http://www.kumite.com/myths
Your CIO can reduce virus hoaxes in your firm. Here's how
Dynamic speaker available! $0.00 speaking fee!
Rob Rosenberger will deliver a dynamic speech at your Rotary luncheon, computer club
meeting, AFCEA gathering, high school class, military function, or similar event -- all for a speaker's fee of
$0.00. You pay only shipping & handling. (Coach fare, Motel 6, a tank of gas, whatever.) Rosenberger has
wowed audiences from as small as 25 to as many as 300 ... from
computer clubs in D.C. to security conferences in California.
Just write a one- or two-paragraph proposal and send it to
cvha@kumite.com. Need a replacement speaker on short
short notice? Call (319) 646-2800 with your plea for help. Schools, clubs, and other "not really for
profit" groups will receive top priority for a lecture. Special offer for St. Louis, Iowa City,
Cedar Rapids regions: no costs involved.
Why go on a grassroots lecture tour? First, it takes a lot of effort to get a speaking slot at
computer security conferences. Second, speakers at those conferences must cater to the special needs of
corporate computer security personnel. Third, those conferences charge hundreds of dollars per attendee.
Fourth, those conferences don't always pay speaking fees (contrary to popular perception). Rob believes
he can make a much greater impact with grassroots lectures.
Please note: Rob wants to make every speaking engagement count. If your group wants to hear a
"Virus 101" lecture ... you can find plenty of experts out there who will speak at no charge. Thanks
for understanding.
Virus Hoaxes: the comedy tour (½hr)
[or] Virus Hoaxes: past, present, future (1hr)
Geared to: all Internet users
Min. A/V rqmts: computer with projection capability (PowerPoint)
Summary: stand-up comedy for computer nerds! The webmaster of the Computer Virus Myths home page
takes folks on a fun filled tour of hysteria in the last decade.
Everyone gets the skewer -- Senator Patrick Moynihan, an Army "military intelligence" battalion, duped
news reporters, clueless network administrators, and (of course) dumbfounded users. The half-hour version makes a
great luncheon or dinner speech. The 1hr version includes a peep-show of what future virus hoaxes might
accomplish. A final segment tells everyone how to combat email hoaxes. First delivered in 1997 at a CSI NetSec
conference; recently delivered as the keynote address at a Dept. of Energy computer security conference.
Fundamental Problems on Planet Virus (1hr)
[or] Fundamental Problems on Planet Virus (1½hrs)
Geared to: IT VPs, CIOs, computer security managers
Min. A/V rqmts: computer with projection capability (PowerPoint)
Summary: longtime industry observer Rob Rosenberger identifies serious, yet
little known, problems in the virus arena. Subjects include: the utter lack of virus metric utilities;
why experts recommend crippled detection methodologies; political rivalries between the CERTs; why
"email aware" software threatens the email infrastructure; and more. View the world of viruses from
a perspective seldom seen.
Geared to: email administrators, computer security personnel
Min. A/V rqmts: computer with projection capability (PowerPoint)
Summary: experts typically blurt out "port 25 antivirus software" or
"content monitoring packages" when asked to describe email infrastructure security. Bah! Rob
Rosenberger dishes up a genuine "test plan from Hell" written more than a year before Melissa
surfaced -- a test plan which makes Melissa's author look like an amateur. (He is, but let's not
digress.) Rosenberger shows how one hacker, with two weeks of prep time, can knock out hundreds of corp/gov/mil
networks in under a day because they so badly misunderstand email infrastructure security.
Upcoming engagements
(updated 7/2/2000)
Date/time: 6 July 2000
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Summary: Mensa Annual Gathering 2000
Rob's speaking fee: $0
Date/time: 11-12 September 2000
Location: Washington, DC area
Summary: InfoWARcon 2000
Rob's speaking fee: $500 (covers airfare)
