Tuesday night, David J. Kennedy offers Corvallisites a lecture on cybersecurity, and he is notable in his field.
Kennedy has over 19 years of experience, and his career has ranged from a Chief Security Officer for a Fortune 1000 company, to testifying in front of Congress, and guest appearances on hundreds of national news and syndicated TV shows. He also assisted in developing the content for the widely popular Mr. Robot TV show.
With a mission of continuing to drive the cybersecurity industry forward and to make the world a better place, David has started several large-scale and successful cybersecurity businesses with employees all over the world.
TrustedSec and Binary Defense, David’s two cybersecurity firms, work on a global scale to protect companies, people, and the world from hackers. TrustedSec provides Information Security consulting services for organizations of all sizes, while Binary Defense is a leader in Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP), Managed Detection and Response (MDR), and software security that detects attackers in the early stages and prevents large-scale invasions.
Attackers are continuously figuring out new methods to gain access to computer systems and enterprises. Everything from Ransomware to targeted and precise attacks aimed at intellectual property theft, monetary gain, or other motives.
In today’s age of hacking, it’s never been more important to understand who the hackers are and the methods they use to attack organizations. In this talk, we go into the demographics of hackers, how they are hacking, and the best defenses both from a personal perspective as well as an enterprise.
It’s possible to withstand the attacks we see today with proven practices, but it requires hard work, and an understanding of who your adversaries are.
Among Kennedy’s many endeavors, he is also the creator of several widely popular open-source tools, including “The Social-Engineer Toolkit” (SET), PenTesters Framework (PTF), Artillery, and Fast-Track.
Tonight’s presentation is co-sponsors by OSU’s College of Business and the College of Engineering’s ORTSOC – the Nation’s First Cybersecurity Teaching Hospital.
Free. Click here to register for this Zoom presentation. Starts at 7 pm, Tuesday, Oct. 3.
The Secret Lives of Sharks
James Sulikowski, a professor and director of Oregon State’s Coastal Oregon Marine Experiment Station in Newport, and Taylor Chapple, an assistant professor, will talk about their research and adventures tracking and studying sharks, including on the Oregon Coast, on Oct. 4 in Corvallis. They lead the Big Fish Lab and have been featured on the Discovery Channel’s Shark Week and National Geographic’s Shark Fest programs.
Sulikowski and Chapple are focused on understanding the critical roles sharks play in maintaining vibrant marine ecosystems in Oregon and around the world. As part of this mission, they are initiating new scientific paradigms including developing technologies to study sharks as moms to shift the narrative of sharks as mindless killers and protect shark moms and shark babies from the myriad assaults they face including climate change, urbanization of coastal areas and illegal harvesting, Sulikowski said.
Free, but you have to pre-register. 6 pm, Wednesday, Oct. 4 at The Old World Deli, located at 341 SW 2nd St., Corvallis. To attend in person, pre-register here. To attend online, pre-register here.
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