Editor-in-Chief: Tran Cheung
Notes from Newsletter Committee
Welcome to the (ISC)² New Jersey Chapter's November issue!
Our goal is to provide the cybersecurity community with monthly New Jersey Chapter news, upcoming events and initiatives, and timely and relevant articles from our dedicated member volunteers.
We are celebrating one year anniversary of the Newsletter Committee and welcoming our newest committee member: Derek Allen!
We hope you enjoy reading this publication and invite you to send any comments to communications@isc2chapternj.org.
Tran Cheung, Andrew Haratine, Andrew Wong, and Derek Allen
Ken's Korner
Message from the President
As we start wrapping up this year with our final edition for 2021, we have reached an unbelievable milestone by becoming a 200 member community! This includes our member, Pranith, who watched our meeting while on a flight!
I am so proud of the progress we have made over the last year and we are all benefitting from the fruits of our labor. It brings me such joy to see our members starting to form deeper relationships and helping each other out in new and unexpected ways. I can't wait to see what our progress will be at the end of 2022!
Ken Fishkin
Welcome Aboard!
New Chapter Members!
Krishna Nekkalapudi, Jian Gong, Derek Allen, Robert Morada, Anthony Pellicano, Ernest Pasanen, Larry Marks, Naliny Cabrales, Edward Delin, Jay Ferron, Ricardo Ramiz, and Brandon Hur.
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Upcoming Events
December 2021 - Meeting Agenda
Date: Thursday, December 16, 2021
Time: 6-8pm
Location: Gather.town (link to event will be provided after registration)
There will be no speakers at this meeting, as we'll take this opportunity to give everyone a chance to get to know other members and play some games, as well. We'll meet at our usual virtual watering hole, Gathertown. Also, we'll have some of our members conduct a resume workshop.
For those who are not familiar with the virtual platform Gathertown, please click here to learn how to interact in it.
Click here to register for the event!
ISC2 NJ ChapterVOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY!
For this event, we need experienced resume reviewers at our resume workshop. Please sign up here if you would like to volunteer.
January 2022 - Joint Meeting with IAPP
Date: Wednesday, January 12, 2022 (tentative)
Time: 6-8pm
Location: TBD (will be hybrid)
Panel with FBI, Forensics Expert and Ken Fishkin - “Preparing for the worst – A candid discussion about handling a ransomware attack.”
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January 2022 - Meeting Agenda
Date: Thursday, January 27, 2022
Presenters:
ISC2 NJ ChapterRafal Los – Podcaster of Down the Security Rabbithole
Thomas Ryan – Social Engineering
February 2022 - Meeting Agenda
Date: Thursday, February 24, 2022
Presenter:
ISC2 NJ ChapterDr. Baljeet Malhotra – Application Security Workshop
March 2022 - Meeting Agenda
Date: Thursday, March 24, 2022
Presenters:
ISC2 NJ ChapterScott Zimmerman – Optiv – The art and science of network forensics
Mark Musone – CTO at DataSure24 - A deep dive into the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC)
Community Service Day!
Date: Satuday, April 30, 2022
Time: 9am - 11am
Place: Community FoodBank of New Jersey
Location: 31 Evans Terminal Road #1, Hillside, NJ 07205
Click here to join in on the fun and support our local community!
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Volunteer Opportunities
Community Service Day!
We are having our first Community Service Day at the Community FoodBank of New Jersey.
Date: Satuday, April 30, 2022
Time: 9am - 11am
Place: Community FoodBank of New Jersey
Location: 31 Evans Terminal Road #1, Hillside, NJ 07205
Click here to join in on the fun and support our local community!
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Holiday Social
(ISC)² New Jersey Chapter Holiday Dinner
Come join us for our Holiday Dinner sponsored by IGI CyberLabs
Date: Wednesday, December 8
Time: 6pm - 10pm
Location: The Brown Stone, Metuchen, NJ
Cost: $25/members $50/non members (open bar included)
This event will have tent seating with heaters.
It is a 5 minute drive from the Metuchen Train Station.
Please R.S.V.P. by December 1st
Click here to R.S.V.P.
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Current Initiatives
JuMPstart Mentorship Program (JuMP)
We launched the JuMPstart Mentorship Program for our New Jersey Chapter members with the goals to establish long lasting professional relationships that are mutually fulfilling and to connect mature cyber security professionals with younger professionals or career changers.
JuMP Series 2 - Session 1 of 5 (November 2021 - December 2021) is currently in progress with 30 mentors and mentees!
If you are interested in participating in our mentorship program, you can sign up here.
We have now formed a Mentorship Committee to continuously improve this program. The committee members are: Alfonso Yi, Bob Henderson, Ralph Migliore, Tom Hunt, Tanaisha Myrick, Matt Lang, Tran Cheung and Ken Fishkin.
If you have any questions or want to know more information about the JuMP program, please reach out to the Mentoring Committee at mentoring@isc2chapternj.org.
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iQ4 Volunteer Mentoring Program
Introducing our new college/high school mentoring opportunity with iQ4! You do not need previous mentoring experience to sign up. Currently, students are taking courses on topics such as insider threat, ethical hacking and cloud security.
