For a second meetup in October, we will have two guest speakers from Red Hat: Elana Hashman and Ryan Jarvinen

1: Elana Hashman will present "Operating within Normal Parameters: Monitoring Kubernetes"

After Kubernetes takes over your data centers, how can you be sure that it's operating within normal parameters? What does "normal" even mean? By formalizing your expected quality of service, you can measure and compare against known targets with open source tools like Prometheus. In this talk, we'll use Kubernetes as a case study for introducing service level objectives (SLOs) to guide monitoring efforts. Come learn the how and why of metric selection for monitoring Kubernetes quality of service, what gaps exist in the open source Kubernetes monitoring ecosystem, how to use Prometheus and its exporters to establish predictability and "normal" baselines, and how to use this telemetry to debug service degradations in a Kubernetes cluster.

2: Ryan Jarvinen will present "What is Openshift?"

Ryan will explain what the Openshift distribution adds to Kubernetes. He'll go over what went into designing Openshift 4.X, and then he'll demo some of the features recently added to 4.2.

Generously hosted by Cambia Health. Sponsored by Red Hat.

Registration through Eventbrite [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pdx-women-in-tech-pdxwit-march-happy-hour-tickets-55540219291] is required to gain entry to this event

Join us for March Happy Hour at Cambia Health!

PDXWIT is looking forward to seeing you at our March Happy Hour at Cambia Health! A lot of people talk about the Importance of diversity in the technology Industry, but does diversity even matter if there are not meaningful efforts to achieve inclusion? The conversation starter to keep the networking flowing will be “What is the Difference Between Diversity and Inclusion?”

While the event is primarily intended for networking, we will have a short segment at 5:30 to share important announcements and showcase some individuals in our community.

An employee of Cambia will provide an introduction to the company and share open job opportunities

Filmmaker Casey Hastings will screen her short film “Diversity Hires,” and she and the actors involved will speak briefly on the making of the film

During the event, we’ll have more to do than free-form networking:

• An Activity Table where people can get creative. This is a fantastic way to meet others if large groups are not your thing. If you have trouble finding it, look for Meg Aul, our Event Activities Director.

• Table Topics to help break the ice.

• A section for job seekers and our sponsors who are hiring, to ensure people get connected.

Agenda:

4:30 p.m. - Doors open

5:30 p.m. - Introductions, announcements + speaking segments

6:30 p.m. - Event ends

Event FAQ:

Q: Will there be gender neutral restrooms? A: No.

Q: Is the space ADA accessible? A: Yes

Q: Will there be food and drink at this event? A: Yes

Q: What is the parking situation? A: There is usually plenty of metered street parking and pay-to-park parking lots.

Q: Is there any special information that might help me find the entrance? A: We will have signs in the lobby directing people to the 5th floor.

Q: Is there secured bike parking? A: No.

Q: Should I consider using public transportation? A: Yes - MAX runs right in front of our building so it is really convenient. The bus lines are just a couple blocks away.

Q: Can I bring my dog? A: No, please leave your furry friends at home. There are dogs in the building during work hours.

Purpose:

PDXWIT is a community-based non-profit organization. Our purpose is to strengthen the Portland women in tech community by offering educational programs, partnerships, mentorships, resources and opportunities. We are unifying a supportive environment for current and potential women in tech, all of whom are committed to helping each other. Our goal is to bring together and empower women in tech and to encourage others to pursue tech careers. This is our step towards reducing the gender imbalance in the industry and addressing the current negative effects of that imbalance on women.

Our events are inclusive. ALL people who support our purpose are welcome.

Overview

Insecure deserialization was recently added to OWASP's list of the top 10 most critical web application security risks, yet it is by no means a new vulnerability category. Data serialization and deserialization have been used widely in applications, services and frameworks, with many programming languages supporting them natively. Deserialization got more attention recently as a potential vehicle to conduct several types of attacks: data tampering, authentication bypass, privilege escalation, various injections and, finally, remote code execution. Two recent vulnerabilities in Apache Commons and Apache Struts, both allowing remote code execution, helped raise awareness of this risk.

