ISACA Global Updates for September 2024
ISACA GOVERNANCE: NOMINATE FOR THE BOARD
2024-2025 ISACA Board of Directors nominations are open until 1 January 2025. Help shape ISACA’s future by applying or nominating someone to serve on ISACA’s Board of Directors. Explore responsibilities, expectations, and the nomination process, and apply or nominate now! Join the governing group that defines ISACA’s strategy and innovation for our global professional community.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
- Volunteer for the ISACA Europe Conference in Dublin, Ireland, 23-25 October 2024—Sign up to volunteer, meet new people, and help create a successful attendee experience. Conference volunteers receive a 60% discount off the “standard” registration rate. The volunteering rate cannot be combined with other discounts.
- Become a Social Media Advocate—Put your social media skills to use and support ISACA! ISACA’s social media advocates easily share ISACA social media content to their LinkedIn, Twitter, and/or Facebook networks. Build your professional network by connecting with other ISACA members, access exclusive content, and position yourself as a thought leader in the industry! Become a social media advocate today and start amplifying your impact!
SPECIAL SUMMIT FOR STUDENTS
ISACA Global Student Summit, 16-17 October 2024—This free, virtual event is a special opportunity for students worldwide interested in kick-starting or advancing their career. Attendees will connect with professionals, gain career advice, ad receive resume reviews, and learn about scholarships, certifications, and data privacy challenges. Register today!
COMMUNITY: ENGAGE
Level up your ISACA Engage profile with digital badges! Earn badges for sharing your insights, connecting with others, leveraging library resources, and more. Earn them all to become an Engage Champion, which proudly displays under your profile picture in all platform discussions! The program was recently improved—Check out what you can earn today!
REFER AND EARN
Participating in Member Get a Member (MGAM) has its rewards!—Help strengthen the ISACA network and our chapter through the MGAM program, which runs through December. Those you refer must enter your ISACA Member ID number when joining (find it at isaca.org/myisaca, the Membership Status tab, or by contacting support.isaca.org). Refer and earn cash rewards up to US$500 and more! Bonus: Those you recruit will get the rest of 2024 free! View rewards, rules, and details.
CYBERSECURITY
- Webinar: State of Cybersecurity 2024—1 October 2024, 11:00 am (CT) / 16:00 (UTC). Discover the findings from the tenth annual State of Cybersecurity global study, which digs into cybersecurity staffing, cyber insurance, and the threat landscape. Learn challenges, actions, and priorities of companies around the world. Register here. One hour/one CPE (free for members, US$75 for nonmembers).
- Webinar: Strengthening Your Cyber Defenses: Why Traditional Recovery Plans Fall Short—31 October 2024, 11:00 am (CT) / 16:00 (UTC). Learn the key differences between operational recovery (OR), disaster recovery (DR), and cyber recovery (CR) and how your organization can build more resilient processes to get back up from a cyber incident. Register here. Sponsored by ISACA and Commvault. One hour/one CPE (free for members, US$75 for nonmembers).
- Article: Cyber-ESG Synergy: Protecting the 4thIndustrial Revolution
- Article: The Value of Diversity and Inclusion in Cybersecurity
Don’t forget some that were mentioned last month:
- Training Week—18-21 November 2024 (four days), Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, at Planet Hollywood. Earn up to 32 CPE. Members $1,895. Nonmembers $2,095. Register by 18 October to save US$400. Choose from CISA Exam Preparation or Auditing AI.
- ISACA 2024 Virtual Summits: 18 September 2024—Two Summits! Three hours/up to three CPE per summit. (These virtual summits, including on-demand, are free for ISACA members and US$225 per summit for nonmembers.) Summit 1: Implementing and Maintaining Effective Cyber Practices—9:00 am (CT) / 10:00sm ET / 14:00 (UTC). Register here. Summit 2: Securing the Future of Technology—2:00 pm (CT) / 3:00pm ET / 19:00 (UTC). Register here.
- Webinar: What’s Hot and What’s Not in DLP—3 October 2024, 11:00 am (CT) / 16:00 (UTC). ISACA and Netrix co-sponsored Register here. One hour/one CPE (free for members, US$75 for nonmembers).
- Member-Exclusive Speaker Series: “Hidden Potential” with Adam Grant!—9 October 2024, 11:00 am (CT) / 16:00 (UTC)—Building on his #1 New York Times bestseller, Hidden Potential, Adam Grant examines how to build the character skills, structures, and systems that accelerate learning and elevate excellence. Register here. One hour/one CPE (free for members).