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 interested in learning more about securing information.
If you would like to become a member, simply submit the form below. We’ll email you each month with the updated session details and meeting location.
TASK meets the last Wednesday of each month, and membership is free.
Scheduled Events
August TASK – BlackHat, DefCon, BSidesLV Recap
Wednesday 29-August-2018 // 6:00 – 9:00 PM Meeting Location: Michener Auditorium at UHN, 222 St. Patrick Street, Toronto TASK Vegas This month we have our ever-popular Vegas recap special being at the Michener Auditorium at UHN. If you attended BlackHat, DefCon or BSidesLV – this is your chance to help your fellow TASK members by […]
July TASK: Threat Modelling for the Blue Team / Surviving in-house Bug Bounty Program – Handling the Unknown
Wednesday 25-July-2018 // 6:00 – 9:00 PM Meeting Location: Michener Auditorium at UHN, 222 St. Patrick Street, Toronto July TASK This month we welcome Max Cizauskas with a talk on threat modelling for blue teams and Dolev Farhi with a session on in-house bug bounty programs at the Michener Auditorium at UHN. As always, TASK […]
June TASK: Recent Development in Quantum Key Distribution / Cyber Threat Intelligence: A Primer
Wednesday 27-June-2018 // 6:00 – 9:00 PM Meeting Location: Michener Auditorium at UHN, 222 St. Patrick Street, Toronto June TASK This month we welcome Cordell Grant with a talk on Quantum Key Distribution and John Daniele with a session on cyber threat intelligence at the Michener Auditorium at UHN. As always, TASK is free, registration […]
May TASK: Reverse Engineering Automotive Diagnostics / Cyber Insurance in Canada – What You Need to Know
Wednesday 30-May-2018 // 6:00 – 9:00 PM Meeting Location: Michener Auditorium at UHN, 222 Patrick Street, Toronto May TASK This month we welcome Eric Evenchick as he takes you under the hood with a talk on reverse engineering automotive diagnostics and Ms. Ruby Rai discussing cyber insurance in Canada. Please note our meeting location is […]
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 at Michener Auditorium at UHN, 222 St. Patrick Street, Toronto.
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
