Early Bird Registration - Opens March 15 and Ends May 24, 2024

ISSA-CHICAGO'S 16TH ANNUAL

SECURE XVI SECURITY, EDUCATION AND NETWORKING CRUISE

JUNE 13, 2024

Aboard the Odyssey at Navy Pier

Sponsorship & Volunteer Opportunities available

email:  communications@issa-chicago.org 

EARLY BIRD & GENERAL ADMISSION PRICING

AGENDA

7:00 – Boarding of Speakers & Sponsors

7:30 – Boarding General Admission

7:30 – Breakfast – Topaz Deck

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS – Sapphire Deck

8:00-8:45, Speaker 1, Maggie MacAlpine

9:00-9:45, Speaker 2, Dr. Xena Olsen

10:00-10:45, Speaker 3, Jeanine Baisi

11:00-11:45, Speaker 4, Dr. Shawn Murray

11:45-1:00, Lunch Topaz Deck

Hacker Panel 1:00-1:45, Robert Wagner, Moderator

Panelist 1: Antonio "Johnny" Martinelli - LinkedIn

Panelist 2: Lesley Carhart LinkedIn

Panelist 3: Alyssa Miller LinkedIn

Panelist 4: Christopher Carlis LinkedIn

Panelist 5: Kourtney Lowe LinkedIn

1:50-2:15, Sponsors announce their Prize Giveaway – Sapphire Deck

2:00 SHARP – Odyssey departs Navy Pier

2:00 – Sail & Sips #1 Open Bar Begins – Amethyst Deck

2:00 – Sail & Sips #2 Open Bar Begins – Sapphire Deck

2:00 – Vendor/Attendee Prize Drawing

4:45 – Last Call/Bars Close

5:00 – Disembark Odyssey

5:30 – After Party Billy Goat (on the Pier across from Odyssey)

1^st Speaker: Maggie MacAlpine

Title of Talk: Ransomware: The New High Seas Piracy

Description: Ransomware has emerged as a pervasive threat in recent years, wreaking havoc and causing millions in damages across global organizations. Its rampant proliferation shows no signs of slowing down, with a diverse range of perpetrators adopting it as a powerful tool for asset seizure and extortion. From criminal syndicates to activists and even sanctioned governments, ransomware is utilized for various nefarious purposes, including acts of cyber warfare.

However, this threat isn't novel; it draws eerie similarities to historical high seas piracy. In this talk, we will delve into the historical, economic, and geo-political parallels between modern ransomware cartels like DarkSide and Conti and the marauding pirates and privateers of the 17th and 18th centuries, offering insights into the evolution and implications of this digital menace.

Bio: Maggie MacAlpine is the Director of Cybersecurity Partnerships and Cybersecurity Evangelism at Seceon Inc. Prior to this role she served as the Cyber Engagement Lead at MITRE Engenuity’s Center for Threat-Informed Defense, the Chief of Staff to the CSO Cybereason, co-founded the DEF CON Voting Village, and appeared in the HBO documentary, “Kill Chain”. She has discussed cybersecurity threats at numerous conferences including DEF CON, the Diana Initiative, ShmooCon Hacker Conference, PacSec Tokyo, as well as in presentations to Capitol Hill and the US Naval War College.

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2^nd Speaker: Dr. Xena Olsen

Title of Talk: Finally Making Your Threat Intel Useful

Description: Security teams often feel like they're in a losing battle with threat intel. They don't know how to make threat intel useful or operationalize it within their organizations, especially if there isn't a dedicated full-time team. In this talk, we'll help you extract more value out of your threat intel program, giving you an easy win to level up not just your team, but the other teams in your security department. We'll discuss TTPs and how they're a lower-cost way of tracking threat activity groups for most organizations. Then we'll introduce Adversary Detection Pipelines, how they can add value through prioritizing defensive and offensive activities as well as a discussion on the practical implementation of them in any organization. Finally, we'll conclude by sharing lessons learned from over five years of using Adversary Detection Pipelines to support an intelligence driven security program.

Bio: Dr. Xena Olsen is a cybersecurity professional focused on cyber threat intelligence at a Fortune 100 company. She enjoys discussing all things cyber threat intelligence and can be found in various threat intelligence sharing groups, such as Curated Intel. She is a SANS Women’s Academy graduate with 8 GIAC certifications, an MBA in IT Management, and a doctorate in Cybersecurity with a focus in Enterprise Purple Teaming.

