UMSA

ISC2: Multi-Chapter Meeting
2022-03-17 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago) | Webinar
We will be presenting another multi-chapter event on SD-WAN (Software Defined Wide Area Networking) on Thursday March 17 from 11:00 am to 12 noon. More information will be available soon.

ISSA March Chapter Meeting
2022-03-15 13:00 - 15:30 | St. Mary’s University Center, 2540 Park Ave, Minneapolis, Minnesota, MN, 55404, United States
1:00-1:15 Announcements
1:15-2:00 Panel Discussion Part 1
2:00-2:05 Sponsor Spotlight: Axonius
2:05-2:10 Sponsor Spotlight: SailPoint
2:10-2:20 Break and Networking
2:20-3:20 Panel Discussion Part 2, Q&A
3:20 pm Wrap Up

CSA MN 2022 Kickoff Event
2022-03-09 16:00 - 18:00 | Punch Bowl Social, 1691 Park Pl Blvd, Minneapolis, 55416, United States
DETAILS: We hope you can join CSA MN as we kick off our 2022 schedule with a night of food/drink, games and networking with fellow Cloud Security Alliance members
DATE/TIME: Weds March 9th from 4-6pm
WHERE: Punch Bowl Social, 1691 Park Pl Blvd, Minneapolis, MN 55416
Not a member? No worries! You’re still welcome and membership is free. Learn more about CSA-MN from our board members at the event.

InfraGard: March 2022 Chapter Meeting with Pandemic Expert, Dr. Lehnertz with MDH
2022-03-07 08:00 - 17:00 | Webinar
March 21 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

WHO CAN ATTEND: This Meeting is open to InfraGard members and guests.
Registration Link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1593930542256214287
AGENDA: 1:00PM – 3:00 PM Speaker Information: Dr. Nick Lehnertz, MN Department of Health Infectious Disease Epidemiologist Nicholas Lehnertz, MD, contributed to the development of the genomic toolkit and case studies on COVID-19 outbreaks in long-term care facilities and meat processing plants in Minnesota.

ISACA Roundtable: Third Party Risk Management and Security Culture
2022-02-17 15:30 - 17:00 | MN
Join us for an engaging session covering cyber risk hot topics! Stephanie will dive into Cyber Third-Party Risk Management by walking us through her recent experience integrating security and privacy risk assessments into one team. She will then move on to discussing how to improve work culture to keep your security team members in this competitive climate, followed by sharing tips on how to have effective relationships with stakeholders and third parties.
Speaker: Stephanie Kasten, Manager- Third Party Risk, Medtronic

Stephanie joined Medtronic over five years ago and her current role is leading the Cyber Third-Party Risk Management team for Medtronic’s Global Security Office (GSO). She is passionate about reducing risk, simplifying complex issues, and building cohesion across organizations. Stephanie also serves as co-chair on the Medtronic Leadership team for Genesys Works.
Before coming to Medtronic, Stephanie was at Target for 7+ years in various roles and had a brief stint at Optum. Stephanie holds a bachelor’s degree from Metropolitan State University and is currently pursuing her MBA at the University of St. Thomas.

BCPA Chapter Meeting: Competencies in Demand to Ensure Career Resiliency
2022-02-10 13:30 - 15:00 | Webinar
Webinar Only

Please register for BCPA Monthly Meeting by February 10, 2022 1:30 PM CT. Registered members and guests will receive an email before the start of the meeting containing information about joining the webinar.
Presentation Title:
Competencies in Demand to Ensure Career Resiliency
Presentation Description
Years of expertise, degrees and certifications, although beneficial and marketable, will not necessarily predict your professional trajectory. Data shows that if you want to get hired, stay hired, and grow your career you need to develop highly requested soft skills, build a powerful personal brand, and be adaptable to change. Becoming a top talent requires more than using your expertise to meet the needs of your organization. It necessitates using your talents, creativity, and expertise to think outside of the box and advance the success of your team, program, and company.
Cheyene Marling, Hon. MBCI is a global leader with over 22 years dedicated expertise specializing in the business continuity profession. She founded BC Management, Inc. in 2000, and in July 2019, BC Management became a part of Avalution Consulting LLC, which is now a Castellan Solutions company. Cheyene is responsible for overseeing staffing strategies and data research analytics for our clients globally in addition to providing career assessment and coaching expertise.
Cheyene has become an integral part of the business continuity community, previously serving on the board for the Association of Continuity Professionals (ACP) of Los Angeles and Orange County in addition to the National Board for the ACP. She is an active professional on the Editorial Advisory Board for Continuity Insights and the DRJ Mentor Advisory Board. She was also the recipient of the inaugural ACP Hall of Fame award in 2006 and she was awarded an Honorary MBCI by the Business Continuity Institute (BCI) in 2010.

