February 2026 Lunch N Learn

This event will be both educational and informative. Attendees are eligible to earn ISC2 and ISACA CPE credits by providing their membership numbers. Certificates for ISC2 and ISACA CPEs will be issued following the event.

Speaker: 

G. Mark Hardy is the President of National Security Corporation and has been a trusted provider of information security expertise to government, military, and commercial clients for over 30 years. A long-standing industry veteran, he has led the information security consulting firm he founded in 1988.

G. Mark is the author of the Information Security Handbook for Enterprise Computing and the Client/Server Security Handbook, and he is a contributing author to Network Security Secrets. He has served on three ANSI committees responsible for developing security standards for the financial and e-commerce industries.

A retired Captain in the U.S. Navy Reserve, G. Mark is the former President of the 20,000-member Association of the United States Navy and has served in command nine times throughout his distinguished military career.

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Title of Event: Mastering Vulnerability Management

Event Summary:

Join us at Charley’s for an engaging discussion with G Mark Hardy, as he deep dives into the world of Vulnerability Management. This session provides a roadmap for transitioning to Risk-Based Vulnerability Management, a strategy that aligns security efforts with your organization’s specific business priorities and “crown jewels”. You will discover how to leverage intelligence tools like the CISA KEV catalog and the Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS) to identify which vulnerabilities pose a real-world risk to your environment. Beyond technical fixes, we offer actionable strategies to streamline your patching pipeline and foster collaborative, high-trust relationships with your development teams. Master these concepts to transform your vulnerability program into a powerful engine for revenue protection and organizational resilience.

The event will also feature a session with Dell, a global technology distributor offering hardware, software, cloud, and security solutions, along with Forcepoint, a cybersecurity leader focused on protecting sensitive data across users, networks, cloud environments, and endpoints.

Agenda: (Agenda time may be changed or updated – Lunch will be served during the presentation)

11:00 – 11:25        Registration

11:25 – 11:40        Welcome and Introductions

11:40 – 12:00        Forcepoint Presentation

12:00 – 12:15        Dell Presentation

12:15 –  12:45      G Mark Presentation

12:45 –  1:00        Q & A / Presentation Conclusion