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Supporting a handful of the largest companies in the area with MSP/MSSP/vCISO services.
White-glove support: Install, Migrate, Automate and Maintain Cross-Platform Firewall Landscapes and Policies. On-prem Datacenter Hyperscale Orchestration (1.5 TBs, dynamically scalable, HA/zero downtime upgradable) - Hyperautomation (Gen3 SOAR)

 Check Point/Palo/Forti - Next Gen Policy Automation - MDR - SIEM (Custom Elastic) - CNAPP+P, SASE, VPN, EDR/XDR, XAR
PQC & Quantamorphic physics-based encryption deployment
SOC Modernization without business disruption through, proactive prebreach hardening, Vuln Management - Risk exposure via automated security control assessments, IOC policy management, AI-driven remediation and workflow automation.

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Calendar of Events

August After Hours Happy Hour

Members Only Event

Tuesday August 27th, 2024, 4:00pm - 7:00pm

Rojo Mexican Grill

West End, 1602 West End Boulevard,
St Louis Park, MN 55416

This is a Members ONLY event to build connections socially within the twin cities. There will be no presentations, just plenty of time to mingle, have great conversations and build relationships with your peers in the industry.

This is the way your fellow members can become your strongest allies, when support is needed to get the job done well.

Please come for food and beverages sponsored by MN ISSA. This is just one way we will be giving back to members this year.

Hope to see you there and please ensure your dues are up to date. You can validate, renew or join ISSA here:

https://www.issa.org/membership/developing-connecting-cyber-security-professionals-globally/

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MN ISSA September Chapter Meeting

Join us on Tuesday, September 17th at 2:30pm - 5:00pm for Part 2 of our series covering the NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0

MN ISSA website event information will be updated in the coming days.  Also, watch for emails and social media posts for upcoming venue and event details yet to be announced.

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ISSA International events

Privacy SIG: Assessing Your Cloud Service Providers: Impact of Security and Privacy in the Cloud

Due to the popularity and benefits of the cloud, many organizations are moving to the cloud without a well-thought-out strategy, which increases the organization's risk profile. The primary goal of this presentation is to provide attendees with a roadmap for evaluating their Cloud Service Providers and making their organizations more secure. Additionally, we will discuss the impact of security and privacy in the cloud, which auditors should consider.

Date: August 20th, 2024

Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm CDT

Speakers:

Michael Ratemo – Principal Security Consultant, Cyber Security Simplified

Michael Ratemo is a Principal Security Consultant at Cyber Security Simplified, a boutique security firm that provides Cloud Security and Cyber Security solutions. He speaks security in a language businesses can understand and has built a career advising organizations on effective security strategies.  Michael is a thought leader in the field of Cyber Security, and the author of the LinkedIn Learning Courses; “Cloud Security and Audit Foundations in AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud,” and “Building and Auditing a Cyber Security Program.” In addition, Michael is the co-author of the “Cloud Auditing Best Practices” book.

Moderator:

Loretta Dennison – Privacy Attorney

Loretta has a Master’s Degree in Technology Management from Georgetown University.  Throughout her career she has been involved in the handling of information whether as a communications executive in radio, television, or domestic syndication.  In her current role, Loretta serves as a Privacy Attorney where she collaborates with business units at the Federal level to ensure the successful integration of privacy considerations in the appropriate business operations and IT systems. In addition to being an ISSA Privacy Sig Volunteer, Loretta is on the Board of Directors of the ISSA National Capital Chapter.  

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Sponsors

Contact us if you are interested in sponsorship for 2025.

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