Wednesday, February 28, 2007

Welcome to Regina Whitehats!

This is the inaugural post for an exciting new security group in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Over the next few weeks I hope to lay the groundwork for a regular get together of security practitioners in this fine city. This group will be ala Richard Betjlich's NovaSec, and Matasano's Chisec

The principle is simple..."We find a place to meet, we pick a time, and we talk security tech." The major goal is to provide an informal vehicle for security networking in the Regina area. Meetings are open to all in Regina and vicinity with an interest in information security. But I warn you, even though we will all check our certifications at the door, I am hoping to have presentations at these meetings aimed at people who perform hands-on operational security work. If you are a security novice or spend your days writing policy, this group may not be for you.

The group will be a chapter of whitehats.ca hopefully someday having its own mailing list and website. But for now let's start with baby steps. I would like to hold the first meeting in April. For this first meeting probably just a nice quiet place to sit and talk, maybe have few brews. If you have any suggestions please contact me by leaving comments below or emailing me.

Rick