UMSA

CSA - Cloud Security Alliance Vision
2020-10-15 13:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago) | Webinar

BCPA – Cyber Resilience - Pandemic Planning and Crisis Response
2020-10-08 13:30 - 15:30 | Webinar
Cybersecurity was born in January 2008 when National Security Presidential Directive 54 (NSPD-54) and Homeland Security Presidential Directive 23 (HSPD-23) established the Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative (CNCI). Pandemic planning and crisis response are critical business continuity management (BCM) activities that support cyber resilience, which represents the capability of an organization to continue operating in the midst of adverse cyber events.

ASIS: October Virtual Chapter Meeting
2020-10-08 11:30 - 13:00 | Webinar

CSA - GRC & The Cloud
2020-09-18 12:00 - 15:00

ISC2 - Chapter Meeting
2020-09-17 15:00 - 17:00

MN IT CoE - Artificial Intelligence: A World of Devices That Think and Learn
2020-09-17 13:00 - 14:00 | Webinar
Artificial Intelligence has made significant strides in recent times and has become ubiquitous in the modern world, impacting our lives in different ways. Digital assistants like Alexa or Siri as well as applications such as real-time language translation and self-driving cars, all employ artificial intelligence techniques. By harnessing the power of deep learning networks, it is now possible to build real-world intelligent software applications that outperform human precision in certain tasks. This talk will provide a broad coverage of the field of artificial intelligence while providing a perspective of its applicability and usage in the industry today.

ISSA - September Chapter Meeting and Fall Webinars
2020-09-15 08:00 - 11:30
This will be a joint event with UMSA for Twin Cities Secure360 Fall Conference.
Speakers:
Jay Jacobs: Replacing CVSS: Remediating what Matters
Nathan Larson: Static Analysis Pain Relief

ISACA -- Real-world applications for blockchain based distributed ledgers
2020-08-20 15:30 - 17:00 | Webinar
Bitcoin was introduced to the world over eleven years ago as an alternative currency platform that quickly has become a new gold standard in the storage and transfer of value. The underlying blockchain technology has its roots deep in software and systems engineering that goes back decades to the first revision control systems. In this session, we’ll explore that brief history and the novel “consensus mechanisms” that make the technology disruptive as well as the real-world examples of how it can be harnessed.

(ISC)2 - Virtual Roundtable Discussion: Managing Cybersecurity During COVID19
2020-08-20 15:00 - 16:30 | Webinar
Agenda:

Overview – Managing Cybersecurity During COVID19
How to effectively manage a cyber team during COVID (team moral, stress)
Methods of identifying COVID “burnout” and how to help
Managing/Motivating cybersecurity with less control
Managing mass furloughs, hiring/rehiring issues
Other topics raised by members/participants
Nominations for September Annual Elections

CANCELLED -- ISSA -- AfterHours Virtual
2020-08-18 16:30 - 19:30 | Webinar
The chapter will host another exciting MN ISSA AfterHours networking event.
Event Agenda
Social networking: 4:30 – 5:30pm
Welcome and remarks: 5:30pm
Presentation: 6:00 – 6:45pm
Social networking: 7 – 7:30pm
The After Hours format is more casual and interactive than our regular chapter meetings and is designed to garner attendance from those not always able to make the regular chapter meetings; as well as those who simply enjoy discussion with their peers and industry leading thinkers. Come for great networking, information and fun!

ISACA - Cloud Risk and Compliance – Managing Complexity of Risks in the Cloud
2020-07-23 15:30 - 17:00 | Webinar
Presentation:
Organizations transition data and systems to the cloud to gain efficiencies and cost savings but related IT risks and compliance obligations are often not fully understood or addressed. It is important for organizations to evaluate, develop and implement comprehensive cloud policies, procedures and controls to address those risks. As organizations handle sensitive information and must meet stringent regulatory compliance requirements, it is important for organizations that transition to the various cloud environments to identify, mitigate and manage those risks. Is your organization effectively and holistically managing your cloud IT risk?
Presenters:
Carrie Furr, Director, RSM, US LLP; and Matthew Kissell, Supervisor, RSM US LLP

ISSA - Best Practices for choosing an Information Security Product
2020-07-14 13:00 - 14:15 | Webinar
Presentation:
Many companies are preparing for long term security solutions for employees. Josh will provide best practices and considerations for products and tools, as well as how to appropriately vet vendors via RFP process. Josh will facilitate discussion of what criteria to judge vendors against when evaluating Information Security technology. This will include approaches to evaluation, such as paper proof of concepts, partner recommendation elimination/qualification, limited proof of concepts and full proof of concept. He will also discuss common tactics seen in the industry that are sometimes used to obfuscate how effective (or not effective) a given product is, and how they are portrayed as a convince for the purchaser/evaluator.
Josh will share what features should be an absolute requirement in any security product, and how to evaluate for these features and what to consider in evaluating the long term prospects of a product.
The overall goal is to provide the audience with a good framework for evaluating Information Security tools and a general understanding of what to look for in any security tool.

