Episode 94: Community Defense at the ISAC Annual Meeting

Cybersecurity Where You Are

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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