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March 2010 Chapter Meeting Beau Woods, SecureWorks  Social Engineering: The Dark Art Beau will talk about a variety of techniques that people use to get information they shouldn't have. No special hardware or software needed. Many of the tricks of the dark art of social engineering are simple and surprisingly effective. This will be a very enlightening presentation about social engineering tactics and strategies to use to thwart them. Beau Woods is a Solutions Architect in Consulting Services at SecureWorks. His responsibilities include performing IT control audits, risk assessments, penetration testing, war-dialing, physical walkthroughs and social engineering as part of his efforts to improve overall client security. Beau has over five years of experience in the information technology field with four years dedicated to IT security. He is an expert in the areas of security system administration, incident response and identifying network security vulnerabilities. Beau is a seasoned speaker who is often invited to present at financial and IT security industry events. Prior to SecureWorks, Beau was an information security analyst at a large hospital in Atlanta, GA, where his responsibilities included managing day-to-day security operations, strategic planning, network security monitoring, patch management and other security tasks. Beau received a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Georgia Institute of Technology. Upcoming Events April May June July August September October November December |
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