Welcome to the Pittsburgh Chapter of ISSA
A local chapter of an independent, professional organization committed to improving the effectiveness of Information Security through awareness, education and networking with fellow Security professionals.
A special thanks to our chapter sponsors
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Chapter Meeting
The next meeting of the Pittsburgh Chapter of ISSA will be on Tuesday January 11th at our new meeting location will be The Koppers Building. 436 Seventh Ave in the Lower Level. Registration is at 10:30 am and the meeting starts at 11:00 am. Lunch will be server before noon.
Our first presenter will be a representative from Infoblox, More details on the presentation will be sent out as they become available/p>
We will break to grab some lunch after the first presentation then we will have a presentation by Jack Nichelson, CISO for MRK Technologies, will present, ‘Creating a Results Oriented Culture - By Measuring What Matters'.
Execution is everything. How simple goal setting with clear objectives and key results that are measurable will propel your team to exceed expectations.
What kind of operational data demonstrates cybersecurity leaders' long-term budgetary needs for their programs and the same time shows the progress they've made over the years? Learn how a duo of cybersecurity professionals used thought leadership and a goals-based approach to build the case for past capital and future spend- a system that won them both dollars and trust with peers and their boards.
In this session, we will provide real-world examples of what metrics were chosen to show progress, and how the speakers have gone about gathering them. We'll discuss how to make a difference and influence change in your organization if you are an army of one or a few more. You will leave this session not with abstract ivory-tower ideas on measurement, but with actionable tactics you can put in place within your own program today.
- Telling your story - Using metrics and soft skills to change behavior.
- Force Multiplier - Using Lean methodology borrowed from the manufacturing industry to improve operations and inject security as a measured component.
- Be Indispensable - Control the technologies and processes that require you to be involved with delivering the cool stuff. Be a Business Enabler.
- Real world examples of metrics used in our organizations.
Jack Nichelson is an experienced CISO and technology executive with 25 years of experience in government, financial and manufacturing sectors. His roles have included leading transformation and management of information security and IT infrastructure, data management and more for organizations in numerous industries. Jack earned recognition as one of the People Who Made a Difference in Security by the SANS Institute and received the CSO50 award for connecting initiatives to business value. He's been a CISO for MRK Technologies since September of 2018. Jack holds an MBA from Baldwin-Wallace University, where he is an adviser for its Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (CCDC) Team.
Meeting location: The Koppers Building. 436 Seventh Ave on the Lower Level. Koppers Building
Cost: $10 for members of AITP, CISO, InfraGard, ISACA, ISC2, ISSA, OWASP, Steel City InfoSec and TRCPA with advance registration. $15 for non-members with advance registration. $5 for students with advance registration
To register in advance for this meeting contact Mike Sotace at mps0328@verizon.net. Deadline for advance registration is Friday January 7th, there is an extra $5.00 charge for registration after this date.