ISC2 New Jersey Chapter Newsletter

Editor-in-Chief: Tran Cheung

Notes from Newsletter Committee

Welcome to the (ISC)² New Jersey Chapter's March 2022 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 invite you to send any comments or suggestions to communications@isc2chapternj.org.

Newsletter Committee

Ken's Korner

I am so humbled by the progress that we have already made this year to improve and build out our community. I want to take this time to thank all of the volunteers that have made this organization what it is today. There are too many to name and I feel that I would be leaving someone out. We have so many new and exciting events and initiatives this year and they could not have been possible without our volunteers.

Not sure how to help? Please review the newsletter and see what you can bring to the table. I'm open to any and all suggestions.

Welcome Aboard!

New Chapter Members!

Welcome Roman Samolkin, Richard Menta, Vincent Woitkowski, Kevin Conway, Michael Ticse, and David Bloomer!

Upcoming Events

April 2022 - Public Speaking Workshop

Date: Thursday, April 14, 2022
Time: 7pm to 8pm
Location: Virtual Event

Register here.

All (ISC)² New Jersey Chapter members are welcome to join us for this free public speaking program that will be held on a monthly basis.

April 2022 - Meeting Agenda

Date: Thursday, April 28, 2022
Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Presenters:

Nishant Bhajaria – Director of Privacy Engineering at Uber and author of "Data Privacy: A Runbook for Engineers"

Member Panel – We'll also have a panel of members that recently landed their first cybersecurity job. They'll discuss their unique career paths and share some tips and tricks on how they did it.

April 2022 - 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!

May 2022 - SECON 2022 Conference

Our in-person SECON 2022 conference is back! Registration is live now, so be sure to sign up soon for this amazing event! Click here to sign up.

Date: Wednesday, May 11, 2022
Time: 9am - 5pm
Physical Location: Kean University 1075 Morris Avenue NJCSTM/STEM Building (STEM Auditorium) Union, NJ 07083

Virtual Location: Gather.town

Onsite Registration Fee: $75 for (ISC)² New Jersey Chapter / ISACA New Jersey members/ $100 for non-members - 6 CPEs and lunch will be included
Virtual Registration Fee: $50 for (ISC)² New Jersey Chapter / ISACA New Jersey members/ $75 for non-members - 3 CPEs

Please join our annual security conference!
This year, we are partnering with both ISACA New Jersey Chapter and Kean University!

It will be virtual as well at Gather, for those that can't attend in person!

So far, we have a fantastic lineup of speakers this year and we're not done yet!

➢ Rahul Bhardwaj - CISO APAC at Kroll
➢ Anthony Zissimos - Cybersecurity Advisor for CISA
➢ Gurdeep Kaur - CISO at PSE&G
➢ Sofia Kokolis, CISSP - CISO at Freedom Mortgage Corp.
➢ Sharon Kelley - Director of Information Security and Compliance at Hudson
➢ Robert V. Jones - Founder - PReSafe Technologies
➢ Niloufer Tamboly - Risk Management Specialist at Verizon
➢ Hector Morales - Cyber Architecture Design Manager at the FAA
➢ Michelle Schaap - Attorney at Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi
➢ Jose Lagdameo Jr. - ASIA BISO at Prudential Financial
➢ Black Hills Information Security - Backdoors and Breaches Game!
➢ Thomas Ryan - Founder of the Security Mindset Club
➢ Rafal Los - VP, Chief Security Strategist at Lightstream and DtSR Host
➢ John Checco - Resident CISO
➢ Kapil Bareja - Global Technical Manager at Saviynt

June 2022 - Picnic

Picnics are coming back, so save the date!

Date: Saturday, June 11, 2022
Time: TBD
Location: Alvin Williams Park, Woodbridge, NJ

June 2022 - Meeting Agenda

Date: Thursday, June 30, 2022

Presenters:

David Spark – Producer/Co-host of CISO Series and Defense in Depth Podcasts

Panel discussion on privacy (topic is TBD)

July 2022 - Meeting Agenda

Date: Thursday, July 28, 2022

Presenters:

Richard Dor, Sr. GRC Consultant at Pivot Point Security will be discussing the changes with the updated ISO 27001 Standard.
Votiro - Discussion on data security

August 2022 - Meeting Agenda

Date: Thursday, August 25, 2022

Learn about other local cybersecurity organizations

Meghan Jacquot - WiCyS (Women in Cybersecurity) Mid-Atlantic Affiliate President

Dave Christensen - NJ President of Infragard
Jennifer Gold - NY Metro President of Infragard
David Solano - Past NY Metro President of Infragard

Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteer Positions and Opportunities

We have the following volunteer positions and opportunities available:

Community Service Day - Click here become a volunteer for (ISC)² New Jersey Chapter's Community Service Day. Volunteer work includes assembling boxes, sorting donated food, and other related tasks. Please note: proof of vaccination is required to participate,

Virtual Conference - Click here to become a virtual conference volunteer. We need a few members to help facilitate our SECON 2022 virtual conference.

Not sure what you can offer but want help?

Please reach out to Ken Fishkin at president@isc2chapternj.org.

2022 (ISC)² Chapter Recognition Awards

Help our Chapter get recognized as the best in the US!

Each year, (ISC)² recognizes a chapter in each region that best promotes (ISC)²'s vision of inspiring a safe and secure cyber world and demonstrates a well-rounded offering of activities and services to its members and affiliates, while making a significant contribution to the profession and local community through the core focus areas of the (ISC)² Chapter Program of Connect, Educate, Inspire and Secure.

To nominate (ISC)² New Jersey Chapter, complete the following online nomination form. The form is quick and easy to complete! Just highlight our chapter’s accomplishments in the above focus areas. Details should be based on the timeframe of January 01, 2021 until December 31, 2021. The deadline to submit your nomination is Friday, May 13, 2022.

Winners will be notified in July and honored during the (ISC)² Security Congress from October 10-12, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Current Initiatives

JuMPstart Mentorship Program (JuMP)

The JuMPstart Mentorship Program's goal is to help our chapter members build professional relationships that are mutually fulfilling.

For more information about the JuMP program, click here.

We will start new JuMP series on a rolling basis. If you are interested in participating in our mentorship program as a mentor or mentee, you can sign up to our JuMP waitlist here.

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. To make sure you are not missing any emails from the program, please also add mentoring@isc2chapternj.org to your contact list to allow our communications to make it through your inbox filters.

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.

Member Contributions

How to Investigate DLL Logs with Python

Ever wondered how to investigate DLL logs with Python? If so, read on!

Our very own (ISC)² New Jersey Chapter member Ángel Cortez is a Penetration Tester for BreachLock Inc., and we are excited to include his article in this month's newsletter.

In his article, Ángel outlines a hands-on, practical approach for investigating DLL logs with Pythons. Click here for a great read!

Upcoming Presenters

Nishant Bhajaria

Nishant Bhajaria is a cybersecurity and privacy executive; he has led teams of engineers, architects and data scientists to help operationalize privacy programs at companies like Nike, Netflix, Google and in his current role as Director of Privacy Engineering at Uber. He is also the author of the recently published book “Data Privacy: A runbook for engineers” and teaches cybersecurity, career development and inclusive leadership courses on LinkedIn.

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