Wednesday, August 7, 2024

3rd Quarter public meeting, August 20th, 2024 featuring Timothy McKenzie

Our next Greater Augusta ISSA 3rd Quarter public meeting is Tuesday, August 20th, 2024 featuring Timothy McKenzie at the Salvation Army Kroc Center Augusta. The discussion will be "Information Security and Large Language Model (LLMs)". https://augusta-issa-3rd-qtr-aug-24.eventbrite.com Abstract: in the early 2000's Google revolutionized the way IT people worked, LLMs are disrupting things just as significantly. This presentation will use ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini through demonstration to show how some tedious, but common, tasks can be completed more quickly than using a search engine. More about Timothy McKenzie: AKA blup3ngu1n, is a Red Team lead consultant, a SANS Certified Instructor, as wells as co-author for the SEC542 Web App Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking course. After over a decade successfully building secure networks and systems for financial, government, service, and manufacturing organizations, Timothy spent the last fourteen years focusing on penetration testing, exploit development, and adversary emulation. Timothy uses his diverse understanding of enterprise systems while emulating digital threat actor hacking activities to help corporate leaders understand the potential impact associated with network breaches. With the belief that learning new things has the most value when it is shared with others, Timothy enjoys teaching for SANS and mentoring those interested in a career in information security. Timothy graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology from Western Governor's University in 2007, and holds dozens of certifications including SANS' GPEN, GWAPT, GXPN, GAWN, GPYC and GWEB, as well as the OSCP. https://twitter.com/timboloman https://www.linkedin.com/in/timothy-mckenzie-97905976/ Please join us in person event at The Salvation Army Kroc Center Augusta. Pizza and refreshments will be provided prior to the discussion. Seats are limited, so please reserve yours today! Date: August 20th, 2024 Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm Location: The Salvation Army Kroc Center Augusta 1833 Broad Street, Augusta, GA 30904 Don't miss this opportunity to connect with fellow cybersecurity professionals and expand your knowledge in the field. Please register at the link below: https://augusta-issa-3rd-qtr-aug-24.eventbrite.com -- Josh Marner Communications Director Greater Augusta ISSA