ISSA COS Chapter Open House

WhirlyBall Colorado Springs

3971 Palmer Park Boulevard, 80909, Colorado Springs, CO, United States

ISSA COS Chapter

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ISSA-COS Chapter OverviewISSA InternationalThe Information Systems Security Association (ISSA)® is a not-for-profit, international organization of information security professionals and practitioners. It provides educational forums, publications, and peer interaction opportunities that enhance the knowledge, skill, and professional growth of its members. ISSA is the community of choice for international cybersecurity professionals dedicated to advancing individual growth, managing technology risk, and protecting critical information and infrastructure.With active participation from individuals and chapters all over the world, the ISSA is the largest international, not-for-profit association specifically for security professionals. Members include practitioners at all levels of the security field in a broad range of industries, such as communications, education, healthcare, manufacturing, finance, and government.The primary goal of the ISSA is to promote practices that will ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of organizational information resources. The ISSA facilitates interac-tion and education to create a more successful environment for global information systems security and the professionals involved.ISSA Colorado SpringsSimilarly, the ISSA Colorado Springs (ISSA-COS) chapter is a not-for-profit 501(c)(6) organization that exists to accomplish two primary purposes: to fulfill the objectives of ISSA International within our local community; and, to fulfill goals specific to the needs of our local members and community partners. ISSA-COS operates as a pure volunteer organization with no paid staff members. We boast nearly 400 members from many diverse industries. As such, we work hard to develop events, programs, and strategic partnerships that benefit our members by offering opportunities for professional development, leadership, mentoring, technical development, and community involvement.Professional NetworkingJoining ISSA-COS provides access to business professionals at many different technical and management levels. The relationships our members forge with representatives from various companies often lead to new career opportunities. Relationships developed among peer professionals provide our members with new “go-to” folks they can contact whenever or wherever to help solve technical issues or bounce ideas off them. Networking opportunities provided by ISSA-COS include chapter meetings, mini-seminars, community social events, and conferences. Relationships developed through networking are also extremely beneficial for benchmarking security practices among similar environments and for offering access to resources that can help validate security products, approaches, and methodologies.