Speaker: Russ McRee GCIH, CISSP

Russ is a security analyst working for Expedia, Inc. He is the author of the monthly column Toolsmith in the ISSA Journal. Russ has given presentations at SecureWorld Expo, Linuxfest Northwest, and RAID 2005. He has published articles in SysAdmin magazine and various online resources.

Russ is a board member of ISSA Puget Sound, a member of PACCISO, InfraGard and the Cyber Conflicts Studies Association.



Presentation:

Often, we, as security professionals, require an immediate or inexpensive solution, or simply aren’t satisfied with our current toolset or solution. This presentation will focus on discovering new tools, as well as real-world use scenarios for proven tools already available in the security arena.

We’ll take a close look at tools like RAPIER, Nessj, and IDS Policy Manager and apply their use to situations familiar to us all. There will also be discussion around the benefits, as well as drawbacks, of free or open source applications.