Presenter:
Joshua Madsen, Manager Network & Security Services, Wings Financial Credit Union

BCPA - Enabling Productive Work from Home
2020-07-09 13:30 - 15:00 | Webinar
Presentation Description
The COVID-19 pandemic facilitated immense pressure on companies to enable their teams to safely and securely work from home. Now that the emergency phase of this new work from anywhere era has passed, what are the medium and longer term trends that are emerging in a post COVID world where remote productivity, digital efforts/transformation, and security at the edge will be critical to a company’s continuity and success.
Presenter
Casey Collins, VP, Great lakes, Zscaler
Casey has been in the software industry for 17 years in various roles including sales, marketing, management, and executive leadership. He is currently the Vice President, Great Lakes for Zscaler running their field operations for the Ohio Valley, Heartland, and the Rockies. Prior to Zscaler, Casey built out the AppDynamics footprint in the upper Midwest prior to being acquired by Cisco in 2017. Along with his stints at both AppDynamics and Zscaler Casey has started, commercialized, and sold a number of software companies focused on mobile sales enablement solutions for regulated industries such as pharmaceutical, medical device, biotech, and financial services which he successfully exited in 2014. Casey lives in Minneapolis with his wife and four children.

ISACA MN - June Roundtable
2020-06-25 15:00 - 17:00
Be Aware or BeWare – Security Awareness Education – Its more than just a Phishing Test”.
Increased Customer staff security awareness is critical. Many regulations including; “GLBA § 314.4.(b)”. 2011 Online Banking Authentication supplement requires financial institutions to provide “customer awareness and education”. This session provides sample presentation content for management, employees, and customers. Come prepared to discuss what you’ve done, what you’d like to do, and identify some creative ways to improve security awareness requirements without major investment. Humorous videos and examples of content will be shared for consideration on how an organization could incorporate into their program or learn from as attendees to make yourself a better consumer.

ICS2 -Third Party Vendor and Supply Chain Cybersecurity Controls
2020-06-18 15:00 - 17:00 | West End Conference Center, 1600 Utica Ave S. Suite 100, St Louis Park, MN, 55416
Third Party Vendor and Supply Chain Cybersecurity Controls

CSA - Securing the Cloud for the Remote Worker
2020-06-18 13:00 - 15:00 | Webinar

ISSA - June Chapter Meeting
2020-06-16 13:00 - 15:30 | Webinar
Come out and join us for our informative presentations and great networking with your coworkers, colleagues and friends!

Virtual Chapter Meeting Agenda

Announcements 1:00-1:15
Speaker 1: 1:15-2:15
Sponsor Spotlight 2:15
Speaker 2: 2:30-3:30
Wrap Up

BCPA - Looking Backward to Run Forward
2020-06-11 13:30 - 15:00
Presentation Description

Lessons Learned – We have all been there and done that. The problems? Lack of participation, boring sessions, rarely implemented improvements, and some great ideas are just sitting on a shelf collecting dust. Ugh. What a waste of time. How can we ensure that we stop wasting people’s time and prevent past’s mistakes for a brighter future? There are powerful lessons to be learned, but we need to change the approach to get more out of our retrospective and lessons learned.
Presenter
Paul Crosby is one of the Founders & CFO at The Uncommon League. Paul is also the full-time instructor for Project Management, Agile, and Strategic Enterprise Analysis.

CSA - The Role of Enterprise Architecture in Governing Cloud Security
2020-05-28 13:00 - 15:00 | Webinar
Cloud Security Alliance, Minnesota Chapter presents The Role of Enterprise Architecture in Governing Cloud Security

BCPA Returning to Work - Large Group Discussion
2020-05-14 13:30 - 15:30 | Webinar
Presentation Description
Coronovirus, covid-19, the rona – whatever you want to call it, the virus is affecting all of us in different ways. We will have a large group discussion regarding the questions that BCPA members and companies have been asked as workers are going back into the office. We will have a list of questions ready for the meeting and will welcome more questions for the group during the call Facilitated by Fred Klapetzky, CISSP, MBA and CEO and Principal Consultant for A Going Concern, Inc.
Webinar Only
Please register for BCPA Monthly Meeting. Registered members and guests will receive an email before the start of the meeting containing information about joining the webinar.

CSA: Identity Management Meeting
2020-04-24 12:00 - 15:00

ASIS: April Virtual Chapter Meeting
2020-04-16 12:00 - 13:00

Webinar: Crisis & Continuity Leadership in the time of Coronavirus
2020-04-09 13:30 - 15:30, 2020-03-31 12:00 - 13:00
Description
We’re just a few weeks into the fight against Coronavirus right now and we’re already into unprecedented territory with how government and the private sector are engaged in the fight against Coronavirus.

In this presentation and open discussion, Bryghtpath Principal & Chief Executive Bryan Strawser will lead attendees through a number of related topics, including:

Current situational briefing for the Coronavirus Epidemic, incorporating information from WHO, CDC, DHS, FEMA, and the states.
Lessons learned from the private sector on strategies and tactics for crisis management and business continuity that have proven successful to date
A forecast for what the next several weeks may look like for the private sector
Q&A / Open Discussion

Presenter
Bryan Strawser, Principal & Chief Executive
Bryghtpath LLC

About the Presenter
Bryan Strawser is Founder, Principal, & Chief Executive at Bryghtpath LLC, a strategic advisory firm he founded in 2014. Bryan has more than twenty-five years of experience in crisis management, business continuity, enterprise risk, and crisis communications.

