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.

Thank you to these sponsors for supporting our chapter

December Meeting

The next meeting will be on Tuesday December 5th. We will only have one presentation, Ian Lindsay, a Strategic Systems Architect for Quest, will be presenting 'State of AD Security'.

Ian has been in the IT industry for over 35 years. As a Strategic Systems Architect for Quest, I am responsible for providing solutions and architectural guidance to core customers in North America. I primarily focus on Quest's Microsoft Platform Management solutions to better manage Windows and Active Directory. My experiences range from software development on UNIX to designing enterprise network infrastructures using the latest technologies. Prior to joining Quest, I was a Sr. Technology Strategist with Microsoft for 14 years. I was responsible for the healthcare customers in Microsoft's Pittsburgh account team.How a SOC Analyst responds when they see an external alert should be different from how they respond to an insider risk event. This talk discusses the subtleties between responding to malware vs insider risk events and will share some playbooks on how to keep the culture at a company while mitigating insider risk exposures.

There will be a lunch will be after Ian's presentation.

This meeing is being offered physically or virtually.

There is no charge for attending the meeting virtually. Virtual attendees will be given the access instructions on how to join after registering. We are providing 2 CPE for attending this meeting either virtually or physically.

Onsite registration is at 10:30 am and the meeting starts at 11:00 am.

Cost: $10 for members of AITP, Greater Pittsburgh CIO Group, Greater Pittsburgh CISO Group, HTCIA, InfraGard, ISACA, ISC2, ISSA, OWASP, Pittsburgh Technology Council, 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 December 1st. There is an extra $5.00 charge for registration after this date.

Meeting location: The Koppers Building. 436 Seventh Ave on the Lower Level. Koppers Building

2024 Meetings

Tuesday January 9th, chapter sponsor Inversion6 will present

Tuesday March 5th, Dave Reis, of the Law Firm Clark Hill, will present his annual Cyber Law update the our chapter sponsor Proofpoint will present.

Tuesday April 2nd, chapter sponsor CybXSecurity will present

Chapter Sponsorship

I am beginning to plan for the 2024-2025 season. If you would like to be a chapter sponsor for the upcoming season contact Mike Sotace at mps0328@verizon.net.

Pittsburgh ISACA InfoSec Day 2023

Pittsburgh ISACA Information Security Day 2023 is coming up on December 4, 2023 at Rivers Casino.

2024 Security Forum

The 2024 Security Forum will be held on Friday May 17th at the Doubletree Hotel in Monroeville, Pa. This is our annual charity event. All proceeds after expenses are donated go to Life Changing Service Dogs for Veterans.

Forum Sponsor Tables are available to purchase for the price of $1,200 to support this event. There are 19 tables inside the ballroom with the attendees. NOTE: All of the tables inside the ballroom sold out this past May's Security Forum. When all of those have been sold there will be some available outside the ballroom for purchase.

If you are interested in becoming a sponsor for the forum contact Mike Sotace at mps0328@verizon.net.