March 2025 Lunch N Learn

This event will be educational and informative. We offer ISC2 and ISACA CPE credits, if you provide us with your membership number, you are eligible to earn credits. We will provide ISC2 and ISACA certificates following the event.

Speaker:

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

G Mark is the author of the Information Security Handbook for Enterprise Computing, Client/Server Security Handbook, and a contributing author to Network Security Secrets. G Mark has served on three ANSI committees writing security standards for financial and e-commerce industries. G Mark is a retired Captain in the US Navy Reserve, he is the past President of the 20,000-member Association of the United States Navy and has served in command nine times.

Title of Event: The 7 Broken Pillars of Cybersecurity: What We Need to Get Right

Event Summary:

Join us at Charley’s as G Mark discusses and highlights seven critical issues facing the cybersecurity industry, offering a detailed analysis of each problem along with counterarguments. The concerns range from the lack of a unified cybersecurity license, the inefficiency and resource waste caused by auditors, to the need for a federal data privacy law.

We will examine the importance of evaluating policies, prioritizing effective controls, and examining current industry practices, while challenging the audience to think about solutions and encourage sharing opinions and additional concerns, with a goal of fostering a deeper understanding and improvement within the field of cybersecurity.

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 – 12:10        Partner Presentation

12:10 –  12:50       G Mark Presentation

12:50 –  1:00         Q & A / Presentation Conclusion