Upcoming Chapter Events
Below are upcoming chapter conferences, seminars, review courses, and other events. Prior chapter events can also be viewed.
For information on our event policies, see https://isaca-gwdc.org/event-policies/.
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Back to Basics Webinar: Data Management & IT Governance
November 5, 2025
Virtual Event (Zoom)
Earn up to 1 CPE
$5 for GWDC Members
$10 for Non-Members
Complimentary student registration (no CPE)
Back to Basics Webinar Series
Data Management & IT Governance
The Back to Basics Lunch & Learn Webinar Series is a webinar series designed for students, young professionals and members and non-members who are looking to refresh concepts, switch careers and diversify their professional portfolio and stand out in a competitive job market. These bite-sized, actionable sessions focus on the skills that don’t always come with a certification—but make a big difference in landing the job or leadership role you want.
We’ll cover the topics that are the heart and essence of ISACA as a professional organization, from IT Audit, IT Governance, Data Management, Risk Management, Disaster Recovery/ Business Continuity and IT Forensic basics. These concepts sessions can also serve as a refresher for seasoned professionals in the industry.
All sessions are short, high-impact, and recorded for later viewing on our YouTube channel. Join us and get insights to grow your brand, expand your opportunities, and take your career to the next level.
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Pricing and Registration
For the Back to Basics webinars, we are offering two different ways to join the webinar: Professional registration and student registration.
Professional registration
Professional registration is for those who want to attend the webinar and earn CPE credit (1 CPE).
The registration fees are:
- GWDC Members: $5 per person.
- Non-Members: $10 per person
Registration closes on November 4th @ 5 PM.
Student registration
Student registration is available to support the students and young professionals in our area.
Additional details:
- No registration fee.
- Not eligible to earn CPE.
Registration closes on November 4th @ 5 PM.
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To become a member and take advantage of the member rate for our events, among other benefits, among other benefits, join ISACA and select the Greater Washington D.C. Chapter as your local chapter.
Additional Event Details
Date and Time
The conference will be held on November 5, 2025 from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm.
Add this event to your calendar using the Add to Calendar link at the bottom of the page.
Virtual Event
The webinar will be held using Zoom.
Prior to the event, participants must install the Zoom app on their respective devices. Participants using the web-based Zoom or calling via the phone may not be entitled to CPE credits.
Event Policies
Cancellation and refund for advance registrations is allowed if cancellations are submitted through the registration system by the date registration closes. Refunds vary depending on the date of cancellation and cost of the event. See ISACA GWDC Event Policies for details.
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All complaints should be submitted through the Registration Contact Form.
Agenda
Agendas may change due to schedule conflicts and other unexpected situations. If a previously published agenda has changed, the changes will be noted.
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Data Management and IT Governance Revisited
Presenter: Dr. Sandra Fonseca
This session will explore how artificial intelligence and automation are transforming cloud security and what that means for cyber and IT auditors. We will dive into real-world breach scenarios, such as privilege escalation and lateral movement in hybrid cloud environments, and show how AI can be used to detect misconfigurations, flag anomalous behavior, and enforce compliance at scale. Attendees will walk away with a framework for auditing AI-augmented cloud environments, including key questions to ask, controls to validate, and red flags to watch for in environments using tools like Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Purview, and Entra Permissions Management.
Presenter
At times presenters for a session may change due to schedule conflicts and other unexpected situations. If a previously presenter has been substituted, the changes will be noted.
Dr. Sandra Fonseca is an Information Technology Professional with over 30 years of experience in the IT field industry, 15 of them as Systems Security Manager, Project Manager, and later on as Data Architect at a federal agency in Washington, D.C. Her academic career spans 28 years, having taught in all modalities, undergraduate and graduate on traditional brick and mortar classroom, hybrid, teleconference, and online. She has also served as Program Director for IT and Cybersecurity Programs for an Online University in the US. Dr. Fonseca also works as instructional designer subject matter expert in course development, oversees SME’s course contents, and collaborates in program assessment mapping. Professional development and engagement in professional organizations is essential, and has served for the board of directors for professional associations like ISACA, ISSA, PMI, ACFE and ASQ.
Currently she volunteers to the GWDC Chapter to the office of the secretary. Dr. Fonseca has a doctoral degree in business with a specialization in management information systems (DBA-MIS), and a second doctoral degree in education with a specialization in instructional design (EdD-ID). Her areas of Specialty are: IT, Accounting, Audit, Project Management, Operations Management, and Quantitative Research Methods.
CPE Information
Earn up to 1 Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credit in the area of Information Technology. The ISACA® Greater Washington, D.C. Chapter is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.NASBARegistry.org
Poll Questions
Participants must respond to all the poll questions via the Zoom polling feature or chat log in order to receive NASBA CPE credits. The GWDC will not be responsible for the participant’s inability to respond to the polls.
CPE Distribution and Evaluation Survey
CPEs will be distributed via e-mail along with the event evaluation survey after the completion of the event. Attendees must be present for the full event to receive full CPE credit.
Learning Objective
After attending this event, attendees will learn or refresh their knowledge about data management and IT governance.
CPE-Related Details
- Prerequisites: None
- Advance Preparation: None
- Program Knowledge Level: Basic
- Delivery Method: Group Internet Based
- Field of Study: Information Technology – Technical