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 Announcements
Security Forum
Registration is now open for the rescheduled 2020 Security Forum thsat will be held on Friday October 29th at the DoubleTree Hotel in Monroeville. More information on our Events page.
Chapter Meeting
The next meeting of the Pittsburgh Chapter of ISSA will be on Tuesday October 12th 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, Dan Conrad, IAM Strategist for One Identity, will present, '5 Ways to Fortify AD/AAD Security’.
Privilege elevation, authentication, and access control has been a key (easy) target for attackers for years and a primary target is Active Directory and its users. In this guided discussion we will see how to examine vulnerabilities, ways to layer defenses to protect resources, and discuss both technical remediations and nontechnical concepts to protect us from ourselves and protect corporate assets.
Dan Conrad is an IAM Strategist with One Identity. He has been with Quest since 2007 where his roles have included Solutions Architect, Federal CTO, and IAM Strategist. He is an experienced sysadmin having administered organizations ranging from 10,000 to 150,000 users. Dan holds a BS in Information Systems Management from Wayland Baptist University, an MS in Cybersecurity from Western Governors University, and holds many certifications to include CISSP, CEH, MCITP, and MCSE/MCSA.
We will break for lunch after the first presentation then we will have a presentation by Sal Lombardo, Pennsylvania Territory Manager for The Teneo Group, will present, 'Wait! You Clicked What? - Tales from the Front Lines - Today's Threats, Ransomware and IoT.'
Sal has worked with numerous businesses over the past 20 years as Territory Manager, General Manager and recently Chief Sales Officer of Corporate Partnerships for the New York Yankees Triple-A affiliate SWB Railriders.
Sal joined The Teneo Group in 2020 bringing with him a wealth of knowledge in helping businesses grow.
Sal understands first-hand the business risk associated with Cybersecurity and the significant impact it has from a reputation and financial standpoint.
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 sotacem@fnb-corp.com. Deadline for advance registration is Friday October 8th, there is an extra $5.00 charge for registration after this date.