Infrastructure Security, CVE Remediation & Networking
A morning of technical talks and networking with the Reno Linux, HPC, and IT infrastructure community, featuring a session on CVE remediation and securing Linux infrastructure.
- Date Monday, November 2, 2026
- Time 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Location CIQ Global HQ
5340 Kietzke Ln, Suite 103, Reno, NV - Speaker Patrick Swartz, CIQ
- Cost Free — everyone welcome, lunch included
Seats are limited — please register so we know how much food to order.
Call for presenters — open. We’ve got room for a few community talks at this meeting. Lightning talk, demo, war story, or something you’ve been hacking on at home — if it’s interesting to Linux folks, we want to hear it.
- Lightning talk — 5–10 minutes
- Short talk or demo — 15–20 minutes
- Feature talk — 30–45 minutes
Agenda
- 11:00 – 11:20 AMWelcome & networking. Introductions and refreshments, plus an overview of the day.
- 11:20 – 11:35 AMState of enterprise Linux & infrastructure security. The evolving security landscape, and balancing security, compliance, and operational efficiency.
- 11:35 AM – 12:20 PMFeatured session: CVE remediation & securing your infrastructure — Patrick Swartz, CIQ.
- Understanding CVEs and their operational impact
- Identifying, prioritizing, and remediating vulnerabilities
- Reducing exposure through proactive patching
- Linux hardening, compliance, and security best practices
- Securing infrastructure without disrupting critical workloads
- 12:20 – 12:40 PMQ&A and technical discussion. Open discussion with Patrick, real-world security challenges, and shared experiences.
- 12:40 – 1:15 PMLunch & networking. Food and informal conversation with peers from across the Reno tech community.
- 1:15 – 1:40 PMCommunity roundtable: the future of Linux, HPC & AI. Emerging trends, open source collaboration, and where local organizations can work together.
- 1:40 – 2:00 PMOpen networking & closing remarks. Keep talking shop, and hear what's next for RLUG.
Who should attend
System administrators, infrastructure architects, security and DevOps engineers, HPC and AI practitioners, IT leaders, students, and anyone curious about open source. Come for the technical sessions, stay for the people — no prior experience with CVE tooling required.