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It’s gonna be a good one, come ready with questions!

It's July, and we have a hot topic this month to match the weather! AI is reshaping the cyber risk landscape by accelerating both the speed of attacks and the expectations organizations place on automated systems. As enterprises rely more heavily on AI‑driven software without sufficient human oversight, the risks tied to accuracy, resilience, and misuse grow exponentially. This session explores how AI‑enabled threats are evolving, why cybersecurity and AI teams must develop shared knowledge to manage these risks, and what organizations need to do to ensure that AI enhances—not undermines—their overall security posture. Michael C. Redmond, PhD, MBA,MBCP, FBCI, CEM, PECB CISO, ISO Certs, an internationally recognized expert in enterprise risk management—covering cybersecurity, business continuity, disaster recovery, and emergency management—with advanced credentials including ISO, MBCP, FBCI, and CEM, will present this topic at our July monthly member meeting. Join us from 11:30a-1:00p (eastern) on July 17th. In person in Louisville or Lexington, or remotely. We'd love to see you in person (we'll provide lunch!), and members can earn 1 CPE. Tickets/registration at: https://lnkd.in/eMEDaMgG

Welcome to June! This we have what's sure to be a fascinating topic: Cyber Incident Response: Where Theory Meets Chaos. This talk takes you inside real-world cybersecurity incidents—from the $5.4 billion CrowdStrike outage to casino breaches that paralyzed operations—to reveal what actually happens when theory collides with chaos. Drawing from hands-on experience leading incident response efforts across multiple industries, this presentation explores the complete incident response lifecycle while examining critical lessons learned from major breaches. Charles Snyder is Executive Director of CAI's Cybersecurity practice, where he leads cybersecurity compliance, technical, risk, and governance projects for clients across manufacturing, transportation, education, hospitality, and government sectors. Join us to gain practical insights into the skills, frameworks, and critical thinking that separate effective incident response from costly failures. Note that the meeting that is typically on-site in Lexington will be held remotely, or join us in person in Louisville! And, as always, you can join us remotely (we just can't get you lunch that way!). https://lnkd.in/ek-4qUqd

Hello, Kentuckiana ISACA community! If you haven't yet registered for our May member meeting, you still have time! Friday, May 15th, 11:30 - 1:00p includes lunch, conversation, and this month a discussion by Paul West CISM, AAISM, PMP, CPMAI, CISA, PMI-ACP, DTEF on best practices and methodologies for successful AI project implementations, including use of iterative approach to AI model development initiatives; determining when to engage and when not to engage an AI project; understanding the available types of AI patterns; avoiding the management mistakes that cause AI project failure; approaching AI projects differently from traditional software development projects; overview of six phases to cognitive project management in AI and the iterative approach; Concepts for Trustworthy AI including ethics, responsibility, transparency, governance, explainability & interpretability; best practices for security, privacy, accuracy, confidentiality, and availability of data (before-during-after implementations). Click below to register for in-person in Louisville or Lexington (thanks Dean Dorton for generously hosting us) or to get a link to attend virtually. Lunch is provided and 1 hour CPE for ISACA members. Join us! https://lnkd.in/ecCmYJXU

Hello ISACA Kentuckiana family! We coming off a hot March Madness Secure Digital Conference (thanks to those that came) and now dribbling down the lane toward a topic that often gets neglected both in design and in testing. Jeff Jarecki - CISSP, CCSP, GSLC, GICSP, CCSK will be giving us a lesson on why hope is not a strategy and speaking the truth about BCP & DR. Sign up below and don't miss out! https://lnkd.in/gPWXPMJH

ISACA Kentuckiana Secure Digital Conference day 2 is underway! Tip off was breakfast followed by our CISO panel talking about what matters to them in the current threat landscape, and how they’re addressing the challenges in their organizations. March madness cybersecurity style!

Our madness for March starts Thursday, March 26, with 2 4-hour workshops. Then Friday is total full day madness with mini-workshops in the morning and presentations in the afternoon, like this one from Corey Shell about the threat landscape in 2026... so far. Join us for all of it! Workshops, peer and expert networking, technology insights from our sponsors, and 10 CPEs. Register at SDC26.eventbrite.com

March Madness! Hope your team made it to the Sweet 16, but March 26-27 ISACA Kentuckiana is celebrating Cybersecurity with a fast-break opportunity to attend workshops, presentations, and learn, mingle, and catch up with peers and other experts at Secure Digital Conference 2026. Back by popular demand is John Askew, with a 2-hour mini workshop exploring the synchronicities of gaming with cybersecurity operations and strategy. Register now at SDC26.eventbrite.com.

Busted brackets for (almost) all of us after the first week! If your team got to Sweet 16, congratulations! ISACA Kentuckiana still has talent to announce for Secure Digital Conference 2026! Tipoff on Friday is an exclusive panel of CISO's including Michael E., Ross Bobenmoyer, Stephen Burr, and Jeff Jarecki - CISSP, CCSP, GSLC, GICSP, CCSK revealing what's front-of-mind for them in dealing with current issues while also leading the way forward. And we'll reveal the winners of this years scholarships! Join us March 26-27 in Louisville. We can't un-bust your brakets, but we can give you workshops, presentations, the latest from our sponsors, and 10 CPEs! Registration is at SDC26.eventbrite.com. Hope we see you there! #cybersecurity #itaudit #informationecurity #cybersecurityeducation