Scheduled Events
January TASK – Mini Career Fair and Networking Event
Wednesday 25-January-2017 // 6:00 – 9:00 PM This month’s TASK will see a change in venue and format, with a special TASK networking and career night at our old stomping grounds, O’Grady’s Tap and Grill. See below for more details on what’s happening at this month’s TASK – we hope to see you Wednesday night! […]
December TASK – Cancelled
December TASK is cancelled. Enjoy the holidays with friends and family!
November TASK – Hacking POS Systems / Lighting Up the Canadian DarkNet Financially
Wednesday 30-November-2016 // 6:00 – 9:00 PM Meeting Location: 55 John Street, Toronto Room: Rotunda (On main floor, just past the elevators) LAST TASK FOR 2016 It was great to see so many of you at SecTor last month, it was a huge success and many thanks to our volunteers for staffing the TASK table. […]
October TASK Cancelled – Join us at SecTor
Just a reminder that while there is no TASK meeting this month, there are lots of learning and networking opportunities for you to experience with your fellow TASK members at SecTor. Be sure to join us Oct for the 17-19 for the annual Security Education Conference Toronto. If you cannot attend the full conference, register […]
Meeting Location
TASK meets the last Wednesday of Every Month 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm (with a few exceptions). Our next meeting is located in Rooms 308/309 (go up escalator, door is just as you step off), Metro Hall, 55 John St, Toronto, ON, M5V 3C6.
General Information
Toronto's Security User Group TASK - Toronto Area Security Klatch, provides a forum for experts to encourage discussion and share expertise in understanding the latest trends and security threats facing computer networks, systems and data.
Our membership includes Information Security practitioners, managers, network administrators, students, and anyone who is interesting in learning more about securing information.
TASK meets the last Wednesday of each month, and membership is free.
About Us
The Toronto Area Security Klatch is an informal get-together of Information Security professionals (and those who want to be professional) that is held monthly in the Greater Toronto area.
We meet to discuss issues that we all share in common, including:
- New technologies and products that impact information security
- Emerging threats, and the vulnerabilities being exploited
- Managing security
- New laws and regulations
Our mandate is simple: to encourage discussion and share expertise in understanding the latest trends and security threats facing computer networks, systems and data.
We support this mandate by providing a non-biased forum to discuss issues. We do not focus on any particular technology or vendor.
Membership in TASK is free, and we encourage full and active participation. If you have a suggestion on how to improve a meeting or the website, we invite you to share it. In addition, we are always looking for individuals willing to take an active role on the Steering Committee.
Meeting Format
Our meetings are three hours long, and follow the general format of:
- 6:00 - 6:15 Announcements, acknowledgement of our sponsors and general house keeping
- 6:15 - 7:00 First speaker
- 7:00 - 7:15 Q&A
- 7:15 - 7:45 Break
- 7:45 - 8:30 Second speaker
- 8:30 - 8:45 Q&A
- 8:45 - 9:00 Networking and closing remarks
During meetings we ask everyone to turn off the audible alarms on their cell phones, Blackberries, PDAs, and other cool gizmos.
In addition, TASK has adopted a Code of Conduct to help ensure that meetings go smoothly, and that everyone can benefit from the information that is available.
Our Values
Shared Expertise
TASK encourages discussion and facilitates the exchange of knowledge and skills among a wide variety of information security experts
Practitioner-Focused
TASK supports the people who are directly facing information security problems on a daily basis, and are looking to resolve their problems in the most effective manner possible
Non-Partisan
TASK is looking for solutions to common security issues; we do not hold or support a bias for or against any security vendor
