January 2026 Greetings: ExampleContactFirstName! As we begin 2026, I want to thank you for being apart of the SC Midlands ISACA Chapter. Our chapter exists because of the time, expertise, and engagement of professionals like you who are committed to advancing governance, risk, cybersecurity, and assurance practices. A Look Ahead to 2026 This year, my hope is that our chapter continues to grow as a place of connection, learning, and professional development. The Chapter Board wants to create opportunities that are practical, relevant and accessible for everyone regardless if you are early in your career or a seasoned professional. Our focus is on delivering value that members can immediately apply within their organizations while strengthening our local professional community. We are kicking off the year with a member event in April, and registration will open soon. We encourage members to register and attend so that you can reconnect with fellow members and continue building our local ISACA community. Space is limited, so early registration is encouraged. Please note that this event includes a nominal registration fee, which helps us confirm attendance and plan appropriately. Our intention is to thank those who attend with a small token of appreciationm such as a gift or gift card of comparable value. Specific details will be finalized closer to the event date. This approach helps ensure strong participation and allows us to plan an engaging experience for everyone who attends. Throughout 2026, we plan to host several lunch and learn events. These will focus on timely topics across audit, risk, cybersecurity, governance, and emerging technologies. If you are interested in speaking or suggesting topics you would like to hear about, we would love to hear from you. Please reach out to Sheila Hemingway, Education Director. Our chapter can only thrive when members share their knowledge and experience. Whether as a presenter or participant, your involvement helps shape the value of these sessions. Upcoming Training Febuary 18, 2026 (2 CPE) AI Introduction -Registration March 18-10, 2026 (14 CPE) Risk Fundamentals -Registration Member Appreciation April 16, 2026 (0 CPE) Stars and Strikes in Irmo Chapter Leader Elections Chapter leader elections for Secretary and Treasurer roles will take place in June 2026. This is a great opportunity for you to get more involved in the local chapter. If you are interested in serving, would like to nominate a colleague, or simply want to learn more about volunteer opportunities within the chapter, reach out to Todd Wilkins, President. Leadership and volunteer roles are a meaningful way to give back, grow professionally, and earn CPEs.  ISACA Journal Highlight Cybersecurity and Business Continuity - A New Standard by Steven J. Ross, CISA. CDPSE, MPCP | ISACA Journal, November 2025 A recent ISACA Journal article by Steven J. Ross examines the 2025 revision of ISO/IEC 27031, a standard addressing information and communication technology readiness for business continuity. While the update represents a meaningful improvement over its predecessor, the article raises an important and familiar tension for risk and assurance professionals. One of the most striking takeaways is the reality that standards often lag the environments they are meant to govern. By the time a standard is updated, technology, delivery models, and risk ownership have already moved forward. This creates a challenge for practitioners, particularly auditors and risk professionals, who may assess systems as compliant while still recognizing that residual risk remains outside organizational risk appetite. The article also highlights a shift that many of us are seeing firsthand: the boundary of the “system” is no longer confined to traditional IT functions or centralized infrastructure. As cloud services, SaaS platforms, managed services, and user-driven system acquisition become the norm, accountability for resilience and recoverability increasingly extends beyond IT. Business owners and users now play a critical role in defining recovery expectations, participating in control design, and understanding their operational responsibilities. For practitioners, this raises important questions: How do we evaluate readiness when standards assume models that no longer fully reflect reality? How do we communicate risk when systems technically meet requirements but still expose the organization to unacceptable impact? How do we encourage shared ownership of controls in environments where technology decisions are decentralized? These are not questions the standard fully answers, but they are exactly the kinds of questions this article invites us to consider. We encourage members to read the full article on the ISACA website and reflect on how evolving standards, shifting system boundaries, and shared accountability are shaping your work today. Read the full article on the ISACA Journal website This message was sent through the SC Midlands ISACA CVENT system. Selecting “Opt-Out” unsubscribes you from of all SC Midlands ISACA emails sent via CVENT, including event communications and notifications related to earned CPE credits.