Welcome to ISSA™, Rochester Chapter

ISSA™, Rochester is the Rochester Regional Chapter of the Information Systems Security Association. We are a group of information security professionals in the beginning stages of developing this local chapter.

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 Voting for the 2008 ISSA Rochester Chapter Officers is now closed

The next meeting will be held on Monday, 21 July, 2008

Time: 5:30 - 7:30 PM

Location:  RG&E - 89 East Avenue, 1st Floor Conference Room, Rochester, NY 14649

   Parking is in the gated west lot next to the RG&E Building.

   No Charge for members. RSVP to info@rochissa.org  or call 585-319-4853.

Title: Input Validation: The Root of all Evil

Presenter: Duane Peifer.

Duane is a Senior Systems Engineer at UberGuard Information Security Consulting, LLC, in Avon, NY, were he provides UberGuard’s customers with technical consulting and web site security assessments and penetration tests. He holds a B.S. in Computer Science from Rochester Institute of Technology and has 15 years of Systems Engineering and Project Management experience. Duane is also the co-owner of UberScan, LLC, a startup software development company.

• www.UberGuard.com

Presentation Synopsis:

Duane will present a brief definition and overview of input validation and review common input validation strategies. The presentation will conclude with examples of issues resulting from weak or non-existent input validation and examples of corrective validation solutions.

Upcoming Meetings

• Oct 21-24 - Security Summit
• Dec 11 - TBD

Meeting Presentation:
Previous presentations available for download here