Events
March 21 - Edith Santos
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Join us on Tuesday, March 21, 2023 for our monthly chapter meeting with a special guest speakers:
by Edith Santos, Managing Director, Tracepoint
Abstract
Breaking down the Digital Forensics Incident Response process during a ransomware Incident. What is DFIR and why is it needed? Understanding what the DFIR process entails while investigating and remediating a ransomware incident.
Speaker Bio
Edith Santos has over 20 years of experience protecting organizations and the public from the effects of cyber-attacks. She is responsible for strategic execution and delivery of client-centric solutions for incident response investigations. Edith has an extraordinary passion of protecting organizations and the public from the effects of cyber-attacks. She held DFIR leadership roles at a top-10 multinational investment bank and a global technology innovation firm after serving nearly 20 years in law enforcement where her thirst for investigating cybercrimes arose. Edith enjoys inspiring and mentoring others to pursue a career in cybersecurity, as well as one-on-one interactions with her team to coach and support them to achieve their individual goals.
Recognitions
2022 EWF Women of Influence Award Finalist
2020 Women of the Channel Award
2020 Cybersecurity Women of the Year Award
2020 Cybersecurity Professional of the Year Award
2019 Women in Cybersecurity Global Award
Certifications
Certified Forensics Computer Examiner
Certified Fraud Examiner
Encase Certified Examiner
Education
Dallas Baptist University, BA
Dallas, TX
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May 16 -
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Join us on Tuesday, May 16, 2023 for our monthly chapter meeting with a special guest speakers:
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July 18, 2023 - Roger A. Grimes
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Join us on Tuesday, July 18, 2023 for our monthly chapter meeting with a special guest speakers:
by Roger A. Grimes
Abstract
Attend this presentation given by 34-year cybersecurity veteran, Roger A. Grimes, author of 13 books and over 1,200 articles on computer security, to learn why hackers hack and how they hack. Roger will discuss their motivations and discuss how today’s real-world mix of malware and human-directed sophisticated attacks, like ransomware, happen. The presentation will include a video demonstration by world renowned hacker, Kevin Mitnick, getting around multifactor authentication like it wasn’t even there. It’s an attack that would work against over 90% of today’s multifactor solutions. Most importantly, learn the four best computer security practices, that if you do well, will significantly lower your risk of being a cyber victim. This is an entertaining, informative, and practical talk that will help make you a better cybersecurity defender.
Speaker Bio
Roger A. Grimes, Data-Driven Defense Evangelist for KnowBe4, Inc., is a 34-year computer security consultant, instructor, holder of dozens of computer certifications, and author of 13 books and over 1,300 articles on computer security. He has spoken at many of the world’s biggest computer security conferences, been in Newsweek™ magazine, appeared on television, been interviewed for NPR’s All Things Considered™, the Wall Street Journal, and been a guest on dozens of radio shows and podcasts. He has worked at some of the world’s largest computer security companies, including Foundstone, McAfee, and Microsoft. He has consulted for hundreds of companies, from the largest to the smallest, around the world. He specializes in host and network security, quantum security, identity management, anti-malware, hackers, honeypots, Public Key Infrastructure, cloud security, cryptography, policy, and technical writing. His certifications have included CPA, CISSP, CISA, CISM, CEH, MSCE: Security, Security+, and yada-yada others, and he has been an instructor for many of them. His writings and presentations are often known for their real-world, contrarian views. He was the weekly security columnist for InfoWorld and CSO magazines between 2005 - 2019.
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June 10 -
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Join us on Tuesday, June 20, 2023 for our monthly chapter meeting with a special guest speakers:
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TBA
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August 15 -
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Join us on Tuesday, August 15, 2023 for our monthly chapter meeting with a special guest speakers:
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