The Synthetic Librarian

Go sign up now for this Information Security course:
http://www.slis.ualberta.ca/springsummer2010workshops.cfm.

It’s just one weekend, dirt cheap, and going to be loads of fun. It’s in Edmonton at the School of Library and Information Studies (University of Alberta).

Taught by Lisa Yeo, formerly of The Alberta Library, now a Ph.D. student, and author of “Personal Firewalls for Administrators and Remote Users” (and very cool person). The bonus is that yours-truely, Cloned Milkmen, will be giving demonstrations. RFID hacking, barcode hacking, wifi man-in-the-middle, and more.

Here’s an excerpt:

To introduce students to the theory and practice of information security – the protection of information and information systems. The course will focus on foundational concepts, assessment and evaluation of information security practices in the library and information studies context.

This is part one of a podcast version of my Hackers in the Library presentation from Netspeed 2008 (incorrectly identified as Netspeed 2007 in the podcast). The slides are available for download so that you can follow along with the podcast.

Hackers in the Library is a presentation that tells the stories of real information security incidents that have occurred in libraries. Part three tells explains how trends in cybercrime will affect libraries

Download Hackers in the Library Podcast Part 3

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This is part one of a podcast version of my Hackers in the Library presentation from Netspeed 2008 (incorrectly identified as Netspeed 2007 in the podcast). The slides are available for download so that you can follow along with the podcast.

Hackers in the Library is a presentation that tells the stories of real information security incidents that have occurred in libraries. Part two tells the stories of incidents that are not unique to libraries but where libraries are more vulnerable or have special outcomes.

Download Hackers in the Library Podcast Part 2

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.

This is part one of a podcast version of my Hackers in the Library presentation from Netspeed 2008 (incorrectly identified as Netspeed 2007 in the podcast). The slides are available for download so that you can follow along with the podcast.

Hackers in the Library is a presentation that tells the stories of real information security incidents that have occurred in libraries. Part one contains an introduction and includes stories of incidents where libraries represent unique targets for cyberattacks: attacks that would not occur in non-libraries.

Download Hackers in the Library Podcast Part 1

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