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TechBurst – Sep. 19 [Pb] “For Peers, by Peers: REN-ISAC Peer Assessment Service”
From: Sarah Bigham <sarah () REN-ISAC NET>
Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2019 16:53:35 -0400
*Date: *Thursday, September 19, 2019 *Time: *Noon (12:00) ET *Audience [1]: *[Pb] **Open to the Public** *Speakers:** **========* Mark Bruhn, Peer Assessment Engagement Manager, REN-ISAC Susan Coleman, Peer Assessment Program Manager, REN-ISAC *DESCRIPTION** **===========* For Peers, by Peers: REN-ISAC Peer Assessment Service REN-ISAC’s Peer Assessment Service offers a broad assessment of technical, administrative, and physical aspects of a university or college cybersecurity program. The Service’s Peer Assessments (PAs) are done by seasoned higher education professionals. The use of external assessors to augment local information security resources provides a valuable, objective assessment. PA results are tremendously valuable when the assessors have direct, applicable experience in campus environments, in contrast to (usually more expensive) general vendors or commercial security consultants. Join Peer Assessment Engagement Manager Mark Bruhn and Program Manager Susan Coleman for an overview of the PA process including engagement scope options, on-site visit procedures, scheduling, and cost. *SPEAKER BIO(S):** **==============* Mark Bruhn co-founded the Research and Education Networks Information Sharing and Analysis Center (REN-ISAC). Currently, he oversees the REN-ISAC Peer Assessment Program. In that role, he identifies and trains university and college security professionals as cybersecurity assessors, allocates them to assessment teams, and advises/guides the teams while they are in the field on assignment. Previously, as an Associate Vice President, Bruhn advised Indiana University leadership on strategy, policy, and execution for a variety of assurance areas including cybersecurity, physical security, privacy, emergency preparedness and response, environmental health and safety, and policing. He is a Senior Fellow of the IU Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research and is an adjunct faculty member with IU’s School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering. Susan Coleman joined REN-ISAC in 2017 in the role of SANS Program Coordinator and assumed the position of Peer Assessment Program Manager/Lead Security Analyst in March 2018. Having worked in higher education since 2006, Susan joined University Information Technology Services at Indiana University in 2009 starting in IT Communications and later serving in IT Community Partnerships. She is a member of HEISC Security Assessments Working Group as well as the National Council of ISAC’s Marketing Committee and is GIAC certified in Strategic Planning, Policy, and Leadership. Susan was instrumental in the planning and implementation of REN-ISAC’s Peer Assessment Service and continues her responsibilities in this area through contract management, engagement planning and assessor training. Susan holds a Master of Science degree from the School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering at Indiana University. ------------------------------- *[1] INFORMATION SHARING GUIDANCE:* TechBursts are limited to REN-ISAC members unless marked with one of the following exception tags: - "MG" (Members and Guests) sessions are open to members and hosted, trusted guests of members. Access to MG TechBursts require authentication with a REN-ISAC userid and password. So, guests must view the webcast with the member present. - "Pb" (Public) indicates a session is open to the public. *How to join the live session:* Sign in to the TechBurst space on the REN-ISAC Member wiki (https://members.ren-isac.net/confluence/display/TB/TechBurst+Webcasts). The URL will be made available under the "Next/Current TechBurst" heading shortly before the beginning of the TechBurst **If you plan to attend and will need a password reset, you should do that as early as possible. There is a 5 minute delay for password synchronization across systems.** **This TechBurst will be archived. ** *During the session you can ask questions by:* - Using the Q&A screen within Zoom – note that only you, the host, and the presenter(s) will see your question, and you can elect to submit a question anonymously. - You may send questions to techburst () ren-isac net. -Logging into the #techburst IRC channel. For instructions on connecting to the IRC server, see https://members.ren-isac.net/confluence/display/OPS/Ops+Chat. -- V/R, Sarah Bigham Lead Security Analyst REN-ISAC ********** Replies to EDUCAUSE Community Group emails are sent to the entire community list. If you want to reply only to the person who sent the message, copy and paste their email address and forward the email reply. Additional participation and subscription information can be found at https://www.educause.edu/community
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