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 to support the organization and its mission. ISSA Portland is pleased to present this year’s CISO panel discussion on insights into and challenges within the cybersecurity landscape.
When:
Thursday, October 10th, 2024 – 11:45AM – 1:30PM
Where:
This will be an in-person event.
The Portland Building
1120 SW Fifth Avenue, Portland, OR 97204
Room 205
Lunch is included at the event.
CPE credits:
This event qualifies for CPE credit.
Sign-up link:
Speakers:
Gary Dodd – Chief Information Security Officer
A Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) that holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Networking as well as several IT industry certifications, Gary has over 25 years of experience in implementing, testing, and verifying cyber security controls and programs to enable business. Having worked in both the public and private sectors, his experience runs from information assurance and cyber security gained in classified and unclassified, State Department, DoD and other federal security implementations to managing the operations of an Internet data center for a Fortune 500 company, from IT auditor at one of the largest financial institutions in the U.S. to CISO and CTO of a non-profit NW electric utility with over 3100 employees.
Jon Washburn – Chief Information Security Officer, Stoel Rives LLP
Jon Washburn leads Stoel’s information security and governance program, working with the COO and firm counsel to ensure policies, controls, operational processes and training programs reduce IT risk and meet client and regulatory requirements. A resource for Stoel’s Privacy and Data Security practice, he draws on his more than 20 years of experience to assist the team with risk assessments, responding to incidents, identifying policy/process improvements, and evaluating information systems architecture and security controls to determine how well they might reduce the likelihood and impact of a data breach. Outside the office, he spends considerable time volunteering with the International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) and the Legal Services Information Sharing and Analysis Organization (LS-ISAO).
Christopher Paidhrin – Senior Information Security Officer, City of Portland
Christopher Paidhrin, is the Chief Information Security Officer for City of Portland, Oregon. For the past 21 years, Christopher has been a nationally recognized Information Security authority, having received recognition, nominations and awards for service excellence, including Network World, ISE, SC Magazine, Information Security magazine’s 2011 “Security 7” Award, and Oregon SIM CISO of the Year Award for 2021. Christopher is an advocate of IT Service Management (ITSM) best practices and process improvement, including learning organizations and knowledge management.