Why are you changing dates again?

As we get SecKC off the ground, we want to be sure we can attend for several reasons. We are open to changing this later (and probably will).  If you have feedback on this or our location, please email us at [email protected].

Wait, I thought SecKC said no corporate sponsors?

The reason for this is pretty obvious; we want to keep it informal and avoid boring sales pitches. We feel that our goals (growing the infosec community in KC) are aligned with our sponsor, so we’re all for it. Our tab has been picked up a few times already this year and I haven’t heard anyone complain.

Call for Microtalks

If you did something cool and want to share it, we’d love to hear about it.  There are no requirements around the talks, just let us know if you want to share something.  This can be a simple quick talk based on someone else’s interesting research, or a longer and more in-depth talk.  If you want to chat about it, DM us or email us.

Call for Topics

Even if you don’t think you have have anything worth sharing, surely you have something you want to know more about.  Whether it’s a challenge at work or a side project, don’t hesitate to bring it up at the next meeting.

SecKC meetups are modeled around the CitySec.org definition.

CitySec meetups are gatherings of information security professionals. Are you an information security professional? You are if you (ever) write firewall rules, read log files, apply patches, follow Bugtraq, help select products, rack and stack security appliances, find vulnerabilities, write secure code, test other people’s code, write policies, manage people who do any of these things, assist people who do any of these things, or just want to one day do any of these things.

CitySec meetups are like any other professional society meeting, except:

• There’s no professional society
• There’s no membership
• There’s no dues
• There’s no cover charge
• There’s no corporate sponsorshop
• There’s no vendor pitches
• There’s no requirement to RSVP
• There’s no fixed agenda
• They’re publically announced and open to all comers

The rule of thumb is, no more structure than is absolutely necessary to get people into a room (where “room” usually means “bar”): if structure (like “name tags” or “surveys”) would even possibly prevent one person from attending the meeting, don’t use it.

Local hacker groups such as CCCKC and KC2600 already meet regularly, and SecKC is not meant to replace or compete. Think of us as a infosec only supplement to the existing meetups in KC.

If you have not visited CCCKC or attended a KC2600 meeting be sure you check them out.