SPEAKING EVENTS
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Upcoming Speaker Events
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HITRUST Community Extension Program July 19, 2023
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Silo Auto Club & Conservancy
644 East Washington Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204 -
1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
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Featured Topic: Cyber Liability Insurance
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Register here.
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Detroit Cyber Risk Management Forum
Late Fall 2023
PAST EVENTS
Getting More Out of Your Penetration Test
May 15, 2023
The Mako Group's Matt Kipp and Brandyn Fisher to present, "Getting More Out of Your Penetration Test and Taking a Risk Based Approach to Testing" to the Northwest Ohio ISACA Chapter, May 15, 2023.
Cybersecurity Best Practices at the Breakthrough
April 28, 2023
The Mako Group's Noah Hankinson and Jon Schillinger presented "Cybersecurity Best Practices at the Breakthrough", April 28, 2023, during the Annual Pregnancy Help Conference, at the Gait House Hotel in Louisville, Kentucky.
The Big What If?
January 26, 2023
The Mako Group's Matt Kipp and Brandyn Fisher partnered with Global Telecom Solutions and TelDesigns to present, "The Big What If", January 26, 2023, at The Kitchen by Wolfgang Puck, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Focused on keeping businesses safe against ransom attacks, the program included real life examples and solutions.
Showcasing Pen Testing in Real Time
January 23, 2023
The Mako Group's Noah Hankinson demonstrated physical security testing on a financial institution in a video collaboration with C3 Technology Advisors on January 23, 2023.
The Mako Group's Cyber Risk Management Forum
September 8, 2022
The Mako Group hosted it's Cyber Risk Management Forum at the Detroit Athletic Club on September 8, 2022. The opportunity for peer sharing in a sales-free environment was well received by Michigan C-level tech and security professionals. The agenda included a multi-year "Covid reflection", remote work risks, IoT and/or OT, ransomware, CMMC, ISO, HITRUST and CIS Control 18.
PAST EVENTS
Global Telecom Solutions Security Seminar
December 4th & 5th, 2019
Matt Kipp and Shane O'Donnell were recently invited to speak at Global Telecom Solutions' first annual Security Seminars. The seminars brought in experts in multiple areas of cybersecurity and provided attendees with ways they can secure their organizations with both technology, and also process and control improvements. The first seminar took place on December 4th at the Andiamo Riverfront in the GM Rencen and the second event took place at the Detroit Athletic Club on December 5th. The Mako Group will also be hosting its semi-annual cyber roundtable on March 12, so please reach out to events@makopro.com if you are interested in attending.
Westfield Chamber of Commerce November Meeting
November 21, 2019
Riann Stroud, Senior Cybersecurity Manager recently was invited as a guest speaker to present during the Westfield Chamber of Commerce monthly meeting. At this event, following the introduction of new members, Riann spoke about cybersecurity best practices, including disaster recovery, incident response, cloud, risk management and privacy programs. The discussion was well received by the various small and large business owners that attended.
Central Michigan University, Cybersecurity Day
October 15, 2019
Matt Kipp, Director of Risk, recently attended the Cybersecurity Day at his alma mater Central Michigan University. Matt was one of seven cybersecurity panelists to discuss various cyber topics to an audience composed of students and professors from the University’s College of Business. Following the panel discussion, there was a meet and greet with the students then a capture the flag tournament to end the day. The event was put on by the Central Michigan University Cybersecurity department Cybersecurity Club.
Detroit Cyber Management Risk Forum
September 12, 2019
On September 12th we hosted our bi-annual Cyber Risk Management forum at the Detroit Athletic Club to discuss some of the top trends, opportunities and challenges that are happening in the Cyber Risk world today. Some of the topics discussed were:
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Third party risk management
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The new California Privacy Act
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Cloud Security
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The current talent shortage in security and privacy (a much longer discussion than expected here!)
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The new Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC)
As always, it was great to see new and old faces spanning multiple industries to help create a fun and healthy dialogue. If you are interested in more details around what was discussed or would like to attend a future forum, please email events@makopro.com.
Our next forum will take place on Thursday, March 12, so mark your calendars!
The State of Cybersecurity for Today's Businesses
July 30, 2019
The Mako Group presented at the Bedford County Cybersecurity Group. As a preferred partner of the Bedford County Cybersecurity Group, Brandyn Fisher was the key note speaker at the inaugural chapter meeting where he presented on Cybersecurity Landscape and Trends. During the presentation, Brandyn discussed new and emerging attack vectors as well as ways for mitigating these without breaking the bank.
Help Protect Your Clients From Wire Fraud
June 20, 2019
CrossCountry Mortgage held a private event to discuss how Wire Fraud is occurring and a huge issue in the real estate market when it comes to closing on homes. Senior Cybersecurity Manager, Riann Stroud was asked to speak at the event to discuss how to protect clients from Wire Fraud. The topics she spoke on included what is Wire Fraud, how does it happen, how it occurs in real estate, an in-depth look at phishing and what a man-in-the-middle attack is. During her presentation she was able to give a real life story of how a Realtor gave information in a phishing email which caused a wire transfer of a client to be sent overseas. If you're interested in learning more about this subject please contact us at events@makopro.com.
