Our next chapter meeting is on Wednesday September 17, 2025 at 5:30PM. Please RSVP if you plan on attending!
10+ IT Security Risks At Financial Organizations And Organizations Engaged In Sensitive Transaction Processing
Guest Speaker: Damian Walters
2 hours; includes demo
CISSP type techs will very much appreciate the live demos.
In a nutshell:
- What is your greatest risk(s)?
- What is a BIA (business impact analysis), and why does it need to come from The Board?
- Data Flow and Data Loss analyses, and why they are so important to conduct.
- Do you back up your Microsoft 365 infrastructure? ½ of Financial Organizations don’t (when we first visit them)!
- 25% of Financial Organizations will fail a “real” phishing / social-engineering test. Why?
- Did you know that, internally, firewalls can be easily bypassed at > 95% of Financial Organizations?
- Access the Darknet in 3 easy steps – and why it matters.
- < 5% of Financial Organizations MFA all privileged access – how does the insurance company “feel” about that?
- Would you pay a ransom? If you say no, I’m thinking that maybe you would, under certain circumstances – GOT BITCOIN?
- Threat Intel! Consuming and purveying.
Schedule: Presentations begin promptly at 5:30 PM; light dinner and refreshments served before the meeting.
Location Information
Northpointe Bank
5303 28th St Ct SE,
Grand Rapids, MI 49546
Special note: Please: Text Patti if you are running late @ (616) 340-6119.
The building access has good strong security protocols and all access between lobby and conference room is escorted. Therefore, please be prompt at or before 5:30pm in the lobby. Someone will be waiting in the lobby for everyone to arrive.