Minutes 2024-08-29

0. Introductions! (Name, Year, Degree, and Linux Distro)

1. Usually give a talk each meeting, not this time

2. General overview of our servers and their purpose

    a) Proxmox Cluster (5 servers)

    b) Shell

    c) Mirrors

    d) pfSense

3. Brief explanation of mirror servers and their purpose in the Linux ecosystem

4. Gave a tour of the GLRC datacenter

5. Wrapped up with an informal discussion in the Dow

    a) Advice to Cybersecurity newcomers to get the most from the degree

        i) RedTeam

        ii) CTFs (NCL, eCTF, RedTeam's historical CTFs)

        iii) Shell/Proxmox as testing environment for exploits / tools

    b) Overview of Tech's infra for new students with questions

        i) 141.219.0.0/16 IP block

        ii) resnet MAC whitelisting, WPA2-EAP WiFi networks

        iii) RFID vendor is changing, campus going through migration period (some old readers ripped out, not replaced with anything)

    c) New students seem much more motivated this year

        i) RedTeam, WMTU, LUG got record first meeting attendance

        ii) Finally rebound after COVID?