Special Interest Groups

Various Special Interest Groups (SIGs) exist for members to meet and collaborate. SIGs typically meet each month directly following the primary user group presentation/meeting. For information on current activities, you may contact the SIG leader listed or visit the links below.

• Career and Consulting SIG
• Linux SIG
• Security SIG
• Storage SIG
• System Administration SIG

Career and Consulting SIG

SIG Leader(s): Alvin Goats; (not listed)

The Career & Consulting SIG is for those who are seeking jobs, looking for new job opportunities, trends in industry and for networking. We often have recruiters present who are either looking for specific talent or can give insight into the hiring trends they see and networking methods that get their attention.

Members of the DFWUUG also have access to the Jobs and SIG-Career mailing lists. The jobs mailing list is for the posting of job opportunities and includes recruiters and HR people who are not members of the DFWUUG and who do post job openings. The SIG-Career mailing list is for open discussion and the ONE TIME posting of your resume in inline ASCII text, NO ATTACHMENTS, NO HTML, NO SPECIAL FORMATTING. All topics concerning business, careers, consulting, outsourcing, offshore, etc. can be discussed in the SIG-Career list.

NOTE: This SIG meets at 6:00pm - 6:45pm BEFORE the main DFWUUG monthly meeting.

Please contact a SIG leader if you would like to schedule a presentation.

Linux SIG

SIG Leader(s): Jeff Rush; 972-768-6313

The DFWUUG Linux SIG promotes the use of Linux and Open Source solutions to solve business problems as well as a forum for individuals and companies to discuss relevant topics related to Linux and Open Source.

We meet in the main meeting room following the regular meeting and typically have between 30-50 attendees. Presentations generally include a hands-on demonstration of topics ranging from Embedded Linux to Databases and LDAP.

The meeting format is generally informal and questions are encouraged. Typical attendees are newbies to subject matter experts.

Please contact a SIG leader if you would like to schedule a presentation.

Security SIG

SIG Leader(s): Greg Hoare:greg.hoare at linuxmail.org

Greg Hoare formally of Check Point and now with EDS attached to the Federal Reserve has stepped up to the plate and will be leading the Security SIG.

Please contact a SIG leader if you would like to schedule a presentation. Previous Presentations are:

      2006-08 discussion of three security-related sites:  
               www.cosmopod.com (virtual desktop combined with SSL tunnel)
               www.cryptoogle.com (interesting way of sending encrypted messages)
               http://johnny.ihackstuff.com/(approve sites)    (how google is used to hack)

      2006-06 discussion on new security suite of tools: www.securedvd.org  (lots of penetration and data recovery tools on this 4.3GB dvd)
      2006-05 discussion on BackTrack? security suite of tools: http://www.remote-exploit.org/index.php/BackTrack(approve sites) (640MBs of security tools)   

    * 2004-12
      Fun with tcpdump and Ethereal.doc
    * 2004-11
      Network Sniffing with tcpdump and Ethereal.doc
      Network Sniffing with tcpdump and Ethereal.ppt
      Network Sniffing with tcpdump and Ethereal.rtf
    * 2004-09
      OPENVPN.doc
      OPENVPN.ppt
      OPENVPN.rtf
    * 2004-08
      IPSec VPNs?.ppt
      IPSec VPNs?.rtf
      IPSec.doc
    * 2004-07
      Security_s Final Fantasy.ppt
      Security_s Final Fantasy.rtf
      Securityes Final Fantasy.doc
    * 2004-06
      Barbed Wireless (in) Security.ppt
      Barbed Wireless (in) Security.rtf
      Wireless (in)Security.ppt
      Wireless in-Security.doc

Storage SIG

SIG Leader(s): Kathy Hopkins Robert Pearson

(charter under development)

Please contact a SIG leader if you would like to schedule a presentation.

System Administration SIG

SIG Leader(s): Lynn Jackson

(missing charter blurb)

Please contact a SIG leader if you would like to schedule a presentation.