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Greetings (ISC)2 Aberdeen Chapter! 

Happy July! We hope you all have been enjoying the Summertime thus far, maybe with vacations, outdoor activities, and even work and school. Perhaps some of you are working towards a goal. Well, our next virtual meeting may give you some additional ideas…

We are pleased to announce our next virtual meeting is set for Monday, July 18th, 2022, at 6pm. For this meeting we are thinking about education, career advancement, and getting some creds! Join us to be informed on (ISC)2 certifications, as we provide an overview of all the available certifications (ISC)2 offers.

Below you will find the meeting invite. Please mark your calendars. Also, please feel free to share the invite to any cyber-minded person who would be interested to attend. Hope to see you there!

ISC2 Aberdeen is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: (ISC)2 Aberdeen Chapter July 2022 Meeting (Certification Overview)

Time: Jul 18, 2022 18:00 Eastern Time (US and )Canada

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UPDATE!! Greetings Fellow Cybersecurity Professionals! We’re Back!

***We are shifting the meeting day to Monday, May 16th, 2022*** to better accommodate folks who couldn’t make it on Friday the 13th. (Or maybe we were spooked, lol)

Oh how we have missed you! It has been a bumpy couple of years, but we’re happy to dust off our books, reset our outlook for 2022, and get rolling again. We have been busy behind the scenes, but are now ready to launch our first in-person get-together of the year in rapid fashion… boom!!

You all are invited to reconnect and share COVID war stories and learn something new. Please consider coming out, perhaps after work on your way home. Or maybe you can join us and then see a movie afterwards, at Horizon Cinemas across the street. We would love to see you there because it has been a long time. You can meet some of the new Chapter Officers and get a sneak peak into what we have been up to 😉

When: Monday May 16th, 6:00pm

Where: The Green Turtle in Aberdeen The Greene Turtle, Sports Bar and Grille, Family Restaurant |The Greene Turtle 

What: The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program OUSD A&S – Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) (osd.mil)

Why: CMMC is here to stay, we need to be ready for it, and we need to be able to explain it to others

Who: Three fabulous presenters:

Toby Musser-

Over the last 30 years, Toby’s professional life has centered around solving problems for businesses alongside great people who use technology as their primary tool. A serial entrepreneur,  Toby is CEO of MNS Group, an MSSP that specializes in Security and Compliance services and is based in the great state of Maryland.  He is a member of the Baltimore Cyber Range, the Harford Community College Cybersecurity Curriculum Advisory Committee, and has participated in Workgroups under the Secretary of the State of Maryland, as well as serving on various boards to support causes that are important to him.

Chad Dukes-

A CMMC Registered Practitioner, Chad works with MNS Group’s DoD partners to understand their CUI and FCI exposure.  An Army veteran as well as a Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) Chad is well versed in guiding small to mid-sized DoD contractors towards NIST 800-171 compliance. 

Kernan Kelly

MNS Group’s resident CMMC marketing extraordinaire Kernan is passionate about educating and guiding the DIB throughout their NIST/CMMC journey.  A CMMC-AB Registered Practitioner, Kernan works with contractors in transforming their business with compliance and IT solutions that allow them to stay secure and win federal contracts!! 

Thank you for considering this event! We hope this will be an opportunity to “get back into the groove”! 

Text me if you need more info. See you there!!

Regards,

Jim Chappell, CISSP

(ISC)2 Aberdeen Chapter President

Greetings Fellow Cybersecurity Professionals! We’re Back!
Oh how we have missed you! It has been a bumpy couple of years, but we’re happy to dust off our books, reset our outlook for 2022, and get rolling again. We have been busy behind the scenes, but are now ready to launch our first in-person get-together of the year in rapid fashion… boom!!
You all are invited to reconnect and share COVID war stories and learn something new. Please consider coming out, perhaps after work on your way home. Or maybe you can join us and then see a movie afterwards, at Horizon Cinemas across the street. We would love to see you there because it has been a long time. You can meet some of the new Chapter Officers and get a sneak peak into what we have been up to 😉
When: Friday May 13th, 6:00pmWhere: The Green Turtle in Aberdeen 

The Greene Turtle, Sports Bar and Grille, Family Restaurant |The Greene Turtle 

What: The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program OUSD A&S – Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) (osd.mil)Why: CMMC is here to stay, we need to be ready for it, and we need to be able to explain it to othersWho: Three fabulous presenters:

Toby Musser-

Over the last 30 years, Toby’s professional life has centered around solving problems for businesses alongside great people who use technology as their primary tool. A serial entrepreneur,  Toby is CEO of MNS Group, an MSSP that specializes in Security and Compliance services and is based in the great state of Maryland.  He is a member of the Baltimore Cyber Range, the Harford Community College Cybersecurity Curriculum Advisory Committee, and has participated in Workgroups under the Secretary of the State of Maryland, as well as serving on various boards to support causes that are important to him.

 

Chad Dukes-

A CMMC Registered Practitioner, Chad works with MNS Group’s DoD partners to understand their CUI and FCI exposure.  An Army veteran as well as a Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) Chad is well versed in guiding small to mid-sized DoD contractors towards NIST 800-171 compliance. 

 

Kernan Kelly

MNS Group’s resident CMMC marketing extraordinaire Kernan is passionate about educating and guiding the DIB throughout their NIST/CMMC journey.  A CMMC-AB Registered Practitioner, Kernan works with contractors in transforming their business with compliance and IT solutions that allow them to stay secure and win federal contracts!! 

 

 

Thank you for considering this event! We hope this will be an opportunity to “get back into the groove”! 

Text me if you need more info. See you there!!