Click here if you are interested in being part of this fun and rewarding program. CPE credits will be given as well!
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NYU and (ISC)² New Jersey Chapter
The (ISC)² New Jersey Chapter and the New York University Tandon School of Engineering have formed a partnership to further educational and credentialing opportunities for students and the cybersecurity community.
In addition to participating in NYU Tandon events, lectures, career fairs, and other professional development activities, (ISC)² will offer students a full membership completely free giving them access to a network of local industry leaders. As part of the agreement, (ISC)² members can sign up for The NYU Center for Cybersecurity (CCS) mailing list to stay current with research and events featuring leading faculty and industry partners at www.cyber.nyu.edu.
In collaboration with industry partners on the NYU Tandon Advisory Council, NYU Tandon School of Engineering will offer an astounding scholarship to (ISC)² members regardless of their country of residence.
The NYU Cyber Fellowship program is an elite, highly-technical Cybersecurity Master's Degree extends qualifying students with a scholarship that covers 75% of their tuition for the 10-course, part-time program. Additionally, the partnership will present a 15% off tuition to other online or on-campus graduate degree programs. As member-students will also be able to access networking and mentorship events with the (ISC)² New Jersey Chapter.
NYU Tandon has open enrollment for members looking to apply to NYU Cyber Fellows for the Fall or Spring semesters. There is NO GRE required (graduate admission guidelines apply) and they have also streamlined the application process which only takes 15 minutes with a decision in 15 days. Simply:
- Gather a Resume, a Statement of Purpose (250 words), an unofficial Transcripts, name two References
- Start application
- Enter application fee waiver code (worth $90) NYUTO21
- Choose MS in Cybersecurity, part-time program, and answer YES to the question about 'applying for Cyber Fellows’
- Review and Finalize - “SUBMIT”
To learn more about enrollment or if you have any questions, please contact tandon.online@nyu.edu. You can also call (646) 997-3623.
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Member Contributions
(ISC)² Chapter Creates Space for Entry-Level Members and Professional Connections
Our Chapter was recently featured on the (ISC)² blog, where our President, Ken Fishkin talks about the New Jersey Chapter's explosive growth and involving young Cybersecurity professionals through local college partnerships and student memberships.
Click here to continue reading.
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Supporter
nodeware
The (ISC)² New Jersey chapter has worked with IGI CyberLabs to provide our members with the opportunity to receive a discount on Nodeware®, an award-winning Vulnerability Management solution that scans networks to identify critical vulnerabilities. Nodeware’s continuous monitoring with no impact on your network provides you the ability to receive immediate vulnerability alerts.
We have negotiated a discounted price which enables (ISC)² members to use the tool for about $1/month per device.
Contact John Bifarella to coordinate the purchase and set up your demonstration or free trial. Learn more about Nodeware at www.nodeware.com
nodeware.com“Vulnerability management is one of the first pieces you need to take to get on the road to sound cybersecurity practices. IGI's Nodeware tool allows companies to perform continuous scanning with reporting that helps companies manage their risks more efficiently.” - Ed Amoroso, Cybersecurity, CEO of TAG Cyber
Educational Training
CCSP Study Group
All (ISC)² New Jersey Chapter members are welcome to join us for this CCSP study group that will be held on a weekly basis, starting on December 4th.
6 week program (excluding holiday weekends)
Dates: Saturdays on 12/4, 12/11, 12/18, 1/8, 1/15 and 1/22
Time: 9-11am
Location: Online Event
Click here to register.
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Sponsors
Survey on CTI Networking (2021)
Security teams cannot sustainably operate in an intelligence silo. There's continuous discourse around how cyber threat intelligence (CTI) collaboration is key to proactive defense, collective resilience, coordinated response, and effective remediation.
This survey should be taken by professionals that work in or with CTI.
"CTI Networking" is defined as the interaction of individuals for the purpose of CTI-related work. This definition excludes personal networking purposes purely for career development (e.g. get a new job, close a customer deal).
Click here to participate in the survey.
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Recordings and Slides From Prior Meeting
November Monthly Meeting
A Peek Into the World of an Incident Responder
Alexander Waintraub
- Incident Response Lead - Arete
- Video
BISO Panel
Nicole Dove - BISO - WarnerMedia and Host of the Urban Girl Corporate World podcast
Jose Lagdameo Jr. - ASIA BISO / Director of Information Security - Prudential Financial
- Video
Click here to access previous meeting recordings.
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Board of Directors
(ISC)² New Jersey Chapter 2021 Board of Directors
President:
Ken Fishkin
President@isc2chapternj.org
Secretary:
Mallik Prasad
Secretary@isc2chapternj.org
Treasurer:
Priyanka De Abrew
Treasurer@isc2chapternj.org
Education Director:
Jose Lagdameo
Director@isc2chapternj.org
Membership Chair:
John Manley
membership@isc2chapternj.org
Communications Chair:
Tran Cheung
Communications@isc2chapternj.org