Announcements
Message from the Chapter
First of all, we wish all of you a happy and prosperous new year in 2024! We hope that your holiday season was filled with joy and some much needed relaxation time.
Looking back on 2023 in preparation for the new year, we have much to celebrate as a chapter. Our membership has tripled over the past year as a result of the amazing speakers in our virtual meetings and our gracious hosts for our in person events. They are all consummate professionals and leaders in their fields who truly believe in the betterment of the community and cyber resilience at large. In addition, we have made many connections with other groups in the cybersecurity community both locally and regionally and have had the opportunity to partner with them for events as well….and we graciously thank them for their support. Not only has our membership grown, but out social media presence has expanded by almost double from where we started in 2022, so keep spreading the word that we are here!
As a recap of our events this year, we really stepped up our game from 2022 by having 7 virtual events covering various topics across the cybersecurity domains and even some topics on social engineering and navigating the cybersecurity job market as well. We also held 5 in person events where we looked at capabilities of cyber ranges, discussed cyber law, and got an introduction to cyber requirements for working with the Department of Defense (DoD). These events really helped to foster new connections and provided opportunities to partner with other groups to further our goals of educating the local/regional community.
As we look to 2024, the momentum will continue starting in January (see events below), so we hope you are enjoying the content we are presenting, and we will continue to find creative ways to keep everyone in our chapter engaged. Looking forward to a great year, and thank you for your support!
Events
Regional Events
The following are associated groups that meet in major cities across the Central Gulf Coast and have support from ISC2 CGC Chapter Members.
- New Orleans Area:
NOLASec LinkedIn Group site
2nd Wednesday of each month Subject to Change Walk-On's Sports Bistreaux (1009 Poydras Street New Orleans, LA 70112)
Networking from 5:00pm-6:00pm with the presentation running from 6:00pm-7:00pm - Lafayette Area:
DEFCON Acadiana
2nd Wednesday of each month 5:30pm-7:30pm The Ruins (1919 Kaliste Saloom Rd Suite 303, Lafayette, LA 70508) - Baton Rouge Area:
BRSec
3rd Wednesday of each month 6:00pm-7:30pm
Walk-On's Sports Bistreaux (3838 Burbank Dr Baton Rouge, LA 70808) - Lake Charles Area:
SWLA Cyber Club
last Wed every month 6:00pm-7:30pm Walk-On's Sports Bistreaux (5313 Common St, Lake Charles, LA 70607)
January Chapter Event
Meeting with May Brooks-Kemplar
Location: Virtual, register here
When: Jan 4, 9am
Cost: Free to Chapter Members
As voted on by the community, our main topic will be "Vision and future of ISC2". This should be a very insightful meeting.
Online Study Groups
Virtual Study Groups
- Vicious Vineyards - A small and helpful Cybersecurity and Advanced Tech focused Community geared towards growing the next generation of Tech Talent. Study with an Embedded AI companion trained specifically for Cybersecurity and ISC2 material. Discord site
- Simply Cyber - A large community founded by Dr. Gerald Auger, host of the youtube channel Simply Cyber. Cybersecurity focused with topics commonly found in ISC2 exam material. Discord site
- Professor Roger's Cyber Lounge - A mid sized and very active community, boasting a wide range of content and ISC2 Specific Study groups that meet weekly. Discord site
Send requests to have your community posted.
Q2 Opinion Topic
Code Challenge
Dear ISC2 Community, to kick off the monthly publication of our Q2 series, we (CyberTronic Solutions) wanted to create a "teaser" with the following message that was intercepted. This is a CGC Chapter exclusive. We hope to have the BASE story for your analysis within 64 days.
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More information will be released in the February 2024 newsletter.
About
ISC2 CGC Chapter
The ISC2 Central Gulf Coast Chapter, a 501(c)(3) non-profit based out of the Greater New Orleans area. It was chartered by ISC2 in January 2021 to serve the Central Gulf Coast region - Louisiana and Mississippi.
Connect with us on LinkedIn
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- You do NOT need to be ISC2 certified to join the chapter - part of our Chapter's Mission is to support those interested in earning certification.
- Contact president@isc2-cgcchapter.org to get involved with Chapter leadership meetings or to help support events/activities.