Quarterly Meeting – Save the Date!

Please save the date (August 16 @ 11:30am) for our upcoming quarterly meeting.

We’re excited to announce that our guest speaker will be Pete Green, Senior Engineer and Subject Matter Expert at Verizon. Pete will be addressing Risk Management and the corollary information found in the 2011 Data Breach Investigation Report.

We are working on the venue (most likely Lawry’s) for our lunch event and will send further details and the registration link later this week.

For any questions, comments, suggestions, please contact us at info@isaca-lasvegas.org.

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Member Survey

It’s survey time! This year we are canvassing our members to find out how we can serve you better and what topics you want to see presented in the coming year. The survey is online, and as an added bonus, all respondents will receive a $10 gift certificate to be used at the next Chapter meeting! Just be sure to provide your name and email address as part of your response to Question #10.

This should take just 5 minutes to complete, but your feedback will be invaluable. Let us know the program and seminar topics that are of the highest interest to you. We would also like your ideas for speakers, venues, participation on committees, the web site and our newsletter. Your input is important to us and a key part of our planning process. So, please let us hear from you!

Please click on the link below to go to the Annual Member Survey:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/TY9TVP3

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Atlantic Provinces Chapter Virtual Training

Please see the official announcement and registration instructions below regarding the upcoming webinar hosted by our friends in the Atlantic Provinces Chapter.  This is a great opportunity to pick up a couple of CPEs this month.  If you have questions, please contact us at info@isaca-lasvegas.org or reach out directly to Peter Morin of the Atlantic Provinces Chapter.

 Webcast Professional Development / Training Sessions

Save the date! The Atlantic Provinces Chapter of ISACA is pleased to announce an online session related to eDiscovery for its members and associates. The webcasted event will be held on Thursday, June 23rd, 2011 at 11:30am AST and will last approx. 90 minutes using GoToWebinar. A question and answer period will follow. The session will also provide 2 continuing professional education credits (CPE). Registration Information will be provided during the week of June 23rd. You are encouraged to pass this on to other groups or individuals.

eDiscovery  

There is a growing awareness of the importance of what is known as electronic discovery. It is essential that Lawyers, Business Owners, Managers, IT Professionals, Auditors, and Employees be aware of electronic discovery and the implications electronic documents have on their business. The sheer volume of electronic information, the volatility of electronic information and the protection of privacy and privileged information is much more difficult in the electronic realm. Together in this session we will explore the concept of electronic discovery in today’s business environment across Canada and also explore some opportunities for internal and external auditors around eDiscovery business processes.

Your presenter for this online session is:

Scott Weissent, CISA, CGEIT, EnCE, PCI QSA – Principal, Business Risk Services 

Scott is a Principal in the Business Risk Services practice at Grant Thornton and has over 12 years of experience in IT Audit, governance, security and computer forensics. He has significant experience in IT and an internal controls evaluation related to financial reporting and also leads the National Computer Forensics practice, providing both lawyers and businesses with assistance in acquiring and analyzing computer data for the purposes of litigation, electronic discovery or improvement to corporate security. Scott has led a variety of computer forensic and electronic investigations throughout Canada, including electronic discovery services under the Nova Scotia provincial rules of civil procedure.

Registration is now open!. The cost for this event is $35.00 for ISACA and IIA members. The cost for non-members is $45.00. All major credit cards are accepted as well as purchase orders. Credit card payments are processed securely via PayPal. Shortly after registration, you will be provided information on how to join this virtual event.

Register Now

If you would like further information, please contact Peter Morin.

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New ISACA Website!

Thank you to Howard Yuan for redesigning our new ISACA – Las Vegas website. Refer to the links up top for the standard information about our chapter and ISACA. Please check back often for upcoming events and news!

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Chapter Event – June 2011

Many thanks to Link Technologies, Las Vegas, NV for co-sponsoring our June 2011 Chapter Event on June 7th, 6pm – 8pm at the Chateau Beer Garden in the Paris Hotel and Casino and to those who attended for making it a great event. Hope to see everybody at the next event!

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