... is the premier information security meetup in New Jersey. We cover a vast array of subjects from the information security spectrum. We are a group of passionate individuals who care about learning & educating others to help them grow within the community. Our practitioners have diverse backgrounds as developers, system administrators, engineers, pentesters, Law Enforcement & Military. We are composed of apprentices, mentors & all levels in-between. If you are interested in getting a foothold in this industry or want to grow your skill set to become a highly talented individual, you've come to the right meetup.
Red Team | Blue Team | Purple Team | We cover it all.
Central NJ Infosec was started in 2016 by individuals who were frustrated that there were no solid Information Security meetups in Central NJ.
Most meetups are either based in NYC, PA, or are in some in-between state of "dead", "unknown status" or in an unreasonable location.
This proved to be the ideal opportunity to fill a necessary gap.
Our goal is to help people who are interested in information security to further themselves in this industry, educate individuals on topics they are interested in, provide mentorship on best practices & grow our member's skills by providing user generated training & content. Our meetups are generally held the second week of the month at the Bridgewater, NJ library.
Meetups are divided into two types: Educational & Social (Meet & Greet).
The educational meetups focus on either a pre-selected topic that someone had prepared to present. This can be: a presentation of a tool or technique, information of high value to the audience, a random lightning talk ('hip pocket' session, 'birds of a feather' or 'firetalk').
No pre-requisite knowledge is required to attend or give a talk at the meetup. We only ask that you come with an open mind, ready to learn & contribute. We have a roadmap & goals in mind that are very ambitious. Previous meetups can be found below.
Below is an index of our meetups, newest to oldest. You can view what we covered at a given meetup & if the speaker cleared their slide deck for posting,
it will be available for download on our wiki. On the wiki, you will also find additional information we felt was relevant if you are researching the topic further, or if someone else had questions about the presentation after. In the long term, we plan on recording talks & posting them on YouTube. Any additional information on the talks given can be found in our wiki. You will need to request an account to be created for you for access. You can contact DarkSim905 if you need this access.
| Date | Location | Presenter | Topic | Wiki |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/28/19 | Bridgewater Library | Matt K | Adventures in CTF | |
| 4/17/19 | Buffalo Wild Wings | All | Infosec Social - Professional Improvement | |
| 3/20/19 | Bridgewater Library | Alex | Understanding APTs - Geopolitics in Cybersecurity | Wiki |
| 2/26/19 | Bridgewater Library | Matt K | Hardware Hacking 101 | Wiki |
| 1/16/19 | Bridgewater Library | Jacob Combs | OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect: An Overview | Wiki |
| 12/19/18 | YESTERCades | All | InfoSec Game Night - End of Year Celebration | |
| 11/21/18 | Bridgewater Library | All | Topic to be determined | |
| 10/17/18 | Time to Eat Diner | All | InfoSec Social | |
| 9/18/18 | Bridgewater Library | All | Topic to be determined | |
| 8/15/18 | Chimney Rock Inn | All | InfoSec Social | |
| 7/20/18 | HOPE at Hotel Penn in NYC | All | InfoSec Social Meetup at Hotel Penn | |
| 7/10/18 | Internal Hackathon at NewsCorp | DarkSim905 | Protection: defending assets, information & yourself in a modern age | |
| 6/20/18 | Buffalo Wild Wings | Jeremy 'chazb0t' Chisamore, Matt K. | Acoustic Attacks on HDDs, Running Internal CTFs | |
| 5/2/18 | Buffalo Wild Wings | All | SIEMs, threat analysis, job hunting & general topics | |
| 4/18/18 | Bridgewater Library | Jerey 'chazb0t' Chisamore | Zero to OSCP in 292 Days | Wiki |
| 3/21/18 | Google Hangout Online | Rainbow | Everything is fucked & It's All Your Fault! | Wiki |
| 2/21/18 | Bridgewater Library | Ben Smith & Conner Gilsenan | Using Wireshark to dissect protocols / 2FA Primer & How to Fix It | |
| 1/17/18 | Bridgewater Library | Dan Sherry | Threat Intelligence & You | Wiki |
| 12/20/2017 | Bridgewater Library | Anna Voortman | InfoSec Social - Paradox v. Contradiction: How Trump won election before it even began | |
| 11/14/2017 | Bridgewater Library | Cody Hofstetter | Privacy & Anonymity | Wiki |
| 10/16/2017 | Bridgewater Library | Danny Akacki | Neverending Hack: Mental Health in InfoSec & Beyond* | |
| 9/25/2017 | Bridgewater Library | Danny Akacki | Game of SE: Improv Comedy & Social Engineering* | |
| 8/31/2017 | Bridgewater Library | Martin | CXO Table Top Scenarios | Wiki |
| 7/19/2017 | Chimney Rock Inn | All | InfoSec Social - Restaurant POS, Food, Meetup Future | |
| 6/21/2017 | Mannion's Irish Pub | Ben Smith | InfoSec Social - Phinding Phishing Domains | |
| 5/17/2017 | Chimney Rock Inn | Steve | Whose Incident Is It Anyway? | Wiki |
| 4/19/2017 | Bridgewater Library | Jason | BrickerBot: The PDoS Botnet | Wiki |
| 4/19/2017 | Bridgewater Library | Anon | | |
| 3/15/2017 | Bridgewater Library | All | InfoSec Roundtable | Wiki |
| 2/15/2017 | Bridgewater Library | Brian | InfoSec TTPs: Infosec Testing Methodology | Wiki |
| 1/18/2017 | Bridgewater Library | Eric | Conducting Defensible Investigations | Wiki |
| 12/14/2016 | Mannion's Irish Pub | Eric & Shawn | Understanding & Navigating IT Certifications | Wiki |
| 11/3/2016 | Delicious Heights | Matt | Overview of Distributed Denial of Service | Wiki |
| 10/12/2016 | Chimney Rock Inn | All | Meet & Greet | N/A |
| 9/1/2016 | Green Knoll Grill | All | Meet & Greet | N/A |
...loves vulnerability research & discussing attack & defender scenarios. He secretly loves malware & long walks on the beach.
... has held numerous roles in the industry. He is working on acquiring OSCP & CISSP, along with helping people study for their certifications & be successful in the workplace. He loves learning & teaching all facets of technology.
@DarkSim905... is an IT professional & has presented topics of various interest at Central NJ Infosec. He is very familiar with the world of IP telephony, large scale cyber attacks (DDOS) & general System Administration.
... is the moniker we use for anyone who wants to remain anonymous when they present on a given topic, or does not want any information shared about the subject matter that they are presenting. This is similar to the format spawned by Austin Hackers Anonymous!