Our November chapter meeting is on Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016 at 5:45PM. Please RSVP if you plan on attending!

Two Perspectives on Implementing a Phishing Program

Abstract: Join us November 2nd, 2016 as we explore two approaches to changing behaviors within the user base. Matt Somers will present lessons learned and first-hand experiences in selecting and roll-out of an Enterprise Phishing Program. Robert VanDyke will walk through how we setup an Open Source internal Phishing Campaign. Both presentations will provide real world experiences from local chapter members. With Phishing attempts one of the highest risk areas, these sessions are sure to provide valuable and current insight.

Speaker Biographies: Matt Somers, CISSP resides in West Michigan and is the CISO for a global company headquartered in the US. Matt has over 14 years experience in the Information Security field. Matt is also a founding Board Member and Secretary of the (ISC)2 West Michigan Chapter. Robert Van Dyke is a senior at Ferris State University studying Information Security and Intelligence. He is also employed at Metro Health Hospital as a Security Analyst for almost one year. He loves all things tech related. In his free time he enjoys working in his home “Lab”, pen testing various boot2root, ctfs, and installing and playing with new software. He has participated in the GrrCon OSINTCTF the past two years and placed 6th and 4th respectively.

Presentations
Phishing Implementation

Schedule

5:45-6:15PM Networking/Membership signup / Dinner
6:15-7:15PM Presentation
7:15-7:45PM Q&A

NEW LOCATION Location Information

Metro Health IT Facility
985 Gezon Parkway (across from Target loading dock)
Wyoming, MI, 49519

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The board of (ISC)² West Michigan Chapter were very happy to again receive the support of the GrrCon community. All attendees received a (ISC)² flyer in their conference bags and the fine folks at GrrCon were nice enough to donate booth space to the Chapter on the exhibition floor.  We were glad to be able to meet so many of you.

We’re looking forward to welcoming all of the new members and hope to see you at a meeting soon. Once again we’re all lucky to have such an awesome infosec con right in our backyard. Looking forward to GrrCon 2016 already!

Our October chapter meeting is on Wednesday, October 5th, 2016 at 5:45PM. Please RSVP if you plan on attending!

FBI Agent Presentation Surrounding Ransomware

Abstract: Special Agent Don Whitt will be providing a technical presentation on the increased issues the FBI has seen surrounding Ransomware.

Speaker Biography: Special Agent Don Whitt is the Grand Rapids-based Cyber Agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation. SA Whitt has worked for the FBI for over six years researching and addressing cyber threats. He has published reports on advanced persistent threats, cyber-terrorism, malware analysis and social media vulnerabilities. He also has extensive experience pertaining to threats and vulnerabilities to the confidentiality, integrity and availability of telecommunication providers.

Schedule

5:45-6:15PM Networking/Membership signup / Dinner
6:15-7:15PM Presentation
7:15-7:45PM Q&A

NEW LOCATION Location Information

Metro Health IT Facility
985 Gezon Parkway (across from Target loading dock)
Wyoming, MI, 49519

Map

Our September chapter meeting is on Wednesday, September 7th, 2016 at 5:45PM. Please RSVP if you plan on attending!

Incident Response Safari: An expedition to build your own First Responder Toolkit

Abstract: The presentation will cover the lessons learned when preparing and planning for incident response. We will go over incident handling lifecycle management including different tools and techniques to detect, record, contain, and analyze cyber security incidents. The presenter will share a First Responder toolkit with cheatsheets, process flows, and open source tools to help those getting started with triaging, sniper forensics, and traditional forensics to preserve, document, collect, and even analyze digital artifacts and evidence. The presenter encourages audience participation and information sharing of related lessons learned, tools, and techniques for the benefit of all participants.

Update: content from Vel’s presentation can be found here.

Speaker Biography: Vel Pavlov is West Michigan information security professional with over 10 years of experience in the field. He is currently IT Security Coordinator managing a team of four (three full-time and one part-time) employees and all IT Security related initiatives for Ferris State University. Outside of the management responsibilities, Vel’s focus is on risk and vulnerability assessment, incident handling lifecycle management, and building information security program based on ISO27001/27002 framework. Vel holds a number of certifications including CISSP, C|EH, C|HFI, C)PTE, ITILv3 Foundations, Security+, A+, Rapid7 Certified Nexpose Administrator, and Metasploit Pro Certified Specialist. He is also chapter co-author in reference books on the subjects of mobile malware (Mobile Technology Consumption: Opportunities and Challenges authored by Dr. Barbara Ciaramitaro) and digital antiforensics (Digital Forensics Explained by Dr. Greg Gogolin). Vel serves as an adjunct faculty and cyber security course designer for Excelsior College, Ferris State, and most recently Walsh College. His motivation is to help the learners to diversify the theoretical curriculum with applicable hands-on experience in cyber security offense and defense.

Schedule

5:45-6:15PM Networking/Membership signup / Dinner
6:15-7:15PM Presentation
7:15-7:45PM Q&A

NEW LOCATION Location Information

Metro Health IT Facility
985 Gezon Parkway (across from Target loading dock)
Wyoming, MI, 49519

Map

(ISC)² WEST MICHIGAN CHAPTER meetings will resume September 7th, 2016! Please contact us if you would like to present to the Chapter later this year.

Thanks for your support and have a great summer.