Episode 94: Community Defense at the ISAC Annual Meeting

In episode 94 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, Tony Sager is joined by the following guests from the Center for Internet Security® (CIS®):

• Carlos Kizzee, SVP of Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center® (MS-ISAC®) Strategy & Plans
• Karen Sorady, VP of MS-ISAC Strategy & Plans
• Greta Noble, Director of Community Engagement

Together, they discuss how the ISAC Annual Meeting supports the 24x7x365 community defense efforts of the MS-ISAC and Elections Infrastructure Information Sharing and Analysis Center® (EI-ISAC®).

Here are some highlights from our episode:

• 02:30. Background information on ISACs in general and the role of the MS-ISAC
• 04:17. Why it's an annual meeting and not a conference
• 06:40. What made the 2024 ISAC Annual Meeting the largest of its kind so far
• 08:43. How the human dimension drives our yearly meeting
• 15:44. The role of the MS- and EI-ISACs in CIS's broader strategy
• 19:42. How our yearly meeting improves what CIS does
• 29:57. What's next for the ISAC Annual Meeting

Resources

• MS-ISAC: 20 Years as Your Trusted Cyber Defense Community
• Episode 76: The Role of Thought Leadership in Cybersecurity
• Reasonable Cybersecurity Guide
• Cybersecurity at Scale: Piercing the Fog of More

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