectively.

All are invited as we continue delivering our education and awareness initiatives on/about IT Security and it being a people problem, not an industry one.

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When: Sunday, Mar 22, 2009 7:00 PM (EDT)
Duration: 1:00

TITSSN continues its monthly online security webcasts/presentation/forum and invites everyone to join us.

Brett Scudder has invited you to attend an online meeting using Microsoft Office Live Meeting.

https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/usergroups/join?id=7S86HQ&role=attend&pw=8%3Ehg%28ZR%2Fz

Meeting time: Mar 22, 2009 7:00 PM (EDT)

Add to my Outlook Calendar:
https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/usergroups/meetingICS?id=7S86HQ&role=attend&pw=8%3Ehg%28ZR%2Fz&i=i.ics
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Thank you very much and have a great day. We apprecilove your business and support and look forward to serving you more.

~Brett A. Scudder~
The IT Security Attaché | http://theitsecurityattache.com | Blogs http://theitsecurityattache.com/blogs
President/CEO/Chairman/Founder/Security Architect
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Follow me on Twitter http://twitter.com/TITSSN

Link: http://readyrockaway.org

Good day to you,

I was asked by Ms. Zandra Myers, project coordinator of the Ready Rockaway organization, if I could join in helping to build out this new organization/initiative here in my hometown of Far Rockaway. As a community leader I was very enthused by this opportunity as I also work with Ms. Myers on the Far Rockaway Community Coalition Executive’s Team and have found her to be quite an intriguing lady with a serious desire to give something of value back to her community here. I saw this to be a very good synergy for the two organizations as they are both focused on the community and being involved in different ways. Bringing the two together for the greater good of the community is the ultimate goal. So, I accepted the offer and have started working on building out the technology aspects of the organization as you will see below.

This is how I envisioned our technology professionals working within their communities to help build on initiatives like these and get something valuable and useful going there. Our yearly community outreach programs approached this from a technology point of view with the hope that organizations within the community would find value in having a specialist working within their midst to help them get over some of the issues they may have in building out their project plans and initiatives. This is just another way that TITSSN integrates into the process of community involvement and bringing the added values. I hope that we will continue to see more of these kinds of initiatives for our global network and i’d like to hear of them and where they are being done.

Far Rockaway is a beach front community surrounded by the sea and across from the JFK airport. It is a beautiful place to sit back and watch the sunset or just gaze at the massive existence of the airport across the water day or night. A disaster can occur from any angle here and so this is a much needed initiative to save lives. I believe in being proactive than reactive and so here we go in the undertaking of this disaster/emergency preparedness initiative. Since this is what I do on a day to day basis it pretty much marries into my scheme of things but adding the more physical side outside of IT to these issues. As a person who has developed and assisted in disaster recovery and planning for general businesses and organizations, I can use that knowledge to help build this community initiative to a higher level.

Here’s a little about the organization and my role.

The Ready Rockaway Disaster/Emergency Preparedness organization was formed to focus on the planning and development of an emergency response system for the Rockaway’s NY in the event of a disaster (natural or unnatural). The organization will create the needed training and development and disaster planning needed in the Far Rockaway community in an effort to scale out the needed sense of awareness to the possibility of a disaster and its effects.As with any such initiative, the support and input of the community is critical to its success and so we call on our community to join us as we build on this.

We have made an extra effort to follow the growing communication trends of technology today and so we have a good presence on the social networking sites such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, MySpace and others to come.

My role is to use my technology background and expertise to create a converged network aggregating the needed education, awareness, alerting, monitoring and management of the technology and web infrastructure needed to make this effective. I will create the infrastructure to host this virtually and technologically while also training the team and community members on the technology behind the operations and how they will help to make this effort more user friendly and successful. I will be a liaison for the organization to address the strategic partnering and affiliations with outside technology organizations and companies in order for us to have the needed resources available to us.

Our web infrastructure is up and the info’s are:

Our website is http://readyrockaway.org.
Our Blogs http://readyrockaway.org/blogs
Our Forum http://readyrockaway.org/forum
Follow us on Twitter here http://twitter.com/ReadyRockaway
On Facebook http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=58417332634
LinkedIn http://www.linkedin.com/e/vgh/1853669/
MySpace http://groups.myspace.com/readyrockaway

And more to come.

Thank you and have a great day,

~Brett A. Scudder~
The IT Security Attaché

Link: http://titssn.net/mess

Hi all,

So it’s that time of the year again and the promotions and marketing have been underway for our MESS ~Mobility/Endpoint Security Summit~ coming up on May 19th 2009 at the Microsoft Briefing Center in NYC. This year we will be getting a look at the upcoming Windows Mobile v.6.5 and 7 and some of the hot new gadgets and devices out there. With the new Netbooks and Smartphone’s a hot item on the streets we’ll be doing a feature and possible giveaways at the event.

Of course we will be having a special guest speaker and Mr. Ernie “Ghostbuster” Hudson has confirmed that he will be with us again this year. He happens to be filming a new movie in NYC at the same time so that’s even better for us. So exciting.

You won’t know unless you attend so hey, reserve your seats as soon as they become available. Registration opens on April 19th. Seats are limited to 250 people on a first come first serve basis so you know the deal.

Anyway, I have to start phase two of the event planning and marketing so look forward to seeing more info and updates on MESS over the coming weeks. Here is the event page http://titssn.net/mess.

The countdown begins NOW……….

Thank you and have a great day,

~Brett A. Scudder~
The IT Security Attaché