compsoc-freshers October 2012

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Week 4 Newsletter - Netcraft talk (with pizza) and Deloitte dinner
by Sam Lanning 28 Oct '12

28 Oct '12

Hi Everyone, This week we have another security talk, this time from Netcraft. Again this will be held in the Comp Sci dept. and will be followed by free pizza so it's definitely worth attending. Deloitte are also holding a dinner for the week afterwards, and have opened up a form for you to RSVP. Places are limited. Cheers, Pete ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Netcraft: Defence Against the Dark Arts <http://compsoc.net/termcards/2012/michaelmas/Netcraft_Defence_Against_The_D…> Wednesday 31st October, 18:15 Computer Science Department - Lecture Theatre A Phishing, hacking and Internet based fraud are growing very quickly, not only in absolute numbers, but also in diversity and complexity. We review contemporary Internet bank robbing, illustrating the scale of the activity, the technological arms race between attackers and defenders, some recent innovations, and mistakes from each side. Netcraft will be giving a talk on some of the dangers of the internet. Pizza will be served afterwards Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/518766518153507/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Deloitte - Dinner and Drinks <http://compsoc.net/termcards/2012/michaelmas/Deloitte_-_Dinner_and_Drinks/> Wednesday 7th November, 19:00 Announced Upon Registration Want a career that enables you to develop outstanding business understanding in hand with deep technical skills? Come and dine with Technology Consultants from Deloitte and find out why it's a great place to start your career. Technology doesn't just help our people to communicate. It's so fundamental to our client businesses that you'll find technology teams that work across all of our service lines. Plus there's a broad range of opportunities from which to choose, depending on your experience which means that there's a technology focused role for you whether you're a computing graduate or not! Deloitte would like to invite you to be part of our exclusive technology careers dinner on Wednesday 7th November at 7.00pm, where you will have the opportunity to meet Deloitte hosts from our technology teams. Your hosts for the evening will be Oxford alumni, keen to come back and share their stories with you of their careers since graduation and provide you with hints and tips for the application and interview process. This is an invaluable opportunity and places for this event are strictly limited. To apply for a place at the dinner we ask for you to be in your penultimate or final year of study. You will need to apply for a place via www.deloitte.co.uk/graduates/events <http://compsoc.net/termcards/2012/michaelmas/www.deloitte.co.uk/graduates/e…> For full details of our Graduate and Undergraduate opportunities, visit our website: www.deloitte.co.uk/graduates <http://compsoc.net/termcards/2012/michaelmas/www.deloitte.co.uk/graduates>. Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/458784340839268/

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Week 3 Newsletter
by Sam Lanning 22 Oct '12

22 Oct '12

Hello all! I hope you all enjoyed Morgan Stanley's talk on Wednesday, and of course the following drinks and pizza. This week we have our termly Film Night. A poll will be up shortly so we can choose fairly what film to watch. Pete ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Comp Soc Film Night <http://compsoc.net/termcards/2012/michaelmas/Morgan_Stanley_Talk/> Wednesday 24th October, 19:00 St Catherine's College - JCR Lecture Theatre Come along to watch a film and eat free pizza! Here is a handy map for finding Catz:http://goo.gl/8PaSY <http://g.co/maps/eeut2> And here is another one for finding the JCR Lecture Theatre - it is nextdoor to the PDR:http://compsoc.net/images/catzmap.png <http://compsoc.net/images/catzmap.png> Facebook Event:http://www.facebook.com/events/440194122704676/

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Event From Red Gate
by Sam Lanning 16 Oct '12