Regards,

Jim Chappell, CISSP

(ISC)2 Aberdeen Chapter President

Welcome to the new board members! Now that Covid restrictions have been lifted, we will be posting soon about our 1st in person meeting for all members…more info to come

Wow. Been a long time since we posted anything – that’s on me. Hey if anyone has a topic they want to know more about or information they want to share…let us know.

Follow us on twitter and facebook for additional information and updates. I tend to update those before wordpress. Also we have an ISC2 blog. I will post the URL.

Come celebrate National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (October 2019) with the (ISC)2 Aberdeen Chapter at the Greene Turtle, 1113 Beards Hill Rd, Aberdeen, MD 21001 on 16 October 2019 from 1700 to 1900.  This meeting is open to all who are interested in Cybersecurity regardless of membership or certification status, so bring a friend!

Come out to network with Cybersecurity professionals in the Aberdeen area and put faces to names.  You may learn that someone is experience the same challenges as you and perhaps has a solution. We can all learn from one another.

 

T2S Solutions will be sponsoring an assortment of appetizers available to attendees at no cost.  Beverages will not be included, but available to purchase at the restaurant or bar.

 

Three (3) Yubico Security Keys, USB-A will be given away as door prizes to the lucky ticket holders.  Winners must be present.

 

We look forward to seeing you there!

 

Benton Curley

(ISC)2 Aberdeen Chapter President

bbcurley@gmail.com

Please join the (ISC)² Aberdeen Chapter for our Spring Chapter Meeting on 26 June 2019 from 6:00PM to 8:00PM at the Water’s Edge Event Center, 4687 Millennium Drive, Belcamp, MD 21017.  This meeting is free for chapter members.  Non-members are welcome to attend with the payment of a $10 meeting fee at the door.

To RSVP for this event, please visit https://www.paperlesspost.com/flyer/go/VjbvzeLuAz0KrmSerl32 and click the RSVP link in the bottom left corner.

Topic: Defense Department’s Digital Modernization Efforts and Cybersecurity Focus Areas

Description:  This presentation will cover Department of Defense’s Digital Modernization and Cybersecurity strategy.

Presenter Name: Mr. Donald Heckman, Principal Director, Deputy Chief Information Officer for Cybersecurity Department of Defense, office of the Chief Information Officer

Presenter Bio:  Mr. Donald Heckman is the Principal Director, Deputy Chief Information Officer for Cybersecurity Department of Defense, office of the Chief Information Officer. Mr. Heckman is responsible for ensuring the Department has a well-defined and well-executed cybersecurity program. He is responsible for coordinating cybersecurity standards, policies and procedures with other federal agencies, coalition partners and industry. Recently, Mr. Heckman served as Acting Deputy Chief Information Officer for the Department of Defense.

Mr. Heckman began his career at NSA in 1983. He has served in a variety of technical and management positions over his career, including project engineer, program manager and manager up to Deputy Directorate level. He has also led several DoD-wide IA programs and initiatives. He is a key leader who has a deep technical knowledge of all aspects of the Information Assurance (IA) mission and has attained the Master level in the NSA Engineering and Physical Science Technical Track program and he is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) by the International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium (ISC)2. He has received numerous awards from the Defense, and Intelligence communities in recognition of his vision, leadership, and accomplishments including the Meritorious Presidential Rank Award in 2017. He was appointed to the Senior Executive Service in October 2005.

Mr. Heckman graduated from Johns Hopkins University with a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering from Drexel University.

Other Info: Light refreshments will be served.

Sponsor Info: T2S Solutions, LLC

CPEs: (ISC)² certification holders will earn 1 CPE A type credits for attending.

To register/RSVP, please visit https://www.paperlesspost.com/flyer/go/VjbvzeLuAz0KrmSerl32.

 

Dear Cybersecurity Professional:

Please join the (ISC)² Aberdeen Chapter for our Spring Chapter Meeting on 17 April 2019 from 6:00PM to 8:00PM at the Water’s Edge Event Center, 4687 Millennium Drive, Belcamp, MD 21017.  This meeting is free for chapter members.  Non-members are welcome to attend with the payment of a $10 meeting fee at the door.

To RSVP for this event, please visit https://www.paperlesspost.com/flyer/go/vVDKN02se3yN5oFR0RdpD and click the RSVP link in the bottom left corner. 

Topic: Cyber Range and Advanced Cyber Training and what it can do for the Cybersecurity Workforce

Description:  This presentation will cover the how applied learning in Cyber training is offered at the Baltimore Cyber Range, the levels of training provided, and how the range is used to build and grow the junior Cybersecurity workforce.  This topic is very timely as many organizations struggle to find good Cybersecurity professionals to meet an ever-increasing Cyber workload.

Presenter Name: Mr. Mike Doyle, President of the Baltimore Cyber Range (BCR)

Presenter Bio:  As co-founder and President of Baltimore Cyber Range (BCR), Michael Doyle is responsible for contributing to all technical aspects of the company’s activities. His technical and operational experience covers more than four decades including RF systems, computer / network technology, software, hardware and data processing. He has also performed concept development and modeling for networks, antenna systems, sensor systems, and satellite communications systems. Mr. Doyle continues to participate as a senior technical consultant for Sterling Technologies Group (STG), a technology consulting firm in northern Virginia. Before founding STG he served as a staff, senior scientist employed by the US Government where he participated in both small and very large SIGINT, MASINT and Computer / Network activities over a 27-year career. Mr. Doyle holds degrees in Computer Science and Mathematics.

Other Info: Light refreshments will be served.

Sponsor Info: T2S Solutions, LLC

CPEs: (ISC)² certification holders will earn 1 CPE A type credits for attending.

To register/RSVP, please visit https://www.paperlesspost.com/flyer/go/vVDKN02se3yN5oFR0RdpD.