(ISC)² Toronto Chapter

Thank you to all who attended our September 17th, 2019 Chapter meeting! As with our other events the venue was packed with on-site attendees and we had a number of others join us remotely for an evening of great presentations & discussions. A special thanks to our volunteers, and to our sponsor for this event, Grant Thornton LLP Canada for their continued support and generosity. Susan Welstead delivered a dynamic and personal message of the importance, impact and effectiveness of Cybersecurity Awareness training. She spoke to the different approaches of training generational groups and what each of us can do Read More

For the targeted audience of students, recent grads and professionals who want to pursue careers in Cybersecurity, our (ISC)² Toronto Chapter Team organized yet another successful event: Careers in Cybersecurity – Carving Your Path to Success. This success was made possible in partnership with Grant Thornton LLP Canada who graciously provided us with the venue as well as refreshments for the event. This event was kicked-off with a presentation from the Chapter Team and the professionals from Grant Thornton while covering the topics like how to get in and different domains/flavors of Cybersecurity; how to develop the core and soft

The Toronto (ISC)² Chapter Team would like to thank Grant Thornton LLP Canada, who had graciously sponsored the venue as well as refreshments. This was a sold-out event and our first ever event that we made available to our membership to attend online via Skype. Mohamed Elghazouly and Sandy Boucher from Grant Thornton Canada presented an insightful session on how to improve an organization’s cybersecurity posture. They shared real-life high-profile Canadian cases that helped outlined the real impacts of common mistakes that organizations are making but more importantly advice on immediate changes that we can all use to make a Read More

Grant Thornton has graciously provided us with the venue as well as refreshments for our next exciting event, scheduled for June 18th, 6:00 – 8:00 PM EST. We will be offering this event both on location at Grant Thornton 200 King St W as well as virtually via Skype. If you are planning to attend virtually, please RSVP as soon as possible as virtual space is limited, and registration is mandatory for the collection of CPE credits. First Topic:The realities of Cybersecurity risk, beyond the myths and misconceptionsMohamed Elghazouly, MSc, GSNA, CTPRP, CISASenior Manager, Cybersecurity at Grant Thorntonhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/mghazouly/ Mohamed is

(ISC)² Toronto Chapter and CIBC are pleased to announce an insightful evening with InfoSec industry leaders. Join us in discussing career opportunities and challenges in the evolving information security sector with an all-female panel!

Update to the Secure World 2019 event – https://bit.ly/2FZ5Mgo Be sure to use the Chapter discount codes when signing up for Secure World! The Chapter Team has been working hard to fill our chapter meeting with (ISC)² updates, news and presentations from some great speakers.  Drop by our table at the expo throughout the day to say hello and meet your Chapter Team, join us for our Chapter Meeting (2 CPEs) and stay for the reception. Questions & Volunteers – please e-mail [email protected] Chapter Meeting Agenda @ 3PM. Chapter Update 2019 Activities and Objectives, upcoming events and info from (ISC)² about Read More

Your Toronto Chapter Team has been working hard behind the scenes and are pleased to announce our collaboration with SecureWorld for their Toronto event APRIL 24, 2019 at the BEANFIELD CENTER (EXHIBITION PLACE). THIS FLYER has your (ISC)² Chapter discount codes and registration link. Throughout the day, the Chapter will be manning a table in the Expo area in collaboration. We will be hosting a Chapter Meeting at 3pm EST where we will provide an update on Chapter initiatives for 2019 and where guest speakers will address cybersecurity priorities that affect everyone day in and day out. The chapter will close out this meeting Read More

Thanks to all the attendees that braved the storm to come out to the ISC2 Toronto Chapter meeting last night. A special thanks to all those who made the event possible: – Danny Pehar & Chris Laird for fantastic presentations – Bobby Singh and the TMX for providing the venue – Irfahn Khimji, CISSP and Tripwire for providing the food/beverages Here are the slide decks from the presentations: ISC2_2018Nov15_ChrisLaird_DNS_Security ISC2_2018Nov15_DannyPehar_PIPEDA_BreachResponse

We are pleased to announce our next chapter meeting which will be held on Thursday November 15th 2018. Time: 6:00-8:00pm (venue open from 5:30pm, presentations begin at 6pm) Location: The Gallery, Exchange Tower, 130 King St W (first floor, near the King St. entrance) Food and beverages will be provided. This is an open and free event, you do not need to be an (ISC)² member to attend. Speaker 1: Danny Pehar, President of Cyber Insurance Education https://www.linkedin.com/in/dannypehar/ Bio: With more than 15 years experience in the cyber security industry, Danny Pehar is the President & Co-Founder of Cyber Insurance Read More

We are pleased to announce our next chapter meeting will be held on Monday February 26th 2018. Time: 6:00-8:00pm (venue open from 5:30pm, presentations begin at 6pm) Location: The Gallery, Exchange Tower, 130 King St W Eren Girgin will discuss how TMX is utilizing the Kenna vulnerability management platform with integrated threat & exploit intelligence and how it helps TMX to make intelligent decisions for remediation and risk assessment efforts. Eren is a Sr. Security Leader (Director) at TMX responsible for the Security Operations Center. Eren has been practicing information security since 1996 and for the last five years, Eren Read More