Friday, November 10, 2017

November 9th 2017 - Dayton

The Cybersecurity User Group met in the great Gem City yesterday, Thursday 11/9, at Carvers Steaks & Chops The group continues to grow each month.  We had about 40 Dayton-area security professionals at the table...the exact capacity of the room. Is that good planning or a close call?   I have already received many email follow-ups and phone calls from our attendees expressing their gratitude for the speakers, and the educational content they delivered.  I too am very thankful to our speakers, but also to all of you who participated, and contributed to the discussion.  Security is a double edged sword... an immense problem and an immense benefit.  No one can do it alone.... it takes a team, it takes networking and knowledge sharing, and it takes a community with a culture of information security.... The Cybersecurity User Group is taking a lead in fostering this collaboration in Ohio and Michigan.

Carvers Steaks & Chops - Dayton Ohio

The CyberSecurity User Group Meeting:  Nov 9th, Dayton Ohio

The theme of the Nov 9th meeting was The NIST Cybersecurity Framework.



Our Keynote Speaker was Dr. Loren Wagner, DIA, CISSP Sr. Manager of Global Network Operations and Perimeter Security, at the Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, based in Findlay Ohio. Dr. Loren's doctoral thesis centered on the NIST CSF.   He delivered a presentation titled "NIST Cybersecurity Framework | Research & Experiential Observations".  

"Thank you" Dr. Loren, for a great presentation, and for sharing your research and knowledge with the group.  We are all very grateful for your contribution, and for your commitment to studying and improving security and business.  Your comment that "There is no security without business" is very true.  I suppose the converse statement that there is no business without security is also true, perhaps more true now than its ever been, especially for some verticals.

Dr. Loren's presentations slides can be downloaded HERE. 

Dr. Loren Wagner

Dr. Wagner - during his NIST CSF presentation - 11-9-2017


Short video Clip of Dr. Loren Presenting


As has become our custom, the keynote was followed by a group discussion moderated by another industry expert.  In this case our round table moderator was Stacey Blanchard, IAM Practice Lead and Security Solution Architect for One Identity LLC.  Stacey's round table topics also centered on the NIST Framework, and she lead an interactive discussion that mapped Identity & Access Management topics into the five core functions of the NIST CSF.

Thank you Stacey! It was an honor to have you lead what turned out to be a very interactive group discussion, and I hope you will speak for us again in the future.

Stacey's round table slides can be downloaded HERE.

Round Table Moderator:  Stacey Blanchard, IAM Practice Lead and Security Solution Architect

Stacey Blanchard Moderates Round Table at 11-9-2017 User Group

Short Video Clip - Stacey Blanchard - 11-9-2017


And last but not least, let's not forget our short IAM lesson.  Recall the "Four A's" of IAM:



Each one of the "A's" has its own complexity and challenges, but the great complexity of Enterprise IAM is due to the fact that these "A's" must be performed for each user repository across the enterprise.  In today's world, the number of user repositories can easily number in the hundreds, or thousands; this exponentiates the complexity of the IAM problem.   The situation is further exacerbated by the fact that most organizations are now running both on-prem and cloud based user repositories. 

So we have a complex problem to solve.  But don't try to design a complex solution.  Recall John Gall, and his law of System Design:

John Gall (September 18, 1925 - December 15, 2014)

Start with simple working systems, and build from there.  

Our next User Group meeting will be in Cleveland in December.  Final arrangements are not yet confirmed, but it looks like we're zeroing in on Thursday December 14th in the downtown.  I'll send a newsletter update with speaker information, topic abstracts, and registration form as soon as this is confirmed.

Gib Patt
Found & Coordinator
The Cybersecurity User Group
614 209 8516
gib.patt@oneidentity.com





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