Vol. XLIX No.
6 February 2009
UPCOMING EVENTS
Dr. Hal Berghel
THE ART AND PRACTICE OF
INTERNET FORENSICS
Monday, February 9, 2009
7:30 p.m.
For the past decade, Internet Forensics has been
subsumed under the rubric of Computer Forensics.
Typically, Internet forensics is buried in the latter
chapters of Computer Forensics books - usually
between "the Criminal Justice System" and
"Conclusion." In this talk, Dr. Berghel will show why
Internet Forensics should be considered an art in its
own right. While Computer Forensics is older and
more mature, it is a very different activity requiring
very different skills. Internet Forensics is more about
eternal vigilance than search-and-seizure.
Several aspects of Internet Forensics will be
discussed, including packet crafting, Denial of Service
attacks, stimulus-response theory, malware, packet
analysis, intrusion detection, fragmentation theory,
and protocol bending, to name but a few.
About the Speaker
Dr. Berghel is currently
Professor and Director of
the School of Informatics
and Associate Dean of the
Howard R. Hughes College
of Engineering at the
University of Nevada. He is
also Director or the Center
for CyberSecurity Research
(see "Resources" tab for
Packet Pal Primer) and the
Identity Theft and Financial Fraud Research and
Operations Center. He has held a variety of research
and administrative positions in industry and academia
during his twenty-five year career in computing. His
current research focuses on Internet security and
forensics, cyberpublishing, and electronic
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IN THIS ISSUE
¾ Upcoming Events (Page 1)
¾ Spring 2009 Professional Development
Seminars Expands to Five Tracks, Begins
"Early Bird Registration" (Page 2)
¾ Mid-Year Budget Review Gets Underway
(Page 3)
¾ New Membership Data Revealed (Page 3)
¾ Academic Advisory Board Makes
Recommendations (Page 4)
¾ DC ACM Calendar At A Glance (Page 5)
information management. He is a widely published
author, columnist, educator, university administrator,
keynote speaker, and talk show guest. His
consultancy, Berghel.Net, specializes in security and
risk management for government and industry.
Dr. Berghel founded and chaired the ACM Technology
Outreach Program (1993-2003), the Electronic
Communities Committee (1995-7), served on the ACM
Publications Board (1992-2000, 2001-2003), and as
Vice Chair of the ACM Local Activities Board and
Member Activities Board (1993-2003).
Berghel has been selected as ACM Outstanding
Lecturer of the Year four times and has also been
twice selected as an IEEE Computer Society
Distinguished Visitor. His awards and recognitions
include the ACM Distinguished Service Award and the
ACM Outstanding Contribution Award. He is a Fellow
of both the ACM and IEEE.
Location:
American Academy for the Advancement of Science
2nd Floor Conference Room
1200 New York Avenue NW (entrance on 12th St.)
Washington, D.C.
Nearest Metro Station: Metro Center,
Orange and Blue Lines
NOTE: By request of the speaker, and due to
the sensitive nature of the subject matter, this
lecture will not be audio/video recorded and the
presentation slides will not be available online.
 Spring 2009 Professional Development Seminars
Early Bird Registration Begins February 6
New Approach Includes Five Tracks, Twelve Seminars

Following on the heels of its successful revival of the Professional Development Seminars in Fall 2008, the
Professional Development Committee has designed an ambitious plan for Spring 2009 that expands the offerings and
organizes the seminars into five "tracks." The variety of topics being provided reflects the range of specialized skills
being sought in the computing field, particularly in the DC area. The seminars will be held again at George
Washington University.

Some seminars are lecture format, while others will be held in computer labs to incorporate hands-on exercises. The
cost of the seminars depends on whether it is a half-day ($300) or a full-day seminar ($600). A special rate is being
offered for full-time college students. DC ACM Members can take advantage of a 5% discount when they
register for the seminars. An additional 10% discount will be given to anyone who registers before March 1,
2009. Please visit DC ACM's PD website for the full details.

