About us
This meetup group is for anyone in Iowa who wants to sync up, meet new people, learn cool stuff, and generally geek out in a very relaxed and informal setting. We discuss a very broad range of Information Security topics, and mainly use this group to stay in touch and get the word out about related events in Iowa. If you or someone you know likes to hack, crack, code, build, break, fuzz, prevent, detect, or respond to things for fun or profit... you'll be in good company here. Please join our group and stop on out to one of our next meet-ups, we'd love to have you.
Upcoming events
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SecDSM Monthly Meeting
The Foundry in Valley Junction, 111 S 11th St Suite 100, West Des Moines, IA, USTime: 7:00pm
Speaker: Aaron Tekippe
Title: PrivacyTrollShield: An Open-Source Scanner for Privacy Compliance
In 2024, plaintiffs' attorneys filed 1,853 wiretapping lawsuits against companies for unauthorized tracking, including session replay tools loading before consent, Meta Pixels capturing form data, and non-functional "Decline" buttons. Each violation carries $5,000–$50,000 liability under CIPA section 631.PrivacyTrollShield is an open-source scanner that identifies these vulnerabilities in your public facing websites. It launches a headless browser to monitor all network requests before and after consent interactions, comparing actual site behavior against consent banner promises. The tool detects 40+ pre-consent trackers, flags session replay by data sensitivity, identifies form data leaks to third parties, and verifies that declining consent actually works.
Aaron Tekippe is the VP of IT & Security at Openly, where he leads the organization's security and IT teams. His work spans multiple security domains including zero trust architecture, threat detection, offensive security, and privacy compliance tooling, including the open-source PrivacyTrollShield project. Before entering cybersecurity, Aaron spent nearly a decade in sales management, where he developed the communication and stakeholder management skills that now strengthen his security leadership approach.
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Hosted by: SecDSM
About SecDSM: a monthly meetup group to network with other InfoSec pros and listen to short tech talks presented by your fellow members (or give a presentation yourself!) while enjoying some beer/drinks/food. No vendors, no sales pitches, no BS. The idea is to provide you actionable knowledge for you to take back to your $dayjob while building a top tier InfoSec community in the Des Moines area. If you have the desire to learn about real world InfoSec scenarios - get out of your comfort zone - and join us in a relaxed vendor free environment. No registration is required.1 attendee
Past events
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