The 2018 CyberSecurity & Risk Management Summit was held in Toledo this past Wednesday. We had approximately 80 security & audit professionals in attendance for a full day of training at U of Toledo's Immersive Simulation Center; later that evening, around 50 joined us for dinner & drinks at Maumee Bay Brewing Company.
In my dinner remarks, I commented that this event was a memorable, unique, and highly educational experience. It was also a lot of fun because we got to meet so many great people of Northwest Ohio. We were able to grow and learn as a community of security leaders and practitioners.
We are all thankful to Northwest Ohio ISACA and IIA chapters for their partnership and guidance in organizing the event. As well, our keynotes and instructors did a phenomenal job, and I'd like to recognize them for their great talent, and for sharing their expertise with our group.
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| Group Picture: Keynote Speakers, Instructors, and The Event Committee |
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| Theater Room packed with the great security and audit professionals of NW Ohio and SE Michigan |
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| The Theater Room had an awesome audio/video setup. |
I have posted all of the information about our speakers, including pictures, LinkedIn profiles, and PowerPoint presentations below.
Opening Keynote: Jeff Schmidt, Vice President and Chief Cyber Security Innovator, The Columbus Collaboratory.
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| Jeff Schmidt, Vice President and Chief Cyber Security Innovator, The Columbus Collaboratory |
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| Jeff Schmidt delivers opening keynote presentation on "Leadership, Culture, and Change" |
Session 1: "Developing a Cyber Strategy". Instructor:
Jerod Brennen, CISSP, Security Architect, Advisor, Speaker, Teacher, GBQ Partners.
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| Jerod Brennen, CISSP, Security Architect, One Identity LLC |
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| Jerod Brennen teaches a course on Developing a Cybersecurity Strategy |
Session 2: "Managing your User Population - Identity & Access Management" Instructor:
Robert Sandri, Sr. Security Advisor and Principal Solution Architect, One Identity LLC.
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Rob Sandri, Sr. Security Advisor and Principal Solution Architect, One Identity LLC.
Rob Sandri teaches his course on Managing User Populations
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Session 3: "External Threats, Securing your Perimeter" Instructor:
Dr. Loren Wagner, DIA, CISSP, CSSBB, Sr. Director of Compliance Services, CentraComm.
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Dr. Loren Wagner, DIA, CISSP, CSSBB, Sr. Director of Compliance Services, CentraComm.
Dr. Loren Wagner teaches his course on External Security Threats
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Closing Keynote: Ted Wolff, Board of Directors, ISACA International; Sr. Manager Risk Management, Vanguard
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Ted Wolff, Sr. Manager Risk Management, Vanguard; Board Member, ISACA International.
Ted Wolff's closing keynote session
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After the closing Keynote, we had a guided tour of the University of Toledo
Inter-professional Immersive Simulation Center. We captured some neat moments from the tour in the pictures below:
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| The University of Toledo Inter-Professional Immersive Simulation Center |
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| The tour was getting kicked off |
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| Headed to the Simulation Rooms |
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| Immersive Simulation - Virtual Reality! |
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| Other immersive Hi-Tech in the Simulation Center. |
Next we headed off to Maumee Bay Brewing Company, in the Historic Oliver House, for dinner and drinks. Food, beer, and service from the venue was excellent as usual:
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| Maumee Bay Brewing Company - The Historic Oliver House |
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| The Oliver House has got to be one of the coolest Venues in Northwest Ohio |
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| Maumee Bay - Group Pic 1 |
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| Maumee Bay - Group Pic 2 |
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| Maumee Bay - Group Pic 3 |
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| Thanks to the great staff at Maumee Bay for the excellent service they provided to our group |
Evening Keynote: Brian Kelley, Chief Technology Officer, The Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission.
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| Brian Kelley, Chief Technology Officer, The Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission |
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| Brian Kelly delivers the Evening Keynote address. |
Wrap Up Topic "A Current Discussion in Identity & Security" Presenter:
Robert Sandri, Sr. Security Advisor and Principal Solution Architect, One Identity LLC.
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Robert Sandri, Sr. Security Advisor and Principal Solution Architect, One Identity LLC.
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And one last final "Thank You" to our honorable committee, who helped put this event together. Without them this special occasion within our community would never have taken place:
The Event Committee:
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| David Cutri, Vice President and Recent Past President, Northwest Ohio ISACA |
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| Dr. Pascal Bizarro, President Northwest Ohio ISACA |
Matt Hoverman, Vice President Northwest Ohio IIA
Sarah Burkstrand, President Northwest Ohio IIA
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| Cynthia Au, Sr. Field Adviser, One Identity LLC |
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| Great new Friendships were Created |
We can't wait for our next event in Northwest Ohio!
Thanks again all, and feel free to contact me any time.
Sincerely,
Gib Patt
gib.patt@oneidentity.com
614 209 8516
