Friday, March 23, 2018

March 21st 2018 - Toledo Ohio

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.

Group Picture:  Keynote Speakers, Instructors, and The Event Committee
Theater Room packed with the great security and audit professionals of NW Ohio and SE Michigan

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.


Jeff Schmidt, Vice President and Chief  Cyber Security Innovator, The Columbus Collaboratory
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.


Jerod Brennen, CISSP, Security Architect, One Identity LLC
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.


Rob Sandri, Sr. Security Advisor and Principal Solution Architect, One Identity LLC.

Rob Sandri teaches his course on Managing User Populations

 Session 3:  "External Threats, Securing your Perimeter"  Instructor:  Dr. Loren Wagner, DIA, CISSP, CSSBB, Sr. Director of Compliance Services, CentraComm.


Dr. Loren Wagner, DIA, CISSP, CSSBB, Sr. Director of Compliance Services, CentraComm.

Dr. Loren Wagner teaches his course on External Security Threats
Closing Keynote:  Ted Wolff,  Board of Directors, ISACA International; Sr. Manager Risk Management, Vanguard


 Ted Wolff, Sr. Manager Risk Management, Vanguard; Board Member, ISACA International.

Ted Wolff's closing keynote session

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:

The University of Toledo Inter-Professional Immersive Simulation Center

The tour was getting kicked off

Headed to the Simulation Rooms

Immersive Simulation - Virtual Reality! 

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:

Maumee Bay Brewing Company - The Historic Oliver House

The Oliver House has got to be one of the coolest Venues in Northwest Ohio

Maumee Bay - Group Pic 1

Maumee Bay - Group Pic 2

Maumee Bay - Group Pic 3

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.


Brian Kelley, Chief Technology Officer, The Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission
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.


Robert Sandri, Sr. Security Advisor and Principal Solution Architect, One Identity LLC.

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:

David Cutri, Vice President and Recent Past President, Northwest Ohio ISACA

Dr. Pascal Bizarro, President Northwest Ohio ISACA

Matt Hoverman, Vice President Northwest Ohio IIA

Sarah Burkstrand, President Northwest Ohio IIA

Cynthia Au, Sr. Field Adviser, One Identity LLC


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


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Friday, February 23, 2018

February 22nd 2018 - Detroit

Yesterday, February 22nd, The Cybersecurity Leadership Forum met at Andiamo Detroit Riverfront, located in the Renaissance Center: 

Andiamo Detroit in the Ren Center
It was an excellent venue, and we had two fine speakers:  Dr. Michael Muha, CISO & Chief Privacy Officer for Workforce Software, and Chris Ostler, President & CEO of Immersion Technologies, both pictured here along with yours truly:

Left to Right:  Chris Ostler, President & CEO, Immersion; Gib Patt, Founder, The Cybersecurity Leadership Forum, Mike Muha, CISO & Chief Privacy Officer for Workforce Software.
In total we had about 20 Detroit-area security pros dining with us through the lunch hour:




Michael Muha gave the first presentation; his topic was "Approaches to Justifying Cybersecurity Projects: Win-Win Strategies".  Mike imparted many lessons through an energetic and interactive presentation.  Mike's slides can be downloaded HERE.

Mike Muha, CISO & Chief Privacy Officer, Workforce Software
Presenting "Approaches to Justifying Cybersecurity Projects" at Andiamo Detroit

Here is a short video clip from Mike's presentation:


After Mike's presentation, our group security roundtable discussion began, and was moderated by Chris Ostler, President & CEO, Immersion Technology Services.  Chris guided us through a range of "Current Affairs in Cybersecurity" and also imparted some valuable lessons for our group:  Chris' slides are also available for download HERE.

Chris Ostler, President & CEO, Immersion Technology Services

...and a short video of Chris presenting:


On behalf of the Cybersecurity Leadership Forum I want to thank our great speakers for sharing their time and talent with the Detroit-area security community.   We are grateful for the opportunity to learn from your experiences, and share your ideas within our own organizations.

Our next meeting is scheduled for March 21st in Toledo Ohio at the Maumee Bay Brewing Company, and will follow a full day of training at the U of Toledo campus at the Immersive Simulation Center.  More details will be shared next week.

Until next time I wish you all the greatest of success!

Sincerely,

Gib Patt
Founder & Coordinator, The Cybersecurity Leadership Forum
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Friday, December 15, 2017

December 14th 2017 - Cleveland

Cleveland is an amazing City.  I love being in Cleveland.  And everyone in Cleveland knew approximately where Jack Nichelson, Director of IT Infrastructure & Engineering at Medical Mutual of Ohio, was speaking yesterday.  All you had to do was look for the huge "JACK" sign in Cleveland.   That would get you pretty close...



Jack didn't speak at the casino, but just down the street, at a top 10 nationwide steakhouse.  Yesterday's meeting of the Cybersecurity Leadership Forum was held at Red The Steakhouse on Prospect Ave in Downtown Cleveland:




Our user group not only has the best speakers, but we also meet at the very best venues.  We're very fortunate, and I'm grateful because we had a stellar event, and a great turnout, even while Cleveland was under a winter storm warning.  Here are some photos of the icy carnage I snapped just outside the restaurant:





Kinda nasty.  But cleveland is not unfamiliar with snow & ice, and we still had 20+ Cleveland-area security professionals venture out into the harsh weather to join us for the presentations.  Here is a group photo:



Jack Nichelson was our keynote speaker.  He is the Director of IT Infrastructure and Engineering at Medical Mutual of Ohio.  Visit Jack's bio page HERE

Jack delivered perhaps the very best presentations we've had to date. What a way to end the year.  The topic was "Creating a Results Oriented Culture".   It was an excellent delivery, lively, insightful, and humorous.   If you don't know Jack, he is a person you've got to meet.

Jack,  on behalf of the Cybersecurity Leadership Forum of Ohio, and everyone who participated in yesterday's discussion, I want to thank you for offering your time and talent.   We appreciate you sharing your unique perspective with our group, and hope you'll accept our invitation in the future to do it again.

Jack's Powerpoint Presentation is available for download HERE

Jack Nichelson, Director of IT Infrastructure & Engineering, Medical Mutual of Ohio

Here are some photos and a short video clip of Jack's presentation:






After Jack's keynote concluded, we had a round table group discussion lead by John Lindsly, IAM Practice Lead and industry thought leader at IC Synergy, a top nationwide consulting firm in the Identity and Access Management space, and One Identity's implementation partner of the year.  It was a true honor to have John Lindsly moderating our round-table.  The topic was "IT Service Management in the context of an IAM program". 

John's slides are available HERE

Here are some pics of John moderating the round-table discussion:






Also please remember to think of our sponsors, ICSynergy, and  One Identity, for all of your Identity & Access Management needs.  You may contact me if you'd like to schedule a consultation.

Thanks again to our speakers, attendees, and staff for making this another great meeting.

I believe we'll be in Detroit for our next meeting on January 18th.     More details to come.  Stay tuned.

I wish you all a great holiday season, a Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year!

Sincerely,

Gib Patt
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