16 Oct '12

Hey Everyone, Sorry for the second message this week. With the rush of the newsletter on Sunday, I had forgotten to publicise an event from one of our sponsors, Red Gate. Red gate are not going to be holding an event with us this year, and have requested that we let you guys know about an event that they are holding on Friday. Hope your second week is going well so far! Best Wishes, Sam Lanning. /Oxford University CompSoc Secretary/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ "*Life, the universe and software development: how software is made in the real world" * *When:* 19^th Nov at 18.00 *Where:* The Rewley House lecture theatre (map <https://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=1+Wellington+S…>) ** Calling all technophiles! Want to know what working in software development is really like in a software development company? We'll tell you all about it; the ups, the downs, the zig zags and all...If you have a passion for coding or technology, and agree that geek is the new black, this is the talk for you. Two of our previous graduates (1 software engineer, 1 test engineer) will be talking to you about what it's really like to build software outside of the classroom. We'll explain how, at Red Gate Software, we go about taking an idea and launching it into a project, how our teams all hang together and how we get to the end result of a world-class piece of software. Software development is the crux of our business; software is our product, our life-blood, our very soul! So we know what we're talking about...most of the time...we like to think... We'll also have plenty of information for you on the different kinds of opportunities we have here and the kind of people we seek out to join us. We don't just hire software developers -- we take people from various backgrounds into a range of technical areas such as testing, technical communications and user experience. This talk will probably interest final year comp scis and students from a technical, numerate or scientific background with an interest in technology or programming.

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2nd Week Newsletter
by Sam Lanning 14 Oct '12

14 Oct '12

Hi Everyone, Firstly, apologies for the late email out tonight. This week we have Morgan Stanley giving a talk on vulnerabilities and hacking. It will be held at the Computer Science Department, and there will be free pizza afterwards! *Please Note:* The venue is different to what is printed on the termcards. Also, a quick reminder for members, if you haven't already filled in the membership card form and would like one, please do so as soon as possible, we will be sending off for out first batch quite shortly. Have an awesome week! Sam Lanning, CompSoc Secretary. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Morgan Stanley Talk <http://compsoc.net/termcards/2012/michaelmas/Morgan_Stanley_Talk/> Wednesday 17th October, 19:00 Department Of Computer Science - Lecture Theatre A NB: The venue has changed, it will be in Lecture Theatre A at the Department of Computer Science, the time has also changed to 7pm not 8pm. Break a Hacker's Mind: Web Application Vulnerabilities Exposed... Join us for an interactive session with the IT Security group at Morgan Stanley: "Break a Hacker's Mind: Web Application Vulnerabilities Exposed...". Together we will work through a web application the group has created which is riddled with the common issues through which banking applications can be compromised. We use this application internally to demonstrate to our development community how an attacker would exploit web vulnerabilities and to explain remediation strategies. We have also delivered this talk at industry forums, universities and even the House of Lords. Charles Clarke (Lincoln, 2007) and Aldwin Saugere (former penetration tester, now a Security Architect) will lead this session. Pizzas will be served! At Morgan Stanley, solving complex challenges and fuelling economic growth across continents is what we do. We offer you a structured path to success, providing you with the training, mobility and responsibility to make a real difference. Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/288094034633893/

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Comp Soc Week 1 Newsletter
by Peter York 07 Oct '12

07 Oct '12

Welcome to new freshers and welcome back to returning students. I hope you've all had a good summer and are ready for Michaelmas, and to kick off Michaelmas for Comp Soc we have welcome drinks hosted at Catz - come along to the PDR at St. Catherine's college for free drinks and snacks, and to find out about what else we have going on this term. Since we have had many more sign ups than expected it would be much appreciated if you could rsvp to the facebook event if you plan to come, so we can have an idea of numbers. Regards, Pete ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Welcome Drinks <http://compsoc.net/termcards/2012/trinity/Termly_General_Meeting/> Wednesday 10th October, 20:00 St Catz PDR <http://compsoc.net/venues/St_Catz_PDR/> Come along to the St Catz PDR for free drinks and food, and to find out about what we're about as a society. Here is a handy map for finding Catz:http://g.co/maps/eeut2 And here is another one for finding the PDR:http://compsoc.net/images/catzmap.png If you get truly lost in Catz, you can call Pete on 07702883768 Here's a link to the Facebook Event:http://www.facebook.com/events/390056481062902/

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