ISACA January Roundtable
2022-01-20 15:00 - 17:00 | MN
Join ISACA for a Roundtable discussion on January 20th from 3pm – 5pm. More details to come!

BCPA Chapter Meeting: Return To Work with Bo Mitchell
2022-01-13 13:30 - 15:00 | Webinar
Webinar Only

Please register for BCPA Monthly Meeting by January 13, 2022 1:30 PM CT. Registered members and guests will receive an email before the start of the meeting containing information about joining the webinar.
Meeting Description:
If you think that plexiglass, hand cream and desk wipes are the most important issues in your Return to Work, then you will fail with your employees.
The most important issue: Trust in You as the Boss.
The current research:
• Nationwide, only 15-33% of offices are occupied today.
• 84% of bosses think they have done “great” job in managing the virus…
• But, 86% of employees don’t trust their CEO and senior managers to safely return employees to work.
• 29% of workers would look for a new job rather than return to a site that has not implemented necessary safety measures
Do your employees today trust you or your property manager that your workplace is safe for employees’ RTW? NO! Your employees don’t trust you.
Lack of trust in you is not about plexiglass, hand cream and desk wipes. Those things are universally expected.
What about your workplace’s safety for emergencies other than COVID like civil unrest, workplace violence, a fire, bomb threat—there’s a long list of Life Safety threats. Your employees are stressed; are coworkers safe to be around? Drugs, alcohol, suicides, street crime, gun violence, gun sales, guns confiscated, OSHA complaints, OSHA citations—all of these uses and abuses are way up since the virus has struck.
Do your employees trust that you have planned for all this? Trained everyone?
Learning Objectives
1. What is your legal exposure re RTW?
2. What is the data for the new RTW threat: Employee stress, drug/alcohol use, suicide, workplace violence, etc.?
3. What are the laws, regulations and standards that focus on RTW for employers?
4. What leadership by you is necessary for a successful employee RTW strategy.

About Bo Mitchell, President 911 Consulting
CEM, CPP, CHS-V, CBCP, CSI-ML, HSEEP, CNTA, IAC, MOAB, CHSP, CHEP, CSHM, CESCO, CHCM, CFC, CSSM, CSC, CAS, TFCT3, CERT, CHSEMR, CMC
Bo Mitchell was Police Commissioner of Wilton, CT for 16 years. He retired to found 911 Consulting which creates emergency, disaster recovery, business continuity, crisis communications and pandemic plans, plus training and exercises for organizations like GE HQ, Rolls Royce HQ, MasterCard HQ, 31 campuses, non-profits, public sector, etc. He serves clients headquartered from Boston to LA working in their facilities from London to San Francisco. Bo has earned 22 certifications in homeland security, emergency management, disaster recovery, business continuity, safety and security. He also serves as an expert in landmark court cases nationally.

OWASP Top 10
2021-12-16 18:00 - 20:00 | Webinar
Details

OWASP updated its venerable Top 10 list this year, including changes and additions worthy of discussion. We’ll also discuss how the Top 10 is chosen, a brief history of the changes over the years, and ask how it stacks up to your experience in the industry.

ISACA December Meeting
2021-12-16 15:00 - 17:00 | MN
Join ISACA on Thursday, December 16th from 3-5pm for the chapter meeting. Additional details still TBD.

