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
September TASK
Wednesday 30-September-2015 // 6:00 – 9:00 PM Building: Metro Hall Room: Rotunda (On main floor, just past elevators) 55 John Street, Toronto, ON Speaker: Ritesh Kotak, Research and Innovation Strategist, Toronto Police Topic: Policing in the age of Social/Cyber/Digital Transformation With the rise in the use of technology, law enforcement is attempting to bridge the […]
BlackHat/Defcon 2015 Review
Wednesday 26-August 2015 // 6:00 – 9:00 PM BUILDING: Metro Hall, Rotunda (On main floor, just past the elevators) 55 John Street, Toronto SE corner of King St. & John St. TOPIC: BlackHat/Defcon 2015 Review Speakers: – Brian Bourne – Allan Stojanovic – Keri Potipcoe – Jamie Gamble – Robert Beggs – Dave Millier – […]
July TASK – Cyber Security Economics and Cognitive Bias
Wednesday 29-Jujy-2015 // 6:00 – 9:00 PM BUILDING: Telus Building 25 York Street, 3rd Floor (Room 003-031 Spirited Teamwork) TOPIC: The Economics of Cyber Security SPEAKER: Fernando Montenegro When we take a step back and look at the world of Information/Computer/Network/Cyber Security with a broader lens, we find a ton of examples where we’re trying […]
June TASK – Realtime Network Threat Intelligence and Visualization
Wednesday 24-June-2015 // 6:00 – 9:00 PM BUILDING: Telus Building 25 York Street, 3rd Floor (Room 003-031 Spirited Teamwork) TOPIC: Roll Your Own SIEM with ElasticSearch and Python Machine Learning SPEAKER: Todd Howe Your NOC/SOC requires visibility into network conditions in real time to provide a rapid response to a wide range of threat actors, […]
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 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
