Author Archives: Matt Olson

Chapter Meeting: CISO Panel Discussion: Cybersecurity Insights

The Chief Information Security Officer occupies a unique perspective on organizations and the environment in which they must operate. As the current cybersecurity landscape is constantly evolving, CISOs must balance response to threats, risks, organizational processes and controls in order … Continue reading

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Chapter Meeting: Artificial Intelligence: Standards, Compliance and Privacy

Artificial Intelligence capabilities, particularly large language models (LLMs), have been the hottest topic in technology since the main stream adoption of the Internet. In this presentation, learn the standards, privacy and compliance practices that result in effective governance of AI … Continue reading

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Chapter Meeting: The Business of Cybersecurity: Case study of a Ransomware Attack

Cybersecurity risk is business risk.  On a daily basis, we see headlines about a new cyberattack – casinos, consumer product and cyber companies, government, and even our school districts. Security executives and risk leaders must adapt how they manage and … Continue reading

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Chapter Meeting: CISO cyber worldview: “Threats, Challenges, Opportunities, and Future Vision”

Christopher Paidhrin, SISO for City of Portland, will share CISO priorities and perspectives on the realm of cybersecurity and will invite deep-dive conversations with membership on all topics of interest. Topics we may explore: Generative AI; cybersecurity priorities threat landscapes; … Continue reading

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April 2023 Chapter Meeting: Cybersecurity for Shepherds- Securing your organization wherever your workforce isApril 2023 Chapter Meeting:

When: Thursday, April 13th, 2023 – 11:30AM – 1:00PM Where: This will be an in-person event. A virtual attendance option will be provided. The Standard building 900 SW 5th Ave, Portland, OR 97204 Lunch is included at the event. CPE … Continue reading

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March 2023 Chapter Meeting: Getting Involved: Cybersecurity Workforce Development in OregonMarch 2023 Chapter Meeting:

With an enormous and growing gap between the number of unfilled cybersecurity roles and the number of trained specialists produced by our education system, the need for professionals to contribute within Oregon has never been greater. Fortunately, Federal, State, EDU, … Continue reading

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February 2023 Chapter Meeting: Cloud Security

What Does Cloud Security Even Mean? A survey of what cloud security should entail in 2023. Based on real-world events, we will compare and contrast cloud security and more traditional on-premise requirements and practices. When: Thursday, February 9th, 2022 – … Continue reading

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January 2023 Chapter Meeting: Securing a distributed network with ZTNA, SASE and a Cybersecurity Mesh Architecture

Securing a connected resources and a the different pieces of a distributed network can be challenging.  Explore advantages of using SASE and a  ZTNA architecture to provide secure access application based access over traditional VPN access most enterprises use today. … Continue reading

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November 2022 Chapter Meeting: Cyber Insurance – Tips, Tricks, and Traps

Due to popular demand, ISSA Portland’s November meeting will focus on cyber insurance. The program will include presentations covering, the insurance application, what you should know about the attestation survey, types of coverage, and services that are often included as … Continue reading

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October 2022 Chapter Meeting: Managing Information Security

ISO 27001:2022 standard update is to be release in October. Find out about ISO 27001 and what is changing. Managing information security is a combination technical capabilities and a trained work force, both paired with management processes intended to assure … Continue reading

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