Cork|Sec 99

Running since June 2013, every month we have 2 talks focused on Security or Technology - followed by socialising with like minded people – and you can find out exactly what to expect on the About Us section of our Meetup page. Past talk details are on our wiki on http://corksec.com/. All people with any sort of an interest or level of knowledge in Security, Hacking and Emerging Technology are more than welcome to attend and feel free to bring like minded colleagues and friends. CorkSec is a free event (free as in beer, and as in speech).

During COVID pandemic, talks are taking place online via Microsoft Teams. Teams room opens at 19:00 with talks starting at 19:05 on Microsoft Teams (Link to follow)

TALK 1: CyberQuest - building a cyber force in the region by Neil Collins (~19:05-19:30)

CyberQuest is on a mission to help people impacted by the pandemic to find the best pathway to employment in Cyber Security. Part of IT@Cork Skillset, and with more details on https://www.cyberquest.ie , Neil will talk us through some of the free security courses that they offer - something for sure of interested to wider CorkSec community

TALK 2: Blockchain and its evolution as an enterprise technology by Seosaimh O'Shea (~19:30-20:30)

Blockchain is sometimes considered as a promising technology looking for a problem to solve. This talk explores it's use to support Bitcoin and Ethereum, studies how both function and differ, looks at their crypto primitives and then explores how Ethereum can be adapted for distributed enterprise scenarios.