November 2024 Chapter Meeting

Our next chapter meeting is on Wednesday November 20, 2024 at 5:30PM. Please RSVP if you plan on attending!

Open forum discussion on secure data management

Presenter Name: Conversation facilitated by (ISC)2 board members + attendees

Highlights:

  1. Data asset inventory 
  2. Data movement  
  3. Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
  4. CASB  
  5. Small company data protections 

Schedule: Presentations begin promptly at 5:30 PM; light dinner and refreshments served before the meeting.

FYI December 12th meeting: This will be combined with several other professional security clubs in the area including:  CSA, ISSA, ISC2, WomSA, West Michigan Cybersecurity Consortium, MCWT

Sponsors for this event and the appsec panel will be Ox Security, Salt Security and Secure Code Warrior. The panel will be a mix of engineers from the sponsors and a couple of customers of the sponsors so there should be a great mix of technologies and speakers to be on the panel.

Call to all members:  Anyone wanting to present or hold a forum/panel discussion, please contact any of the members at https://isc2chapter-westmi.org/about-us/officers/

Location Information (NOTE NEW LOCATION!)

Northpointe Bank
5303 28th St Ct SE,
Grand Rapids, MI 49546

Special note: 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.  Text Patti if you are running late @ (616) 340-6119.

October 2024 Chapter Meeting

Our next chapter meeting is on Wednesday October 16, 2024 at 5:30PM. Please RSVP if you plan on attending!

AI Tackling Secure SDLC: A Practical Demo for Security Professionals to Quickly and Easily Guide Developers in Remediating OWASP Top 10 Vulnerabilities.

Presenter Name: John Burke, CISSP, Head of Security, Collective[i]

Presenter Bio: John Burke, CISSP, is the Head of Security at Collective[i] with over 20 years of experience in secure application development. A certified CISSP, John draws on his expertise across all security domains to help organizations modernize their tech stacks and strengthen their overall security posture. As an agile development practitioner, he passionately enables businesses to use technology to tackle seemingly impossible security challenges through iterative improvements.

His non-profit and coaching background enables him to bridge the gap between security professionals, developers, and business leaders, fostering joyful team building and collaboration to strengthen security across the entire organization.

Schedule
Presentations begin promptly at 5:30 PM; light dinner and refreshments served before the meeting.

Location Information (NOTE NEW LOCATION!)

Northpointe Bank
5303 28th St Ct SE,
Grand Rapids, MI 49546

Special note: 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.  Text Patti if you are running late @ (616) 340-6119.

September 2024 Chapter Meeting

Our next chapter meeting is on Wednesday September 18, 2024 at 5:30PM. Please RSVP if you plan on attending!

The Role of Cybersecurity Risk Quantification

In this presentation we’ll explore the origins of risk quantification in the cyber industry and discuss the many ways it can be employed in an organization. We’ll expose several myths and talk about how to successfully implement risk quantification in risk management. 

Presented by Charlene Deaver-Vazquez, CISSP, CISA

Schedule
Presentations begin promptly at 5:30 PM; light dinner and refreshments served before the meeting.

Location Information (NOTE NEW LOCATION!)

Northpointe Bank
5303 28th St Ct SE,
Grand Rapids, MI 49546

Special note: 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.  Text Patti if you are running late @ (616) 340-6119.

May 2024 Chapter Meeting

Our next chapter meeting is on Wednesday May 15, 2024 at 5:30PM. Please RSVP if you plan on attending!

Michigan Cyber Civilian Corps (MiC3)

We’re very excited to be joined by Mark Conroy, the program director of the Michigan Cyber Civilian Corps, also known as MiC3. Mark will explain the mission of the MiC3, the services it provides, the role of volunteers, as well as how the MiC3 coordinates with other organizations to provide mutual aid in the event of a Cyber incident.

Link to presentation here.

Schedule
Presentations begin promptly at 5:30 PM; light dinner and refreshments served before the meeting.

Location Information (NOTE NEW LOCATION!)

Northpointe Bank
5303 28th St Ct SE,
Grand Rapids, MI 49546

Special note: 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.  Text Patti if you are running late @ (616) 340-6119.

March 2024 Chapter Meeting

Our next chapter meeting is on Wednesday March 20, 2024 at 5:30PM. Please RSVP if you plan on attending!

Information Security Round Table

This month we’re hosting an information security round table. Speak with your peers about your challenges, successes and learnings in your field. Sample topics to include:

  • Considerations related to NIST v2.0 (new / changed requirements)
  • Implications of AI in InfoSec (pros/cons)
  • Anything else you want to share or learn more about!

Schedule
Presentations begin promptly at 5:30 PM

Location Information (NOTE NEW LOCATION!)

Northpointe Bank
5303 28th St Ct SE,
Grand Rapids, MI 49546

Special note: 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.  Text Patti if you are running late @ (616) 340-6119.