OVERVIEW
Software Project Business
Security Database
Engineering Management Management
Developing Secure Fundamentals of Software Intro to Project Management in
Web Applications Database Design Requirements Management Technical
Organizations
Web Application Designing and Quality Control: A Agile Approaches to Organizational Risk
Security: Defensive Building a Data Business Approach to Project Management Factors When
Design and Warehouse Software Testing Deploying ERP
Implementation
Using MySQL Software Testing and
Quality Assurance

SCHEDULE
Monday Tuesday Wednesday
March 16 March 17 March 18
Continental Breakfast 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Morning Fundamentals of Database Web Application Security: Using MySQL (full day)
Seminars Design (full day) Defensive Design and
9:30 AM Implementation (full day) Software Requirements
to Developing Secure Web (full day)
12:30 PM Applications (full day) Designing and Building a Data
Warehouse (full day) Organizational Risk Factors
Intro to Project When Deploying ERP
Management (half day) Management in Technical (half day)
Organizations (full day)

Quality Control: A Business

Approach (half day)
Lunch Break 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Afternoon Fundamentals of Database Web Application Security: Using MySQL (full day)
Seminars Design (full day) Defensive Design and
2:00 PM Implementation (full day) Software Requirements
to Developing Secure Web (full day)
5:00 PM Applications (full day) Designing and Building a Data
Warehouse (full day)
Agile Approaches to
Project Management (half Management in Technical
day) Organizations (full day)

Software Testing and Quality

Assurance (half day)

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Mid-Year Budget Review Income by category 6/30/08 - 2/3/09

In accordance with the standing rules, DC ACM will Membership dues 492.00
undertake a complete budget review at mid-year. As PD Registrations 12,185.00
our fiscal year begins every July, it is now upon us. Sponsorship Income 6,000.00
Interest Income 1,245.43
At the February 3 Executive Council meeting, Meeting Income 4,050.00
Treasurer Teresa Hone presented the income and Miscellaneous Income 851.81
expenses to date broken down by category (at right). Money Market transfer 5,000.00
Individuals who are in charge of specific budget will ACM National Reimbursement 1,246.91
make adjustments and present any increases for EC TOTAL 31,071.15
approval at the February 24 meeting.
Expenses by category 6/30/08 - 2/3/09
Balance Sheet as of February 3, 2008
Speaker Honoraria 1,900.00
Checking Account $8,365.25
Speaker Travel 610.89
Money Market (Savings) $11,661.45
Speaker Food and Lodging 1,511.43
Certificates of Deposit $41,223.42 Meeting Room 1,308.07
Other Assets $688.99 Meeting Audio-Visual 377.19
Total Liabilities $0 Meeting Food 10,308.36
NET WORTH $61,939.11 Awards 63.45
Printing 702.09
PROGRAM BUDGETS: Expenses Mailing 244.50
Stationery & Paper 695.99
Annual Year-to-Date Office Supplies 254.07
Archive Expense 257.22
Web Site 59.94
Communications 647.90 152.73
Misc. Expense 446.00
Awards 2563.00 63.45 PD Books 1,122.78
Programs 6,611.00 2,088.00 PD Food 1,339.44
Secretary 1887.60 363.79 Bank Charge 399.08
Treasurer 187.00 0.00 Transfer to Checking 5,000.00
Membership Chair 95.00 126.34 Equipment 688.99
Fall PD Seminars 5,577.00 3,900.89 Commitments 1,000.00
Gala* 27,045.00 15,908.30 TOTAL 28,289.49

*this ad-hoc budget is completed. NET 2,781.66

Membership Update NEXT PROFESSIONAL

The new membership registration system was implemented
in January. Many kudos to webmaster Ryan Michela
for the user-friendly interface and well-designed database.
As expected, due to the increasing complexity of
registration, the total number of members in our Chapter
decreased. However, we are happy to report that out of
174 people who had registered online last year, 103
renewed their membership!
Members 57
Associate Members 46
Each of the 103 members received a website account.
For dues-paying Members, in addition to being able to
post on the Forum, this login will be used for PD registration
in June (to receive the Member discount) and officer
elections in June.
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
MEETING
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
7:00 p.m.
Location: George Washington University
School of Engineering and Applied Science
Computing Facility, Tompkins Hall 1st floor
Conference Room, 725 23rd St. NW (Between G
& H Streets), Washington, DC
Nearest Metro: The building is 1½ blocks
south of the Foggy Bottom-GWU metro (orange
and blue lines). Street parking and GWU
garage parking is also available.
Anyone who is interested in
volunteering at the seminars (March
16-18) should attend this meeting.