MN ISSA December Chapter Meeting
2021-12-14 13:00 - 16:00 | Webinar
PLEASE NOTE: In the confirmation e-mail you receive there will be a GoToWebinar Link – you MUST register there too – you can do day-of but you’re better off doing it now so you’re all set. We cannot control the additional registration in GoToWebinar, just the nature of the way things need to work in this virtual world. Thanks for your understanding.
Meeting Agenda
1:00 -1:15 Announcements
1:15-2:05 Speaker: Jeremy Druin
2:05-2:25 Break/Sponsor Spotlight
2:25-3:15 Speaker: Heidi J.K. Fessler
3:15-3:30 Wrap Up

MN IT CoE: Using and Creating Badges in D2L
2021-12-09 13:00 - 14:00 | Webinar
Learn and practice how to create and use digital badges in D2L.
Student success and progress is measured in various ways. One method that has been shown as highly effective, especially for the BIPOC community is Badging.
Join this one hour webinar and learn about how you can use digital badging in your courses to create a system of success for you and your students.

BCPA December Networking Event
2021-12-09 12:00 - 15:00 | Richardson Nature Center, 8737 East Bush Lake Road, Bloomington, Minnesota, 55438
Please join BCPA for our annual December meeting and networking event! We will be meeting this year at Three Rivers Park District – Richardson Nature Center, Bloomington, MN
We will start with our annual meeting which contains a year in a review and voting for Board open positions and budget. We will be holding the meeting inside at the Richardson nature center in which lunch will be served. We will be having box lunches and the indoor space allows for proper social distancing.
Once the business meeting is over, please join us to network. There are various inside and outside activities. Inside, colorful clay mosaics and sculptures by artist Chris Tully engage visitors with the natural world. Visitors can also meet Richardson’s resident raptors, reptiles and amphibians up close. Outside, we will have a bonfire with smores and winter hiking.
Date: December 9, 2021
Time: 12-3pm
Location:
Richardson Nature Center
8737 East Bush Lake Road
Bloomington, MN 55438

Cyversity Engage | Understanding Security Certifications for Career Planning
2021-12-08 15:00 - 16:30 | Webinar
Agenda:

Welcome
ISC2 Overview
Panel Discussion
Networking

Speaker:
Clar Rosso, CEO at ISC2
Panelists:
Andrew Hoff, Sr IT Manager – CSIRT, Red Team, Intelligence at Medtronic
Peju Nordvik, Senior Cybersecurity at Target
Melanie Halstensen, Lead Information Security Analyst at Target
Moderator:
Mike Salters, Director in Cybersecurity at Target

ASIS Holiday Party
2021-12-02 15:00 - 18:30 | MN
Join us for the ASIS- MN Chapter Holiday Party from 3-6:30pm at Sociable Cider Werks in NE Minneapolis.

How to Land a Job in I.T.
2021-12-02 13:00 - 14:00 | Webinar
Presented by: Industry partner Don DeMeyers, Marco Technology
Don DeMeyer is a Service Manager at Marco Technologies. In his position he sees the value of IT and finding the right technology provider to help make businesses successful.
In this webinar we invite students, career counselors, and faculty to explore the many options available to IT students and learn more about the unique way Marco Technologies is filling the IT workforce gaps.

Give to the Max Day 2021
2021-11-18 | MN
Give to the UMSA Foundation on Minnesota’s giving holiday – Give to the Max Day 2021!
Every year the UMSA Foundation gives out over $20,000 in scholarships to promote, develop, foster, & support individuals pursuing a security & risk related profession. Support our efforts with a donation during #GTMD21.
Thank you for your generosity!

InfraGard November Meeting: Cybersecurity Insurance & CISA Update
2021-11-15 13:00 - 15:00 | Webinar
November 15 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Topic: Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Update
Christopher Gabbard – Cyber Security Advisor – Region V, Office of Cybersecurity & Communications, CISA
Mr. Gabbard is part of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) for Region V (IL, IN, MN, OH & WI). Based in Minneapolis, he supports the mission of strengthening the security and resiliency of the nation’s critical infrastructure. Prior to joining CISA, Chris served as the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for Ramsey County. His previous experience includes as an IT auditor and risk manager with Pricewaterhouse Coopers, ING, and US Bank. Mr. Gabbard is a Certified Information Security Auditor (CISA), has Bachelor’s Degrees in Accounting and Management Information Systems from the University of Northern Iowa.
Cyber Insurance
Dan Hanson–Senior Vice President, Management Liability and Client Experience, Marsh & McLennan Agency
Dan Hanson is Senior Vice President of Management Liability for Marsh & McLennan’s Upper Midwest Region. In this role, he leads a team of 22 technical experts who specialize in developing risk management programs, placing insurance, and providing claims advocacy on Cyber, Directors & Officers, Errors & Omissions, and related lines of insurance for Marsh & McLennan Agency clients.
EVENT DETAILS:
Registration: Registration is through the GoToWebinar Platform and is required for all InfraGard meetings. For security purposes, each registrant is issued a unique link which is not transferable.