Executive Women's Tech Talk
May 8, 2019
On May 8th, we hosted our first Executive Women’s Tech Talk at Blind Owl Brewery in Indianapolis. The group was created to support Indianapolis-area women leaders in the technology and security industries on the cybersecurity challenges that we currently face.
The topic was “Cloud Migration and Compliance”, as well as “Lessons Learned” from guest speaker Karen Delozier, VP Information Security and Controls of Sallie Mae Bank. Karen started us off on the challenges and planning Sallie Mae achieved to move to the cloud, while The Mako Group's own Meredith Yonker described the control testing efforts to help the financial giant remain compliant. The discussion was well received, as everyone joined in with questions and meaningful conversation. We had great attendance from many women leaders across many industries and regulations.
If you are interested in more details regarding what was discussed during this forum or would like to attend our next event which will be held in the early winter, please email, events@makopro.com.
Detroit Cyber Management Risk Forum
March 13, 2019
On March 13th we hosted our bi-annual Cyber Risk Management forum at the Detroit Athletic Club to discuss some of the top trends, opportunities and challenges that are happening in the Cyber Risk world today. Some of the topics discussed were:
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An overview of what was presented at the RSA Conference the week prior. (Please check out out Chief of Audit’s blog here)
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Best practices to continue to manage risk in a financially tight environment
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Enriching threat and vulnerability data with business data to reduce risk
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Cloud Adoption
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Open Q&A
As always, it was great to see new and old faces spanning multiple industries to help create a fun and healthy dialogue. If you are interested in more details around what was discussed or would like to attend a future forum, please email events@makopro.com.
Networking and Information Technology Association - Cybersecurity Footprint Analysis
March 7, 2019
The Networking and Information Technology Association (NITA) of Fort Wayne, Indiana is an organization of NITA for Networking and IT professionals (http://www.nitafw.org/). Monthly meetings allow professionals to learn about various IT topics and network with other professionals.
On March 7, 2019, we sent two team members to present at NITA meeting at the Catablu Restaurant in Fort Wayne. Brandyn Fisher and Brooke Gardner presented a live demonstration of a cybersecurity footprint analysis. A cybersecurity footprint analysis is the logical first step of any penetration test. However, it is typically overlooked while a heavier focus is placed on active reconnaissance, such as ping sweeps and port scans. Brandyn and Brooke walked the group through what a cybersecurity footprint analysis looks like, how it is conducted, and some tools that are typically used by our security team.
Detroit Cyber Risk Management Forum
September 30, 2018
On September 26th we hosted our quarterly Cyber Risk Management Forum at the Detroit Athletic Club. The topics discussed ranged from Shadow IT, Security Metrics, Cloud Security and more. The room was full and had representation from multiple industries, federal regulators, and The Mako Group. There were some new faces in the room which provided some fresh perspective.
If you are interested in more details regarding what was discussed during this forum or would like to attend our next event which will be held in the early winter, please email, events@makopro.com.
The Keys to the Kingdom - Access Controls and Ways to Improve
September 19, 2018
Access Controls are among the most understood and utilized controls within an IT framework, but they are also some of the oldest and least updated controls in addition to being some of the most important for reducing risk in a company. In many cases, they have not changed in many years and are in dire need of an update. With all the new pieces of technology available, automation can be incorporated into many aspects of these controls. With automation comes risk. During a presentation at the Detroit ISACA Chapter meeting, Shane O’Donnell and Matt Kipp discussed items for executives to consider when updating access controls and items to weigh when implementing tools for automation. These controls are often overlooked, and when a fresh set of eyes is placed on them, significant issues can arise, but can also be addressed. It was a well-received presentation and included discussion on SOX implications, reoccurring access reviews, complete and accurate user access files, admin access and third-party access rights.
Feel free to contact us at inquiry@makopro.com if you’re interested in more details on this subject.
Pictured left to right, Shane O'Donnell, Chief Audit Executive, The Mako Group; Juman Doleh, President of Detroit ISACA Chapter; Matt Kipp, Director of Risk, The Mako Group
Microsoft Azure Security and Privacy Workshop
June 25, 2018
On May 16th, we hosted our third quarterly Cyber Risk Management Forum at the Detroit Athletic Club. The event was a valuable conversation which was driven by our attendees. The topics discussed ranged from Robotic Process Automation, NIST Cybersecurity Framework Updates, New York Cyber Rules, Cloud Security and General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). We appreciate the insight and feedback from everyone who attended the event. If you are interested in more details regarding what was discussed during this forum or would like to attend our next event which will be held in the Fall, please email events@makopro.com.
