Cyber-Security at Central Coast Section’s Fall Dinner Event

November 29, 2010 by Karl Geiger · Leave a Comment
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Botnets, armies of enslaved computers that have been infected with carefully crafted worms or viruses, are responsible for more than 80 percent of the over 100 billion spam messages e-mailed daily. Antivirus programs are often ineffective against them, because the software typically works by scanning a computer for signatures of known viruses – and the viruses that turn computers into bots are often too new for characteristic patterns to have been identified.

Dr. Christopher Kruegel, Associate Professor of Computer Science at the University of California, Santa Barbara, will present research and practical applications from the UCSB Computer Security Group showing how this new breed of cybersecurity threats are being countered and destroyed. These threats represent and entirely new level of cybersecurity challenges for today’s Internet.

Dr. Kruegel will demonstrate the approach of taking the “last line of defense” to overcome the shortcomings of current anti-virus software in warding off malware and other cyber-threats. Through case studies and technical descriptions of this new approach, he will also highlight the ramifications of ever-increasing cybersecurity threats in a variety of areas beyond personal use of the Internet, such as healthcare information systems, communications for national defense, and control systems on the electric grid and elsewhere.

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Beyond the Bachelors Degree II: On Landing Your First Job (or maybe your next…)

November 20, 2010 by Deron Johnson · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Computer, Engineering in Medicine and Biology, Events, IEEE Societies, Professional Development

At 7 PM on Wednesday, December 8, 2010, IEEE-EMBS and IEEE-CS combine resources for their second annual panel discussion addressing issues pertinent to audience members, whether students, graduates, people in transition or those who are just interested in the “possibilities”. You are invited and welcomed to bring your own questions or anecdotes.

The forum will be led by Moderator Abby Corrin, who is employed at Teledyne and also studying for her PhD at UCLA. Our panelists will include Karl Geiger of the Computer Society; Dr. Bob Rumer from CLU; Pat Jacobs, President of Advanced Personnel Profiles; Nathalie Gosset, futurist and business development expert at AMI-USC; Nicole Bidwell, Executive Recruiter; and Steven Johnson of Amgen. With a combination of representatives from industry, academia and executive placement we will have a comprehensive overview of today’s exciting job opportunities.

When and Where
Wednesday, December 8, 2010, 7 PM
Nygreen Room 1, California Lutheran University.
Maps and parking details are here: http://www.ieee-bv-cs.org/meetings/

Dinner and networking
This is a joint meeting with IEEE-EMBS. A sit-down buffet-style dinner will be available for $10, and we hope that you will join us for networking. Dinner will be held at 6 PM at 100 Ahmanson Science Building. No RSVP is necessary; fee is payable at the door.