2021 Government IT Symposium
2021-11-15 08:00 - 2021-11-18 17:00 | Webinar
Attend the 40th anniversary of the Government IT Symposium on November 15-18th, 2021!
Celebrating 40 years, the Government IT Symposium is one of the longest-running & largest government IT events in the nation. We know that government technology is no longer strictly technology-focused but incorporates a broader set of skills. The Government IT Symposium is designed to support your individual and organizational evolution – helping to position you and your agency to deliver on heightened expectations from citizens and policymakers. Join your fellow colleagues for engaging and innovative content that is bound to help you discover new strategies and tactics that Elevate Your Game!
Learn more at
https://fusionlp.org/itsym/

BCPA November Meeting: Modern Professional Preparedness
2021-11-11 13:30 - 15:00 | Webinar
Webinar Only

Please register for BCPA Monthly Meeting by November 11, 2021 1:30 PM CT. Registered members and guests will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
Presentation Title:
Modern Personal Preparedness – John Ramey
You’ll learn all of the basics about modern personal preparedness, starting with physical and financial health up through bug out bags, home supplies, car kits, and first aid. John will teach you what’s actually worth doing and spending money on, what to encourage among your coworkers so they aren’t prevented from being productive when an emergency strikes, and how your business can adapt to an increasingly-unpredictable world.
The New York Times called John Ramey “the leader of the modern preparedness movement,” crediting John with popularizing personal prepping and doubling the size of the market in the last few years. John’s a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and investor who’s created new multi-billion-dollar markets, served as an advisor to the Obama White House, founded the Defense Innovation Unit at the DOD, and advised governments and organizations around the world on everything from innovation to reform.

ISACA MN October Meeting
2021-10-21 15:30 - 17:00 | Webinar
October Event – Crisis Leadership: Leading your organization through chaos and uncertainty
Time: 3:30pm – 5:00p
Straight to Registration: https://cvent.me/N9q8gg
Event Description:
As a leader in your organization, when the critical moment strikes, your company expects you to lead them successfully through the noise and chaos of the disruption. But are you truly prepared to do so?
In this presentation, Bryghtpath Principal & Chief Executive Bryan Strawser will share the keys to successful crisis leadership, including characteristics of strong crisis leaders, effective planning and preparedness efforts, the secrets of situational awareness, communicating during a crisis, and case studies of national scale incident response
Presenter: Bryan Strawser, MBCP, MBCI, CISSP, CPP

BCPA Leadership Fireside Chat - Vanessa Matthews
2021-10-14 13:30 - 15:00 | Webinar
Webinar Only

Please register for BCPA Monthly Meeting by October 14, 2021 1:30 PM CT. Registered members and guests will receive an email before the start of the meeting containing information about joining the webinar.
Presentation Description
Validating, Developing, and Monitoring Preparedness Programs
“You are not a real CEO until your business goes through a crisis.” Crisis situations help you to see who you are as a leader and how you show-up. While Vanessa has the technical knowledge and experience to effectively prepare, manage and monitor a crisis, she also has experience facing crisis situations in her company and “taking her own medicine.” To effectively lead through crisis, Vanessa provides in depth concepts and strategies to validate, develop, and monitor:

Crisis Management programs
Business Continuity programs
Training and Exercise programs

Vanessa will give you the tools and insights to exhibit the strength and resiliency needed to strengthen your capacity and capabilities.

