SolarWinds Attack Briefing and Panel Discussion

Please join us for an in-depth discussion of last month’s SolarWinds breach, including technical details of the breach and the far-reaching industry impact.

Wes Roberts, Presales Systems Engineer w/ Palo Alto Networks, will present a threat briefing prepared by Palo Alto’s Unit42 Cyber Threat Team on the SolarWinds attack. Wes will lay out the timeline and details of the attack and what organizations should be doing to insure they are not vulnerable to similar attacks.

Slava Feige, CISSP-ISSAP, CISA, CISM, has joined the panel. Slava is the Director of Cyber Analysis for Western Digital Corporation, where he is in charge of SOC, incident response, forensics, intelligence, insider threat, and attack surface management.

(the registration text may say Eventbrite, but the registration link is for webex)

Cyber Counterintelligence

WiCyS North Alabama Affiliate is hosting a webinar November 5th from 12:00pm to 100pm on Cyber Counterintelligence featuring Darren Mott (retired FBI), AKA The CyBUr Guy.  Everyone is welcome to attend, you just need to register.

Register at https://spieslikeus.eventbrite.com

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September 2020 Chapter Meeting

CHANGED – Scott Augenbaum’s presentation has been rescheduled for October.  The new presentation for September is a presentation given by Matther Dunn, retired FBI, on COVID-19’s Impact on Cybersecurity.

If you have already registered for the September meeting, you must re-register to attend this meeting.

August 2020 Chapter Meeting

InfraGard 101

Registration opens July 29, 2020.

Topic: InfraGard 101: Basics and Benefits

The founder of our local InfraGard chapter retired FBI Special Agent Todd Spiker will present a brief history of InfraGard, discuss the structure and purposes of the national and local chapters, conduct a guide tour of the InfraGard web portal, and share with us how to get the most out of the portal and InfraGard.

July 2020 Chapter Meeting

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Please join Stacie Bohanan, President of the Northern Alabama Affiliate of Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS)  and Karen Butler, Owner/CEO of Shoot Like A Girl.

Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) – Northern Alabama Affiliate and WiCyS is the premier organization with national reach dedicated to bringing together women in cybersecurity from academia, research and industry to share knowledge, experience, networking and mentoring opportunities.  Come learn more about the newest affiliate (serving all of Alabama) and how your organizations can benefit from engaging with the Northern Alabama Affiliate.

June 2020 Chapter Meeting

COVID-19This months meeting will be an online meeting on “Covid-19: Lessons Learned.”  The presenters will share with the members the issues presented by the pandemic and work-from-home mandates.

Please register for the meeting no later than 4:30pm on June 1, 2020.

May 2020 Chapter Meeting

The May 2020 meeting will be a virtual meeting.  Information for joining the meeting will be sent to the members by email.

This month’s speaker is Dr. Jacob Oakley and he will be presenting on ‘Cyberwarfare: Misconceptions and Fallacies’.

Dr. Oakley is a foremost expert on cybersecurity for space systems. He is a cybersecurity author and professional with 14 years of experience specialized in offensive cybersecurity to include red teaming and penetration testing within the DoD and commercial environments. He currently advises a government CISO on cybersecurity strategy and integration for a portfolio of space systems. His books Professional Red Teaming, Waging Cyber War and Cybersecurity for Space are published by Apress. 

April 2020 Chapter Meeting

CANCELLED

Speaker: Dr. Jacob Oakley

Subject: Cyberwarfare: Misconceptions and Fallacies

Bio:

Dr. Oakley is a foremost expert on cybersecurity for space systems. He is a cybersecurity author and professional with 14 years of experience specialized in offensive cybersecurity to include red teaming and penetration testing within the DoD and commercial environments. He currently advises a government CISO on cybersecurity strategy and integration for a portfolio of space systems. His books Professional Red Teaming, Waging Cyber War and Cybersecurity for Space are published by Apress.

March 2020 Chapter Meeting

Cost: $15 w/lunch (choose when completing registration), $0 w/o lunch

All attendees must register: Eventbrite (will open a new window)

Speaker:
Jonathan S. Keim, Assistant United States Attorney
 
Topic:
Cybercrime and Insider Threats: A View from the U.S. Attorney’s Office

Bio:

Jonathan S. Keim is an Assistant United States Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama. Mr. Keim has prosecuted financial and computer crimes, including access device fraud, identity theft, and computer intrusions. He previously served as a prosecutor in the Cybercrime Unit of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia in Alexandria, Virginia, as a judicial clerk for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, and as a litigator in private practice. He also has experience implementing information technology and security in the financial and technology sectors. Mr. Keim received a bachelor’s degree in Economics and a certificate in Engineering and Management Systems from Princeton University in 2001. He received a Juris Doctor degree from Georgetown University in 2008. He works in the Huntsville Branch Office of the U.S. Attorney’s Office, which is located in Huntsville, Alabama.

February 2020 Chapter Meeting

This month’s chapter meeting is finally set.  The presentation will be on the U.S. Space & Rocket Center’s Cyber camp.

It is free to attend the meeting, but you need to register for the meeting at Eventbrite.  When you register, you will have an option to purchase a lunch sandwich or salad from Panera Bread.

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