We will discuss how data serialization and deserialization are used in software, the dangers of deserializing untrusted input, and how to avoid insecure deserialization vulnerabilities.

Speaker

Alexei Kojenov is a Senior Application Security Consultant with years of prior software development experience. During his career with IBM, he gradually moved from writing code to breaking code. Since late 2016, Alexei has been working as a consultant at Aspect Security, helping businesses identify and fix vulnerabilities and design secure applications. Aspect Security was recently acquired by Ernst&Young and joined EY Advisory cybersecurity practice.

The Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) is a 501c3 not-for-profit worldwide charitable organization focused on improving the security of application software. To sign up for future meeting notes and to discuss security topics with local gurus, sign up on the OWASP Portland mailing list: https://lists.owasp.org/mailman/listinfo/owasp-portland

Meetings are free and open to the public.

Please join us for our March Accelerate Biotech + Digital Health PDX Happy Hour at Cambia Health Solutions!

Come mingle with your fellow biotech and digital health enthusiasts, help build community, and share your ideas on how to further accelerate the growth of these promising sectors in Portland.

Our monthly happy hour brings together creative and driven professionals who are passionate about promoting the growth of Portland's Biotech and Digital Health sectors. This is a great opportunity to network and build relationships with individuals working across these sectors in both academia and industry. Enjoy a free drink, build community, and contribute your ideas and efforts towards accelerating Biotech and Digital Health in PDX.

Hey team, our customer wants to customize the product to change the workflow. How long will this take?”

How often does this type of question get asked for both internal and external projects, and how often does it complicate life?

Join the Technology Association of Oregon Dev & Engineering and Project Management communities for a conversation about challenges when estimating work, and talk about best practices to make life easier for both developers and project managers. From starting early with setting the sales team up for succes to gathering the right information, to exploring the pain points and business challenges along the way, we’ll discuss the pitfalls and perils of estimation and answer your questions along the way.

Please join us for our June Accelerate Biotech + Digital Health PDX Happy Hour!

This month will have two short presentations, followed by an open mic component for new guests. We invite you to introduce yourself to the group and tell us about how you are involved the local biotech/digital health ecosystem.

Our monthly happy hour brings together creative and driven professionals who are passionate about promoting the growth of Portland's Biotech and Digital Health sectors. This is a great opportunity to network and build relationships with individuals working across these sectors in both academia and industry. Enjoy a drink, build community, and contribute your ideas and efforts towards accelerating Biotech and Digital Health in PDX.

We will several open mic opportunities at the event this month. If you would like to speak about your startup or introduce yourself to the group then please reach out to [email protected] for more information.

This month PDX OWASP is joining forces with the local Angular JS meetup to feature:
Philippe De Ryck, PhD
Web Security Expert @ imec-DistriNet, KU Leuven

Abstract

Angular 2 is hot, and there is a huge amount of information available on building applications, improving performance, and various other topics. But do you know how to make your Angular 2 applications secure? What kind of security features does Angular 2 offer you, and which additional steps can you take to really boost the security of your applications?

In this session, we cover one of the biggest threats in modern web applications: untrusted JavaScript code. You will learn how Angular protects you against XSS, and why you shouldn't bypass this protection. We will also dive into new security mechanisms, such as Content Security Policy. Through a few examples, I will show you how you can use these mechanisms to enhance the security in your client-side context.

Speaker

Philippe De Ryck is a professional speaker and trainer on software security and web security. Since he obtained his PhD at the imec-DistriNet research group (KU Leuven, Belgium), he has been running the group's Web Security Training program, which ensures a sustainable knowledge transfer of the group’s security expertise towards practitioners.

You can find more about Philippe on https://www.websec.be

The Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) is a 501c3 not-for-profit worldwide charitable organization focused on improving the security of application software. To sign up for future meeting notes and to discuss security topics with local gurus, sign up on the OWASP Portland mailing list: https://lists.owasp.org/mailman/listinfo/owasp-portland

Meetings are free and open to the public.

Please join us for our March Accelerate Biotech + Digital Health PDX Happy Hour.

