September Meeting

Assessing the security of your Network - the ITU Security Framework

Speaker: Dr. Aftab Ahmad

Thursday, 25 September 2008 at 6:30 PM
Aberdeen Barn, Virginia Beach

As yet, we don't have a way of measuring security, which makes it difficult to allocate resources appropriately for secure networking. The best we have towards this end is the ITU X.805 framework that can be used to assess the security of a network. The recommendation classifies the nature of attacks and security dimensions required to thwart them. The X.805 is a slightly modified version of the Lucent Security Framework, originally designed at Bell Labs. In this presentation, we discuss this framework, how it divides a network into three layers (infrastructure, service and application) and three planes (user, control and management) and defines the attacks in terms of dimensions in each plane and on each layer. We will assess the security of a popular sensor network standard, the IEEE 802.15.4 in light of X.805. In possible future extensions of this presentation, we will analyze the Internet security architecture in view of X.805 with the help of a quality-of-service QoS) intensive application, such as compressed video transmission.

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August Executive Committee Meeting

Panera Bread, Greenbrier

Thursday, 21 August 2008 at 6:00 PM

Panera Bread
1412 Greenbrier Pkwy
Chesapeake, VA 23320
(757) 424-2600

The IEEE Hampton Roads Section Executive Committee meets twice a year to revisit strategic plans and identify new programs and opportunities. Please RSVP to officers-r3-hamptonroads@ieee.org .

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No Host Networking Opportunity

Red Star Tavern

Thursday, 17 July 2008 at 5:30 PM

City Center at Oyster Point
711 Lakefront Commons
Newport News, VA 23606
757-596-0308
The weather is too great and time too short in the summer to plan and execute full meetings. Consequently, we have summer socials to fill in the void. Take the opportunity to enjoy a local restaurant that could never host a "real" meeting. Selected members of the ExCom will be present, ready to take your comments or answer your questions. We will start about 5:30 PM and most like be out of there by 8:00. Drop by for a drink or stay for dinner. Your choice. Specifics are subject to change due to extreme weather, business closures, or repeal of the 21st amendment, so please RVSP and include your cell phone number. RSVP to officers-r3-hamptonroads@ieee.org or by calling Bill Clayton at 757-383-4707.

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No Host Networking Opportunity

Ocean View Fishing Pier

Thursday, 26 June 2008 at 5:30 PM

Ocean View Fishing Pier
400 W. Ocean View Avenue
Norfolk, VA 23503
747-583-6000

The weather is too great and time too short in the summer to plan and execute full meetings. Consequently, we have summer socials to fill in the void. Take the opportunity to enjoy a local restaurant that could never host a "real" meeting. Selected members of the ExCom will be present, ready to take your comments or answer your questions. We will start about 5:30 PM and most like be out of there by 8:00. Drop by for a drink or stay for dinner. Your choice. Specifics are subject to change due to extreme weather, business closures, or repeal of the 21st amendment, so please RVSP and include your cell phone number. RSVP to officers-r3-hamptonroads@ieee.org or by calling Bill Clayton at 757-383-4707.

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Brain Teaser Challenge - June

by Butch Shadwell

As I am writing this piece, the Fourth of July is just around the corner. Everyone looks forward to the picnics, pyrotechnics, and patriotism. This is definitely one of the happier holidays on the American calendar, the date that the Continental Congress adopted our Declaration of Independence, in Philadelphia. Eventually, there were 56 signers of this document. These brave men risked everything, including their very lives, to do what they believed was the honest and right thing. I hope our congress men and women of today will reflect on these predecessors during this holiday.

With gas prices going through the roof, holiday travel can be very expensive. As a large part of our energy consumption is for cars, it is important that we understand how to get better gas mileage. Most cars have two or three pedals on the floor. This month I am asking you to tell me which one is the cause of the most loss of fuel economy. Most folks get this one wrong.

Have a great Independence Day, … if you are in the USA that is.