In addition to his role at Bryghtpath, Bryan currently holds appointments as a Senior Fellow at the Center for Cyber and Homeland Security at Auburn University and as an Associate Member of the Forum for Private Security Research at King’s College, London.

Bryan holds a BS in Criminal Justice Administration from the University of Phoenix and a MBA from the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management. He is a graduate of the National Preparedness Leadership Initiative Executive Program at Harvard University.

Bryan is currently a Master of Arts candidate in the International Relations & Contemporary War program at King’s College, London’s Department of War Studies.

The Role of Enterprise Architecture in Governing Cloud Security
2020-03-20 12:00 - 15:00 | DoubleTree By Hilton, 1500 Park Pl Blvd, Minneapolis, MN, 55416, United States
Presenter Dave Notch of Medtronic gives a presentation of the role of enterprise architecture in governing cloud security.

Dev-Sec-Ops
2020-03-20 12:00 - 15:00
Location is TBD

March Chapter Meeting - Cyber Insurance Plus Social and Networking
2020-03-19 15:00 - 21:00 | West End Conference Center, 1600 Utica Ave S. Suite 100, St Louis Park, MN, 55416
(ISC2) TC will be hosting a professional networking and social event. Come and mingle with your professional peers, enjoy some food and beverages.

ISACA MN MARCH 2020 ROUNDTABLE
2020-03-19 03:00 - 17:00 | Flexential, 3500 Lyman Blvd., Chaska, Minnesota, 55318
Session Description: Session will cover an intro and update to ISACA resources for COBIT 2019
Five books and toolkits will be covered Discussion will focus on using the resources with common sense – to realize huge value. COBIT helps provide context, structure and content for consistency. No need to make it up anymore, ISACA content can help you. This will not be a dull presentation – we’ll dig into your real challenges and opportunities and how COBIT or other resources might help.
Bio:
John is a Management and Governance process advocate focused on results. With over 25 years’ experience in market-leading companies and important government departments, he provides a common-sense business perspective, emphasizing that cost savings from process standardization far outweigh benefits of custom process; and process is continuous, improvement a choice. Standardize processes and integrate data. John is a COBIT Trainer and Assessor, is listed in many COBIT publications, and holds all ISACA certifications.

March AfterHours
2020-03-17 16:30 - 19:30 | Wooden Hill Brewing, 7421 Bush Lake Rd, Edina, MN, 55439, United States
The chapter will host another exciting MN ISSA AfterHours networking event, complimentary food and refreshments will be provided.
Event Agenda

Social networking: 4:30 – 5:30pm
Welcome and remarks: 5:30pm
Presentation: 6:00 – 6:45pm
Social networking: 7 – 7:30pm

Our After Hours format is more casual and interactive than our regular chapter meetings and is designed to garner attendance from those not always able to make the regular chapter meetings; as well as those who simply enjoy discussion with their peers and industry leading thinkers. Come for great networking, information and fun!

FROM COLD CASE TO COVID: INVESTIGATION AND PREVENTION
2020-03-16 00:30 - 16:00 | Cargill’s HQ, 15407 McGinty Rd. W, Wayzata, MN, 55391, United States
Agenda
12:30 – 1:00 Check In & Pre-Meeting Networking
1:00 – 1:15 Welcome and Opening Remarks! Mike Johnson – President InfraGard
1:15 – 1:30 Overview of the InfraGard Portal and available resources
1:30 – 2:30 Minneapolis Cold Case Investigations
– Chris Karakostas – Minneapolis Police Department
2:30 – 3:00 Networking Break
3:00 – 4:00 COVID-19 Overview and Response
- Richard Danila – Minnesota Department of Health
4:00 Networking at Pizza Luce

Register Here (Required) All attendees must register by noon on Wednesday March 11.
Please Join Us Immediately After the Meeting for Happy Hour at Pizza Lucé!
Location:
Cargill
9320 Excelsior Blvd.
Hopkins, MN
Speaker Bios
Sergeant Chris Karakostas has been a law enforcement officer for the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) for 28 years. For the last 14 years, he has been assigned as an Investigator in the Minneapolis Police Homicide Unit. Throughout his time at MPD, Sergeant Karakostas has been drawn to the challenges of cold cases. With no formalized cold case unit, Sergeant Karakostas applied his knowledge and skills from investigating homicides towards cold case investigations. He sought and obtained support from FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit and local FBI field office which resulted in the 2015 formation of a cold case task force partnership between MPD and the Minneapolis FBI. Throughout his cold case investigations, Sergeant Karakostas developed a user-friendly and team-building approach to successfully investigating and prosecuting these challenging cases.
Richard Danila has a Master’s of Public Health in Epidemiology from the University of Michigan and a Ph.D. in Epidemiology from the University of Minnesota. Richard has worked at the Minnesota Department of Health in infectious disease epidemiology for 35 years and is currently the Deputy State Epidemiologist.
