We are seeing drastic increase in the WLAN deployment, spurred on by affordable COTS and encouraged by ISP and government initiatives. With the increase in deployment comes increased threat exposure.

In this presentation, jointly organised by SIG^2 and SCS (Singapore Computer Society) Security SIG, we would like to raise awareness on issues pertaining to WLAN deployment. Everyone has heard of the vulnerabilities of WLAN and how software can be easily downloaded to sniff and even break encrypted traffic. The speakers will give a live demonstration of how WLAN can be compromised.

Speakers

• Chan Kin Chong is currently a member of JPMorgan Chase's Information Risk Management group for Asia. Before joining JPMC, Kin Chong was with Singapore-listed company Stratech Systems, where he held the concurrent portfolio of Head, e-Business R&D labs, as well as Senior Security Consultant advising the company in all matters related to information security, including the development and establishment of security policy, standards and guidelines.

  Prior to that, Kin Chong was Assistant Director of Security Technologies in the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA), where he led a team of consultants who provided security advice and consultancy in several critical government projects. He was principally responsible for promoting the appropriate use of security technologies to the government and the industry, including public-key infrastructure, biometric technologies, smart cards, and cryptography. Kin Chong holds double Bachelor Honours Degrees in Computer Science and in Mathematics from Carnegie Mellon University, and has been a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) since July 2001 and member of the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA). He is a frequent speaker on information security at major conferences, seminars and workshops. Since 2000, he has been an active member of the Security and Privacy Standards Technical Committee (SPSTC), where he was instrumental in the drafting and publication of a Singapore Standard.

• Khoh Chih Jeun is currently a Member of Technical Staff with DSO National Lab and a CISSP. Chih Jeun is also a member of IEEE and has published extensively for the past few years in journals and magazines. His research interest for the past one year is WLAN technologies.

Where and When?

Date: 12 December 2002 (Thurs)
Time: 6.30pm - 8.30 pm
Venue: Suntec Tower 3, Level 14, IDA's Multi-purpose Hall (MPH)
Fees: FREE for members from both societies

How?

To register:
Contact Karen via email.

Here are the slides presented and photos taken during the event!

Updated: 09/12/2002
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