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3^rd Speaker: Jeanine Baisi

Title of Talk: Taking on the Transformation and Evolution of GRC in the Cloud and Artificial Intelligence (AI) - It's ALL Good!!

Description: Cyber threats are evolving, cloud technology hands off control to service providers and Artificial Intelligence machine learning poses fear in security professionals. Leaders and Cyber professionals in GRC need to be more adaptive to innovations and digital transformations. We will discuss taking the challenges to advantages by taking the foundation of Governance, Risk and Compliance and evolving, transforming and ensuring compliance, mitigating risks, and bolstering governance strategies for the future.

Bio: Jeanine Baisi GSLC Product Information Security Manager, Enterprise Information Security Governance, Motorola Solutions, Inc. Cybersecurity Professional with over 20 years of experience within multiple Cybersecurity solutions, products, technologies and practices. Cybersecurity educator for customers which led to significant attainment of new customer contracts, internal service, engineering, product, and account management teams to strengthen their overall awareness and knowledge within the field of Cybersecurity. Implemented best practices for NIST Cybersecurity Framework, Risk Management oversight and Cybersecurity standards globally. Achieve strategic business objectives in services, policies, processes and successfully complete a program portfolio.

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4^th Speaker: Dr. Shawn Murray

Title of Talk and Description of Talk: pending

Bio: Shawn Murray is the President of ISSA International. Shawn is also the President of Murray Security Services and was previously with the United States Missile Defense Agency as a Senior Cybersecurity Professional. His previous assignments include work with the US Army Cyber Command in Europe, US Air Force and with Commercial Industry in various roles in Information Assurance and cybersecurity. He has has prepared reports for the House Armed Services Committee and has testified on cybersecurity and privacy issues for leaders in Congress.

Dr. Murray has worked with SBA, Colorado Attorney General’s office, NSA, FBI, CIA and the US Defense and State Departments on various Cyber initiatives and has over 20 years of IT, communications and cybersecurity experience. He has several industry recognized certifications to include the C|CISO, CISSP and CRISC. He holds several degrees to include an Applied Doctorate in Computer Science with a concentration in Enterprise Information Systems. Dr. Murray is a distinguished fellow at the Information Systems Security Association and was recently elected as the new president for their International Board of Directors.

Sponsorship Options

• Platinum Chapter Sponsor $7,500, includes,
  • One exclusive 60-minute technology presentation that may end with a 10-minute vendor commercial during Sponsorship period.
  • SecureX Event June 13^th, 2024. Includes tickets for 2 people to staff tabletop plus 3 guests.
    • *Raffle prize suggested to draw attendees to your tabletop and provides lead generation activity.
  • Free admission to Holiday Party (2 people).
  • Chapter meeting attendance (2 people).
    • Registration required and additional fees may apply for special events.
  • Company name and logo (.PDF format) and URL to vendor’s website on Chapter website for the year.
  • Separate logo and URL on our website under "Platinum Sponsor" for the year.
  • Recognition at all Chapter meetings and on all communications.
  • Ability to display collateral at all meetings and events for a year.
  • Sponsorship deadline is May 31^st, payment confirmed, and logo in .PDF format.
• Platinum SecureX Event Sponsor, $6,000 includes,
  • 2 tabletop staff tickets
  • 3 guest passes @ Member early bird (now until May 24th) 
  • Company name and logo (.PDF format) on all promotional materials including Chapter Website.
  • *Raffle prize suggested to draw attendees to your tabletop and provides lead generation activity.
  • Sponsorship deadline is May 31^st, payment confirmed, and logo in .PDF format.
• Gold SecureX Event Sponsor, $3,000, includes,
  • 2 tabletop staff tickets
  • Company name and logo (.PDF format) on all promotional materials including Chapter Website.
  • *Raffle prize suggested to draw attendees to your tabletop and provides lead generation activity.
  • Sponsorship deadline is May 31^st payment confirmed, and logo in .PDF format.

NOTE:

• There are 13 tabletop Sponsorships available. When they are bought/sold, we are SOLD OUT.
• First-come, first-served (payment confirmed and logo .JPEG format).) is May 31^st.
• Sponsorship deadline is May 31^st at 12PM.