ISSessions 2022-08-25

Hello!

Join us on the 25th of August, this Thursday for our last meeting before the fall term begins! We have some interesting topics to talk about, starting off with our usual news roundup, followed by some fun with forensics, and topping off the night with our special guest, Matthew Siuda!

Agenda:

7:00 Kick-Off

7:05 News Roundup

7:30 Fun with Forensics

8:00 Break

8:05 Introduction to the Incident Response Process – Matthew Siuda

Are you interested in how the incident response process works in the field? Are you curious to see if this line of work is right for you? This talk will give an overview of the processes and procedures of dealing with an incident from both an internal perspective and from a consulting perspective.

Matthew Siuda is an Associate Consultant working in the Incident Response practice at Mandiant. He graduated from Sheridan’s Honours Bachelor of Information Sciences (Cyber Security) program in 2019 and has worked as a Security Analyst responding to incidents before moving into Digital Forensics. In his spare time he likes to play video games, go on walks with his dog and do outdoor activities such as kayaking. Matthew is also a GIAC Certified Forensic Analyst (GCFA) and has worked at his current position for 1.5 years

ISSessions 2022-07-21

Hey everyone,

Join us this Thursday July 21st, 2022 at 7pm for another amazing ISSessions meeting! Starting off the night, we’ll be doing a roundup of the latest infoSec news. Afterwards we’ll have the return of Rick’s Repo Rundown. Then to wrap up the night Jackson will be talking about his co-op experience so far as a SOC analyst. We’ll learn about how a SOC works and the duties of a SOC analyst.

AGENDA

7:00 – Kick-Off
7:05 – News Roundup
7:30 – Rick’s Repo Rundown
8:00 – Break
8:05 – Knock Your SOCs Off – Jackson

About Jackson

Jackson just finished his 3rd year at Sheridan college and is currently doing his co-op as a cybersecurity analyst with ISA. Outside of co-op and school Jackson can be found working on improving each ISSessions meeting as our Event Manager.

Hope to see you all there!
– ISSessions Exec Team

ISSessions 2022-06-30

Hey everyone,

Join us this Thursday June 30th, 2022 at 7pm for another amazing ISSessions meeting! We will be having an in-depth conversation about whistleblowers within social media and the medical industry! We will also be having our special guest, Faisal Kalam, who will be talking about his experience in Cyber Governance and relevancy of certifications. In particular he will be giving a high-level overview about different areas of Cybersecurity and their relevancy in the corporate world.

AGENDA

7:00 – Kick-Off
7:05 – Discussion: Whistleblowers
7:30 – Phun With Phishing
8:00 – Break
8:05 – Cyber Governance Model – Fasial Kalam

About Faisal

Faisal Kalam is a certified Cybersecurity & Risk specialist who is currently working as a Security & Risk Specialist. In this position, he works closely with the insurance industry to investigate and analyze Cyber risks & security controls. Faisal also has professional experience with Ethical hacking, Vulnerability Assessments, Threat Intelligence and Governance Frameworks. While not working on an active engagement, he can be found conducting self-directed learning and keeping up with the latest in the field.

With Canada Day coming up, we hope you have a wonderful long weekend, and we hope to see you this Thursday!
– ISSessions Executive Team