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Academic Advisory Board Discusses How DC ACM Can Assist the
Washington Area Computer Science Field
On January 29, representatives from American
University, George Mason University, Johns
Hopkins University, and UMBC gathered for the
first meeting of the DC ACM Academic Advisory
Board, which was created by the Executive
Council as an effort to improve the chapter's
outreach to the Computer Science Departments
at area colleges and universities. The purpose of
this Board is to provide feedback on current
activities and make recommendations for future
chapter activities.
The group, led by AU professor Michael Black
(mblack@american.edu), brainstormed several
ideas of what the DC ACM can offer to faculty
and students. The most pressing concern facing
computer science departments these days is low
enrollment. Thus rather than promote career
objectives for the faculty, the group tended to
focus on how to encourage students to get more
involved in ACM as they enter the field.
The highest priority proposals identified by the
Board:
• An annual symposium for students to
present their research and projects
• A programming competition, similar to
the ICPC, but held in the spring
• Any additional activity intended to get
prospective students interested in
computer science
• Holding DC ACM events on a rotating
basis at local universities as a way to
get students involved
Items of medium priority:
• Single-day professional development
workshops for students that teach a
practical skill, such as making web
applications or security
• Speakers that are interesting to
students (particularly seminars intended
to teach a skill)
• Building collaboration between
university ACM clubs, especially the
smaller ones
Items of Lower priority:
• Student field trips to the companies of
DC ACM members
The Board was not supportive of reinstating the
DC ACM scholarship program, due to its limited
impact. It also did not favor holding a
symposium intended for faculty research, as
opposed to student research, since the faculty
members already have sufficient opportunities to
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present their research in the academic
community. Furthermore, the Board said that
any event intended solely for the purpose of
student networking would not be useful.
The Board members agreed on the importance of
encouraging the development of student ACM
chapters at the regional universities and colleges
where students can major in computer science.
The Board can serve as a bridge between the
student chapters and the DC ACM professional
chapter and leverage the resources available to
nurture the next generation of computer
scientists in the DC area.
Coming up...
On April 6 we welcome
Donald Gotterbarn, who
will speak on the topic
"Software Development:
More than Just
Programming." Dr.
Gotterbarn is the director
of the Software
Engineering Ethics
Research Institute at East Tennessee State
University. He also holds academic appointments
in software engineering and ethics at universities
in England and New Zealand.
He has published over 100 articles, contributed to
more than a dozen books and written several
encyclopedia articles. He chaired the committee
that wrote the Software Engineering Code of
Ethics and Professional Practice. His technical
work includes funded research on performance
prediction, object-oriented testing, and software
engineering education and computer ethics.
Active in Professional Computer ethics for over
20 years, he was awarded both the Computers
and Society” Making a Difference” award and the
ACM “Outstanding Contribution” award for his
work in promoting professionalism in the
teaching and practice of software development.
He chairs the ACM Committee on Professional
Ethics.
Dr. Gotterbarn worked as a computer consultant
on software systems for the U.S. Navy and for
the Saudi Arabian Navy. He has also worked on
the certification of software for vote counting
machines and missile defense systems.
 DC ACM CALENDAR AT A GLANCE

February 9 Guest Speaker Dr. Hal Berghel, "The Art and Practice of
Internet Forensics"
February 24 Executive Council Meeting (open to all members)
March 3 Professional Development Committee Meeting
March 16-18 Spring 2009 Professional Development Seminars

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for Computing Machinery (DC ACM) was Chair William Fielder
formally established on November 1, 1958. We Vice Chair Isaac Christoffersen
are a local professional chapter of the Treasurer Teresa Hone
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), Secretary Ben Schultz
which was founded in 1947. Currently there are Member at Large Rebecca Prather
more than 2,200 ACM members in the Communications Cora Dickson
Washington Metropolitan Area. Membership Kent Miller
PDC Eric Noriega
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