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President's Letter for January 2017
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Hello All!
Welcome to 2017!
We celebrated a mile-stone in 2016: We became a “Large” chapter by ISACA standards with over 300 members! Yay!
We had a great program on Virtualization with one of the presenters our own SC Midland ISACA’s Vice President, and future President, Marc Punzirudu! Hope you were able to attend!
We have more great training planned for this year, so be sure to join us! And don’t forget to renew your membership!
Kathleen Hall
SC Midlands ISACA Chapter #54
President 2015-2017
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The Chapter is 341 members STRONG!
New Members
Cory Anderson
James Bowman
Michael Burggraf
Clyde Harris
Tonia Morris
Transfers
Pamela J. Cole, CISM, CRISC
Mr. Scott K. Frost, CISA, CISM
Mr. Steve Tao, CISA
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Upcoming Chapter Training
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You should be receiving individual emails now regarding registration for our upcoming classes. If you are receiving too many emails, please eliminate the email addresses you do not want to receive communications from us. Here is what is planned for the next few months:
FEBRUARY 7,8, 2017 - The Linux Operation System - Hands On! Build, Secure and Audit Linux, 12 CPEs,
To register: http://www.cvent.com/d/9vqgbr
SAVE THE DATES For 2017:
Save the Date! - March 8th, 2017 - Hands On Business Continuity presented by Mike Upfield, co-hosted with Palmetto IIA
Save the Date! - April 3rd, 2017 - Raven Global Training and SC Midlands ISACA present a class on "Root Cause Analysis"
Save the Date! - May 8, 9, and 10th - COBIT 5 Foundations and Optional Exam, presented by Leighton Johnson
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Other Chapter News
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Membership
It’s the time of year to renew you membership if you haven’t already done so.
With your membership, you will gain access to:
- COBIT® 5 training that provides the tools and resources you need to enhance your skills and ensure that IT investments support enterprise goals.
- More than 70 hours of free CPE credit hours annually.
- Free downloads of peer-reviewed research, other industry-leading frameworks and publications essential to your profession.
- NEW FOR 2017 Rewards for loyal members all year long, including discounts, special invitations, previews and sales.
- NEW FOR 2017 Save on travel, technology, shipping and other related items with our new membership discount program.
- And, much more!
Certification Exam Site Problem IMPORTANT - Certification offer by ISACA
Site 3301 – Columbia, SC – Exam Day Issue
ISACA has been informed by our testing agency of some disturbances at the December 2016 CISA, CRISC, CISM and CGEIT exam administration at the Columbia, South Carolina exam site. We understand that during the exam administration a fire alarm sounded requiring an evacuation. We were also informed that an event next to the testing rooms resulted in extraneous noise throughout the exam administration. ISACA sincerely apologizes for the testing environment under which you took the exam.
To be equitable to all exam candidates adversely affected by this unfortunate situation, ISACA is providing a free May/June 2017 re-take of their respective exam to candidates who do not pass the exam. For those that do pass, you can proceed with applying for certification. Exam result emails will be distributed in January 2017.
Starting in 2017 the ISACA exams will be administered via computer-based testing (CBT). The first testing window will be 1 May – 30 June 2017. For those candidates that do not pass the December 2016 exam, ISACA will automatically move exam details to this testing window. Once moved, a confirmation of exam registration will be sent to these individuals. This confirmation will include details regarding CBT testing and instructions on scheduling your testing appointment.
With the conversion to CBT, ISACA will be taking advantage of the network of exam locations our testing vendor offers that should minimize any distractions that occur during future exams. We anticipate that the CBT sites will reduce potential distractions and be more conducive to the exam taking experience.
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Featured Research
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ISACA's Leadership in Research
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Recent Research Deliverables
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ISACA Calendar of Events & Deadlines
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26 Jan 2017 Webinar: Solving Business Problems with COBIT 5
13-17 Feb 2017 RSA Conference – San Francisco California USA
6-9 Mar 2017 Network Security Auditing Training Week– Chicago Illinois USA
20-23 Mar 2017 Taking the Next Step: Advancing your IT Auditing Skills– Miami Florida USA
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SC Cyber Calendar of Events
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K-12
FIRST Robotics Competition Mar 1-4 Myrtle Beach FIRST
Palmetto Cyber Defense Competition (HS Day)Apr 8 Charleston AFCEA/SPAWAR
Adult & Professional Education
Cyber Security for the C-Suite Feb 20-Mar 20 Columbia SC Cyber
CISSP Course Mar 13-16 Columbia SC Cyber
NIST Risk Management Framework Workshop Jun 13-14 Charleston SC Cyber
Critical Infrastructure
Virtual Table Top Exercise Workshop Jan 24, 25, 26 TBD SC Cyber
AWR-342 Public/Private Partnerships Jan 31-Feb 2 Columbia SCEMD
Cyber First Responder Feb 27-Mar 2 Bluffton Bluffton PD
MGT-452 Cyber & Physical Security Feb 27 Myrtle Beach SCEMD
Cyber Incident Awareness Mar 28 Columbia SC Cyber
Cyber Incident Awareness Mar 29 Greenville SC Cyber
Cyber Defender Apr 3-6 Columbia SC Cyber
Virtual Table Top Exercise Workshop Apr 25, 26, 27 TBD
SC Cyber
Cyber First Responder Jul 18-21 Columbia SC Cyber
Virtual Table Top Exercise Workshop Aug 22, 23, 24 TBD SC Cyber
Awareness and Outreach
Savannah River Region SC Cyber Kickoff Mar 2 N. Augusta SC Cyber
Lock Down Your Login Apr 11 Columbia SC Cyber
Lock Down Your Login Apr 12 Charleston SC Cyber
Palmetto Cyber Defense Competition HS/College/Pro Apr 8-10 Charleston AFCEA/SPAWAR
Contact tom.scott@sccyber.org for more information. 803-777-6951
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Social Media
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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ISACASC
LinkedIn http://www.linkedin.com/groups?home=&gid=1104037&trk=anet_ug_hm.
Twitter:@scmidlandsisaca
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Certification Updates
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Congratulations to the following Newly Certified:
CISA
Mr. Eric W. Muhammad, CISA, December 30, 2016
Mr. James Michael Bowman, CISA, December 7, 2016
The transition to Computer-Based Testing (CBT) in 2017 for ISACA’s CISA, CRISC, CISM and CGEIT certifications is underway. Registration is open for the first exam testing window, which will be 1 May-30 June. Exam registration is available at www.isaca.org/examreg.
Exams will be offered in 2017 at PSI testing locations worldwide during three, eight-week testing windows. The second testing window will be 1 August-30 September, and the third window will be 1 November-31 December. Additional information can be found in the ISACA Exam Candidate Information Guide.
Visit the ISACA Bookstore for certification exam prep materials.
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We look forward to seeing you at our next event!
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