Our monthly happy hour brings together creative and driven professionals who are passionate about promoting the growth of Portland's Biotech and Digital Health sectors. This is a great opportunity to network and build relationships with individuals working across these sectors in both academia and industry. Enjoy a drink, build community, and contribute your ideas and efforts towards accelerating Biotech and Digital Health in PDX.

Our event this month will have an open mic component. We invite you to introduce yourself to the group and tell us about how you are involved the local biotech/digital health ecosystem.

Help plan the 2015 Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference! -- Review paper abstracts -- Review papers and coach authors -- Reach out to new authors and presenters -- Define conference tracks -- Broaden the range of presenters and participants

Contact [email protected] for more details.

Please join us to kick-off this new Meetup group and help us develop a thriving community of practice for FitNesse in Portland.

If you’re not sure what FitNesse is or how it can be used to automate tests, specify requirements or support TDD practices, here are some sites to check out:

http://fitnesse.org/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FitNesse

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_dVuQjWXaw

Please RSVP at the website. We hope to see you and other members of the Portland development and SQA community there.

Are you working on a challenging problem?
Could you benefit from the experience or insight of your peers in other organizations?
Do you have something you’d like to discuss or a question you’d like answered?
Would you like to help others meet professional challenges? If so, the Innovation Exchange Breakfast is for you.

After enjoying a hearty breakfast and introducing ourselves, we will follow the Lean Coffee format. We will break into small groups. As a group member, you will propose topics or questions for discussion, and then get to vote for your favorites. Your group will then discuss each of its subjects as time permits, beginning with its most popular selections. You will get fresh perspectives on what concerns you, and you will meet fellow architects with similar interests.

We will be meeting on December 6, 2013 from 8-11 a.m. in the Central Sisters Conference Room at Cambia Health Solutions, 100 SW Market Street, first floor, which is a public area. You will see the conference room on the right after the lobby and elevators. We will have a full breakfast buffet from 8-9 a.m. We will do introductions and announcements from 9-9:30 a.m. and conduct the Lean Coffee discussions from 9:30-10:30 a.m., leaving the final half hour for follow-up conversations.

Who Should Attend? This event is open to all those practicing or seriously interested in Enterprise Architecture, so feel free to forward this invitation.

Sacrifice weekend. Learn to speak WebDriver.

Registration Fee is $10. Gets you breakfast and lunch.

This event is hands on. So BYOL (Bring Your Own Laptop), and your programming hat, headphones, or other lucky charm.

This is for Students only. Instructors, Recruiters, and Vendors register HERE

Agenda:

Day 1:

Breakfast
Bootcamp Kick-Off
Java 101
Maven 101
Lunch
Vendor Fair
Selenium 101
Selenium in other languages, Ruby, C#
Commonly Used Functions, Fluent Wait

Eve: Some social event

Day 2

Breakfast
Day 2 Kick-Off
Page Factory, Page Objects
Se Grid, xUnit, Parallel Exec
Running Java Selenium on Gradle
Lunch
Vendor Fair
Se on Mobile (Appium, iPhoneDriver)
Robot Framework
Framework Show and Tell

Eve: Some closing event

Sacrifice weekend. Learn to speak WebDriver.

Registration Fee is $10. Gets you breakfast and lunch.

This event is hands on. So BYOL (Bring Your Own Laptop), and your programming hat, headphones, or other lucky charm.

This is for Students only. Instructors, Recruiters and Vendors register HERE

Agenda:

Day 1:

Breakfast
Bootcamp Kick-Off
Java 101
Maven 101
Lunch
Vendor Fair
Selenium 101
Selenium in other languages, Ruby, C#
Commonly Used Functions, Fluent Wait

Eve: Some social event

Day 2

Breakfast
Day 2 Kick-Off
Page Factory, Page Objects
Se Grid, xUnit, Parallel Exec
Running Java Selenium on Gradle
Lunch
Vendor Fair
Se on Mobile (Appium, iPhoneDriver)
Robot Framework
Framework Show and Tell

Eve: Some closing event