December Chapter Meeting

Our December chapter meeting is on Wednesday December 3rd, 2014 at 5:45PM. Please RSVP if you plan on attending!

DLP Enforcement In A Hospital Environment

Abstract: Hear how RSA DLP has been used to scan Email and web traffic to reduce information loss including automatic tagging and encryption. The complete development of the DLP program will be discussed including phases of implementation and integration with risk management. This RSA DLP system is a complex environment of Windows and Unix components involving the deployment of agents to detect network traffic, integrate with the Email environment, and deployment on end points computers. Additional guest speakers from related organizations will also present their comments.

Speaker biography: Tim Lomas has a CISSP, current Windows certifications and past CISCO certifications. He has been involved in information security at Pharmacia (now Pfizer), a defense contractor, and multiple health organizations.

Schedule

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

Location Information

Metro Health Conference Center
2225 Main Street
Wyoming, MI, 49519

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November Chapter Meeting

Our November chapter meeting is on Wednesday November 5th, 2014 at 5:45PM. Please RSVP if you plan on attending!

Scan Your Networks Safely and Automatically

Abstract: Scan large networks using freely available tools to generate useful reports. Scott will demonstrate a 4-tiered approach he uses to quickly discover transient systems, identify system type, and finally run a comprehensive vulnerability scan on identified subsets (i.e. *nix, Windows Server, VM, desktop, laptop, printers). Results are fed into Splunk, a powerful search, report and dashboard tool.

Speaker biography: Scott Aschenbach has been building programs, computers, systems, teams, programs and organizations since 1973. He specializes in combining and building on existing systems in creative ways, and brings diverse experience from working in software development, academic, consulting, automotive and health environments. He has a Masters in Computer Science from the University of Wisconsin.

Schedule

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

Location Information

Metro Health Conference Center
2225 Main Street
Wyoming, MI, 49519

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Fall chapter update

Greetings (ISC)² West Michigan Chapter Members:

We are happy to announce a number of new and exciting changes being made for the future of the Chapter. Highlights below:

In order to provide homegrown, meaningful, and timely content, the chapter will now allow members or visitors to “sponsor” a meeting.

  • Sponsorship can mean giving a presentation, leading a round-table discussion, bringing in a speaker or vendor partner, etc.
  • Please submit your ideas here.

We are excited to announce that all of our meetings through May, 2015 are scheduled with engaging, relevant, MEMBER DRIVEN content!!

  • The schedule through May 2015 is listed below, but we will be covering topics such as: Splunk, DLP, application white-listing, PKI and more!
  • All of these presentations will be given by your fellow chapter members.

At the October 1st meeting Dave Hoxie was elected to fill the long-vacant Membership Chair role on our Board of Directors.

  • We look forward to growing our membership under Dave’s leadership. Please introduce yourself to Dave at the November 5th meeting.

In the near future we will be testing the capability to attend meetings virtually for those members who cannot attend in person due to work commitments or inclement weather.

  • If the tests are positive, details on how to attend virtually will be provided with the next meeting notice.

IMPORTANT NOTE
In order to make our emailing list more manageable, we will be moving to a new emailing system. In the near future you will receiving an email from meetings@isc2chapter-westmi.org asking you to confirm your subscription to the list. If you do not confirm your subscription, you will no longer receive email notifications/announcements from the chapter. We encourage you to please confirm your subscription to the list when you receive it. This will enable us to provide you with current information as quickly as possible.

We are excited about the future of the chapter and hope you are too. We look forward to seeing you at the next meeting on November 5th.

Thank you!
— (ISC)2 W. MI Chapter Board of Directors

Upcoming schedule:

Date Topic Presenter
November 5, 2014 Splunk Larry Yob
December 3, 2014 Data Loss Prevention Tim Lomas
January 7, 2014 Winter break, no meeting
February 4, 2015 Application whitelisting Ben Stuart
March 4, 2015 PKI Implementation Matt Somers
April 1, 2015 Data Loss Prevention Art King
May 6, 2015 Fortinet vs. Bluecoat (Content filtering discussion) Kyle Washburn

 

October Chapter Meeting

Our October chapter meeting is on Wednesday October 1st, 2014 at 5:45PM . Please RSVP if you plan on attending!

We plan to hold the October meeting but as many of you are aware we have not had a monthly meeting for 3 months.  We are faced again with the reality of not having a guest speaker for October.

We plan to discuss the following agenda items:

  • Member participation in finding presenters
  • Ideas to keep the Chapter moving forward
  • Ideas for different format or frequency
  • Round table discussion. Some possible current security events to discuss:
    • Home Depot breach.
    • Advanced Persistent Threats some ideas on ways different organizations deal with them.

Schedule

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

Location Information

Metro Health Conference Center
2225 Main Street
Wyoming, MI, 49519

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June Chapter Meeting

Our June chapter meeting is on Wednesday June 11th, 2014 at 5:45PM . Please RSVP if you plan on attending!

**Note this month we’re meeting on the second Wednesday instead of the first**

Babel Revisited: Lessons from an IPv6 Transition

Abstract: The IRS orchestrated the documentation and implementation of IPv6 security requirements despite organizational and contractual obstacles. Cross-functional technical and business teams collaborated to tackle these challenges and socialize the IP4-IPv6 transition. Wisdom and actionable guidance for use by other teams arose out of the din of organized conflict.

Speaker biography: Steven F. Fox is the Sr. Cybersecurity Officer assigned to the IRS’ Foreign Accounts Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) International Dialogue. His work focuses on balancing FATCA security requirements against the privacy requirements of participating countries. Mr. Fox brings a cross-disciplinary perspective to the practice of information security; combining his experience as a security consultant, a Sr. IT Auditor and a systems engineer with principles from behavioral/organizational psychology to address security challenges. Steven is a syndicated blogger covering IT Governance, Risk Management, and IT-Business fusion topics. His speaking engagements include Blackhat’s Executive Summit, RSA Conference USA, Hacker Halted, Security B-Sides Chicago/Detroit/Las Vegas, and GrrCon. He also volunteers his time to the Ponemon Institute, Security BSides Detroit and the MichSec security organization.

Schedule

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

Location Information

Metro Health Conference Center
2225 Main Street
Wyoming, MI, 49519

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