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Concurrent Summary
Overview & Objectives
Participants attending Hacking Windows - The Threats Continue will learn:
1. How hackers, spyware, worms, etc. penetrate Windows PCs
2. What techniques, tools (including free tools), and procedures can stop system penetration and damage
3. What polices should be in place to prevent future security related issues Earlier versions of this presentation at other NECCs have been standing-room-only.
Outline
I. How Windows attacks are carried out
a. Demonstration of a succesful attack against a Windows server
b. Brief multimedia discussion and demontration of other threat types including worms, spyware, trojan software, etc.
II. Demonstration and multimedia discussion of techniques and tools used to protect Windows
a. Using features built into Windows (demonstration)
b. Free software that can be added to Windows to improve security and stability (demonstration)
III. Establishing procedures and automatic processes to protect PCs and networks
a. System wide policies multimedia discussion
b. Enabling automatic processes that can protect PCs (demonstration)
c. Wrap-up questions and answer session
Supporting Research
A phone call or email to ANY school system technical manager will reveal that their systems are under attack from many sources. School systems are struggling with security and stability issues on a daily basis - to the point that the usefulness of educational technology is threatened. There is plenty of supporting research available from a number of web sites including:
www.microsoft.com/security
searchwin2000.com
searchsecurity.com
www.iste.org
www.dhs.gov
Presenter Background & Qualifications
Brent is a consultant, lecturer, and futurist specializing in computer systems technology, networking, emerging technologies, and security. He has taught hundreds of highly reviewed sessions on operating systems, security, building networks, etc. He has over 25 years of experience in the high technology field and worked for over 10 years in Fortune 100 companies as a technical specialist and manager before focusing entirely on education. Brent has a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering Technology and a Master's degree in Technology Management from the Southern College of Technology and is completing his PhD with the University of Nebraska. He is also a Certified Netware Engineer, Microsoft MCSE and MCP, and is A+ and N+ Certified.
Prerequisites
This session is ideal for the technical and the curious - anyone who uses or manages a Windows PC or network.
Referenced Web Links (URLs)
www.microsoft.com/security
www.lavasoftusa.com
www.grisoft.com
security.kolla.de
www.hackingexposed.com ... and more
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