Calendar - January 2008

Workshop on Service Oriented Architecture 
January 9, 2008
9:00-3:45
Dewberry Hall, Johnson Center
Brief description:  DoD has been one of the most active Federal Departments in moving to
Service Oriented Architectures (SOA). This workshop sponsored by George Mason University, AFCEA and IBM - Federal SOA Institute, will focus on the application of the SOA concept to the DoD environment.

Graduate Orientation - Spring Semester
Date: Wednesday, Januaury 16, 2008
Time: 6-8PM
Location: Fairfax Campus, Enterprise Hall, Room 80

Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
Monday, January 21, 2008
Offices Closed

Start of the Spring Semester
Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Hunting for New Exploits with Honeyclients
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
11:00 - 12:00
Research I, Room 401
Speaker: Kathy Wang - The MITRE Corporation

Abstract:
Attacks against client-side applications has increased significantly over the last year. Numerous research results have shown that these attacks are only going to increase. We need to continue to
become more proactive in detecting these types of attacks so that we can respond to them quickly and protect our critical infrastructure.

A honeyclient is instrumented to detect malicious servers. This presentation will show you how to install, configure, and pilot the open-source HoneyClient package and start finding zero-day client-side
exploits in time to defend against them.

You'll also learn about the latest in honeyclient technology. Attackers have become aware of honeyclients and are taking steps to avoid detection. Hear the latest on the arms race as we beef
up honeyclients to counter the latest moves by attackers.

Bio:
Kathy Wang is the lead researcher of The Honeyclient Project at The MITRE Corporation. The Honeyclient Project aims to create methods to detect and respond proactively against new client-side application exploits. Past projects of Kathy's include Morph, an OS fingerprint cloaking tool. Prior to working at MITRE, Kathy worked at Counterpane, the University of Michigan's Computer-Aided Engineering Network (CAEN), and DEC. Kathy graduated with a BS and MS in electrical
engineering from The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She has presented her past works at numerous conferences internationally, including GFIRST, RSA Conference, DEFCON, AusCERT, ToorCon, and ReCon.

**Point of contact:  Prof Sushil Jajodia jajodia@gmu.edu

System and Networking Seminar: Dynamic Bi-Overlay Rotation for Streaming with Heterogeneous Devices
Friday, January 25, 2008
3:00PM,
STII, Room 430A
Dongyu Liu, PhD student, Computer Science Department, George Mason University

Civil, Environmental and Infrastructure Engineering Awards Luncheon
Date: January 29, 2008
Time: 11:30am - 1:30pm
Location: SUB II Ballroom