Static in the Ether

The Second call for papers ISSA2009, Information Security for South Africa, 6 – 8 July 2009 has been released.
http://www.infosecsa.co.za
Due dates:

Abstract submission: 23 March 2009 (1 page)
Notification of abstract acceptance: 31 March 2009
Full papers submission for review: 18 April 2009
Notification of acceptance: 26 May 2009
Submission of final camera-ready papers: 6 June 2009

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Robert Auger of Webappsec.org has compiled a good roundup of various security predictions for 2009, as various sites are want to do at this time of year.

ComputerWorld – Opinion: Security predictions for 2009
SANS – 2009 Security Predictions
ITWorld – Security predictions for 2009
CRN – 10 Security Predictions For 2009
Gartner – The 2009 Security Prediction Prediction List
InfoWorld [...]

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After some preparation and navigation of technical SNAFUs the new website for the Security and Networks research Group (SNRG) that I run in the Rhodes CS Department is up and running.
While content is still a little thin on the ground, it does represent a major step forward in actually providing a point of collation of [...]

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The other day morning stated out with a conversation with darb that went as follows:
DARB: so…wordpress hey?
BVI: I got over writing my own code
BVI: now I’m waiting for my blog to be 0wn3d
DARB: you know wordpress is the equivalent of an 8ft tall ogre that stands outside looking pretty, smashes tables when he tries to [...]

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