Speaker: Jock Purnell, Owner/Consultant at JPNI and President of ISSA Hawaii

Topic: Web Application Firewalls - Protecting Your Web Sites and Data

Description: Last month you heard about various ways to hack your web sites, and saw how easy it is to do. This month's topic will cover some ways to protect against these attacks using Web Application Firewalls. Traditional Firewalls can block access but they don't check what's in the actual payload. For that, you need something that is Layer 7, Application Aware. Web App Firewalls fit this requirement, and can check and block such compromises as SQL Injections, Cross Site Scripting and so on. Another problem is in keeping CONFIDENTIAL data (social security numbers, account #'s, etc) from being inadvertently dispersed. One way of protecting your web site is to write perfect code, but this is not always possible. Hence, the need for a Firewall that is application aware. So, come and hear how to protect your web sites, and more importantly, the data behind them.

BIO: Jock has 35 years of IT experience as an IBM Senior SE and Consultant with his own IT services based company. His last twenty years have been spent primarily in the Networking and Security areas, and he has worked with most of the medium and large sized organizations in Hawaii.

Lunch Menu:
Appetizer: Hale Koa Salad with Tarragon Dressing
Main Course: Chicken Marsala
Boneless Chicken Breast with Mushroom, Shallot, Marsala Wine Sauce on a Bed of Asparagus Risotto
Desert: Macadamia Nut Cream Pie