Agenda:

2:30 - 3:00, Check in and Networking

3:00 – 3:15, Opening Remarks

3:15 – 4:00, Speaker 1:  Phil Wylie, CISSP, OSCP, GWAPT, Chief Security Evangellist at Suzu Labs

4:00  - 4:45, Speaker 2:  Steve Cobb, Field CISO at Zafran Security

4:45 – 5:00, Closing Comments 

5:00 - 6:00, Networking & Social Hour

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Welcome back to ISSA Chicago Chapter Meeting. There is a date change to the 2nd Thursday, and this meeting is on Sept 10.

Please join us on Thursday, Sept 10 in Rosemont.  Meeting is 3 - 5pm with networking time at 5 - 6pm.  Check the ISSA Chicago website and TicketTailor for future updates.

ISSA-Chicago September 2026 Chapter Meeting:

Thursday, Sept 10 for Chapter Meeting at 3 - 5 PM plus Networking Social Hour at 5 - 6 PM

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Keynote # 1: Phil Wylie, CISSP, OSCP, GWAPT, Chief Security Evangelist, Suzu Labs with Presentation entitled:  Invisible Gateways: How Threat Actors Exploit IoT to Breach Organizations

Threat actors increasingly exploit vulnerable IoT devices to breach organizations and are becoming more of a threat due to endpoint protection improvements. This talk reveals real-world tactics, common misconfigurations, and practical defenses to help security teams protect against IoT-based intrusions.

Phil’s Bio.: https://www.linkedin.com/in/phillipwylie

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Keynote #2: Steve Cobb, Field CISO, Zafran Security.  Presentation title: Your Vuln Program Is Working Perfectly (for the Attackers)

Most vuln programs share the same flaw: they optimize for a metric instead of actual risk, and attackers love them for it. This session covers why CVSS was never designed to be a risk score, how threat actors actually choose their entry points, and what the new CISA BOD 26-04 means for how your team should be prioritizing remediation. The goal isn't to patch everything. It's to fix the 40 things that will actually get you breached.

Steve’s Bio.: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wscobb

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