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Come to the first-ever hands-on ISSA website hackathon!! We are partnering with SecurityInnovation to provide an immersive hands-on hacking experience for our ISSA symposium. Compete against your fellow ISSA Portland members in a contest of hacking skills in a fun … Continue reading →

  FOR OUR FIRST MEETING OF THE FALL! We are happy to have Brian Ventura presenting Cyber Hygiene. With so many types of network attacks and so many tools/solutions to combat these attacks, you ask yourself which should I implement … Continue reading →

Please join ISACA, ISSA, OWASP, ASIS and InfraGard as we kick-off the 2016-2017 programs year.  Details below.  Register today on the event page here! Portland Area Security Community Fall Mixer September 14, 2016   ISACA, ISSA, OWASP, ASIS and InfraGard are hosting a joint event! WE ARE … Continue reading →

Join ISSA  for our monthly luncheon on the topic of:  “Securing Vendor & Mobile Workforce Access” presented by: Rick LeClerc, Chief Solutions Architect, Bradford Networks. This is also our annual meeting and the 2016 board will be elected.  Presentation Abstract: Topics … Continue reading →

Thursday, April 21, 2016 This was an all morning event. Doors opened at 8:00 AM and ended at 1:00PM. Where:   XPO Logistics* 2055 Northwest Savier Street Portland, OR 97209 Session 1: (8:45-9:35) – Securing the SDLC with Automated Code … Continue reading →

Topic: “Challenges and Initiatives” Format: Board leads with questions followed by audience and guest questions and participation. Panel participants: Christopher Paidhrin – Information Security Manager, City of Portland Dave Dyk – Director of Information Security, Simple Finance Chris Apgar – … Continue reading →

Session Title: Carbanak APT: An analysis of the largest financial breach in history ISSA Portland FEB 16 KSP Abstract: The Carbanak advanced persistent threat (APT) compromised several major financial institutions, resulting in the theft of over $1 billion. This massive … Continue reading →

Presentation 1: Cloudy with a Chance of Pain ISSA Cloud Security Symposium – OBS Cloudy with a Chance of Pain Speaker: James Adamson, CISSP, CCSP, CRISC, QSA, Senior Consultant, Online Business Systems Bio: James is an information security professional with … Continue reading →

Targeted Attacks and the Privileged connection_ISSA Presentation:   A common link in today’s most dangerous, targeted attacks and information security breaches: The Exploitation of Privileged Accounts. Such accounts grant extensive control over sensitive data and IT systems. They’re pervasive in every … Continue reading →

  Presentation:  Vulnerability Management – Lessons Learned ISSA Chapter Meeting 11-19-2015 – Vuln Mgmt Lessons Learned Abstract: This presentation is about lessons learned by studying what goes on in the real world with Vulnerability Management programs.  More importantly, it discusses … Continue reading →