Government IT Encore Session: The Changing Focus of IT Leaders
2021-09-30 15:30 - 16:30 | Webinar
AS PART OF THE GOVERNMENT IT SYMPOSIUM, WE ARE OFFERING A VARIETY OF LEARNING SESSION THROUGHOUT THE YEAR – FREE OF CHARGE FOR GOVERNMENT IT PROFESSIONALS. THESE SESSIONS ARE CURATED WITH OUR PARTNERS, AND DESIGNED TO BRING YOU TIMELY AND RELEVANT INFORMATION TO SUPPORT THE WORK YOU ARE DOING IN THESE CHALLENGING AND RAPIDLY CHANGING TIMES.
SESSION DETAILS:
Information technology is changing at a faster pace, and organizations need to invest in IT leadership to lead through change. Current leaders need to continuously evolve to meet challenges, and new leaders need to learn new skills and competencies in order to see things strategically and support the company’s goals. As you step into a higher level of IT leadership, and as you address the new challenges facing your organization, your focus changes. In this session, we’ll discuss the changing focus of IT leadership, and how current and emerging IT leaders can shift their focus to drive meaningful change.

MN ISSA September Chapter Meeting
2021-09-21 13:00 - 16:00 | MN
PLEASE NOTE: In the confirmation e-mail you receive there will be a GoToWebinar Link – you MUST register there too – you can do day-of but you’re better off doing it now so you’re all set. We cannot control the additional registration in GoToWebinar, just the nature of the way things need to work in this virtual world. Thanks for your understanding.
Meeting Agenda
1:00 -1:15 Announcements
1:15-2:05 Speaker 1
2:05-2:25 Break/Sponsor Spotlight
2:25-3:15 Speaker 2
3:15-3:30 Wrap Up

InfraGard September Meeting: National Preparedness Month / Counterterrorism
2021-09-20 13:00 - 15:00 | MN
Details coming soon!

ISACA September Meeting
2021-09-16 09:00 - 17:00 | MN
More details to come!

Government IT Encore Session: Inside the Mind of a Hacker
2021-09-14 15:30 - 16:30 | Webinar
As part of the Government IT Symposium, we are offering a variety of learning session throughout the year – FREE of charge for government IT professionals. These sessions are curated with our partners, and designed to bring you timely and relevant information to support the work you are doing in these challenging and rapidly changing times.
SESSION DETAILS:
Recent studies show that majority of all data breaches start from attacks targeting people. But how do these attacks happen and why do they happen? In this presentation you’ll get the chance to get inside the mind of a hacker, as we demonstrate what types of tools hackers are using today. We’ll examine the scope of these attacks, and discuss best practices based on the collective intelligence of IBM Security in order to increase your cyber awareness and help protect your organization.

BCPA Networking Event at TopGolf
2021-09-09 12:00 - 15:00 | TopGolf, 6420 Camden Ave N, Brooklyn Center, MN, 55430, United States
Please join BCPA for Networking event at TOPGOLF.
Please join us for lunch, conversation, and golf! BCPA has been virtual for over a year, and we look forward to an in-person activity!
What is Topgolf – TOPGOLF is a sports entertainment complex that features an inclusive, high-tech golf game that everyone can enjoy. Paired with an outstanding food and beverage menu, climate-controlled hitting bays and music, every TOPGOLF has an energetic hum that you can feel right when you walk through the door.
Fajita Fiesta Lunch Buffet – Steak, Chicken, pepper fajitas with all the fixing’s. Bottomless soda, tea, and water.
Free to BCPA members. There is a $80 fee for each guest.

ISACA MN: IT Audit’s Perspectives on The Top Technology Risks for 2021
2021-08-19 15:30 - 17:00 | Webinar
In September/October 2020, ISACA and Protiviti conducted a global survey of more than 7,400 IT audit and risk leaders and professionals to obtain their perspectives on the top technology risks their organizations will face in 2021. We also addressed the impact of the COVID-19 global pandemic as well as ongoing digital transformation efforts.
The results are enlightening, with cybersecurity and privacy issues, regulatory compliance, data, disaster recovery, and other pandemic-driven concerns ranking among the top technology risks for organizations globally.

Security Career Insights Workshop
2021-08-17 13:00 - 14:30 | Metro State University (St. Paul Campus), New Main, Room L214 700 East 7th Street, St. Paul, MN, 55106, United States
“Breaking Into Information Security: A Look Behind The Curtain”
Security Career Insights – A workshop for those interested in a security career
Join us for a panel discussion with recruiters about demystifying job descriptions and getting a foot in the door. This is a limited space, mask optional event.
More details to come
Meeting Agenda

1:00 -1:10 Announcements
1:10 -1:15 Sponsor Spotlight
1:15-2:15 Panel Discussion
2:15-2:30 Wrap Up
