Saturday, May 20, 2017

San Francisco Chapters of ITSMF & HDI present: Silicon Valley Information Security 

WHEN:    June 7, 2017 11:00-1:30  Lunch event at LinkedIn Sunnyvale 
WHAT:     Executive Panel Discussion of Silicon Valley Chief Information Security Officers 
WHERE: RSVP for Location and to Purchase your ticket. 
COST:     Register online: $10 for Guests. Current itSMF (Link) or HDI Members (Link) free.

Information Security partner with Information Technology and Support Professionals its not usually mainstream until this month.   Most users expect systems to work seamlessly for certain tasks or business.  Sometimes we are reminded of why this is important.


IT SMF Chapter President Kalyan Balakrishnan recently interviewed Rinki Sethi to get her insight on this industry.  Rinki is active as a thought leader building highly effective teams in the industry, and a mentor encouraging women in STEM.  Panel Moderated by Information Security Leader Rinki Sethi, is interviewing Top Bay Area CISCOs . Forum and incredible business networking opportunity . 




itSMF San Francisco Bay LIG is the Local Interest Group (LIG) of the Information Technology Service Management Forum (itSMF USA).  Our purpose is to showcase the best of Silicon Valley innovation and provide local IT professionals a forum to network, collaborate, share best practices, and ITSM knowledge.
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If you would like more information about ITSMF San Francisco (Silicon Valley) LIG, email  sfo@itsmfusa.org or on this topic, please contact Dawn Khan



Monday, May 8, 2017

Reservations: Get Seating NOW for: Silicon Valley CISO Executive Panel (Joint Session with HDI and itSMF) 06.07.2017

Event: Silicon Valley Executive Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) panel on the state of, importance of, and value of sound Information Security Challenge and Strategy.

Time & Date:  Wednesday June 7, 2017      Lunchtime :   11:00 - 1:30 
Location:          LinkedIn: 950 West Maude  Sunnyvale, CA  




RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED: Reserve your seat and lunch at the first Silicon Valley collaborative event with San Francisco Bay Area Help Desk Institute (HDI) and IT Service Management Forum (itsmf) Local Interest Group meeting.  Incredible content, networking, and speakers.

Attendance is free for current members by RSVP to the itSMF or HDI community they are a member of.  Event is $10 for guests, because of this events demand, admission must be confirmed online.  

itSMF members and Guests please RSVP at:

Silicon Valley CISO Executive Panel discussion is an exciting joint venture event brought to you by San Francisco Bay Area Help Desk Institute (HDI) and San Francisco Bay Area IT Service Management Forum, showcasing the best of Silicon Valley Chief Information Security Officers. 
Showcasing the modern challenges of Information Security in light of cloud, DevOps and a completely new range of threats to reputation, image regulations and technologies-- information security his mainstream.  CISOs leverage people, process and technology manage risks and optimize service delivery with the internet of things – a complex game and who knows it better than our Chief Information Security Officers, at the heart of innovation in Silicon Valley?
Our June 7 panel, moderator and Information Security Subject Matter Expert, Rinki Sethi, moderate an informative panel on how Silicon Valley CISO leaders are managing present challenges and visions. How they mitigate risks, keep current on regulations and certifications, careers in information security, balancing business needs with data privacy and how new technologies are changing the types of threats and responses.  Please join us for a lively, interesting panel with experts in information security.  We will be updating this page with location and CISO local CISOs participating! We are happy to announce that the following CISOs will be in attendance:
GuruCul Solutions- California is an enterprise security company that uses user behavior based machine learning and predictive analytics.  Leslie K. Lambert is the Chief Security and Strategy Officer for GuruCul Solutions responsible for company and product strategy, executive relations, strategic partnerships, and  chairing the GuruCul Executive Advisory Board. CSO Magazine’s 2010 Compass Award for security leadership, Computerworld’s Premier 100 IT Leaders in 2009 and “One to Watch” by CIO Magazine in 2005.
CALIFORNIA – State of California, Sacramento.   Keson Khieu Sacramento CISO for state in Sacramento.  He was a recent speaker for the HDI Annual Full Day Conference in Sacramento.  Khieu teaches Computer Science at Sierra College, teaching Network Security in the context of Internet of Things.  
ROBERT HALF, Menlo Park- Robert Half is the world’s first and largest specialized staffing firm, providing skilled professionals in the fields of accounting and finance, technology, legal, creative, marketing, and administration.  Eddie Borrero joined Robert Half International (RHI) in 2005 and has served as head of RHI’s global information security and compliance organization since 2007. He manages  CISO regulatory/industry standards compliance across 400 offices worldwide.
PALO ALTO NETWORKS, Santa Clara  Palo Alto Networks is the next-generation security company maintaining trust in the digital age by helping organizations worldwide prevent cyber breaches.  Enterprise firewall market leader by Gartner in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 (published May 2016. Lucas Moody has lead security teams responsible for threat and incident management, cyber fraud investigation, infrastructure security, and enterprise security engineering in eBay, KPMG and Oracle.

Contra Costa County Healthcare,  Martinez, CA.  Contra Costa Health Services is the largest department of County government, employing more than 4,250 individuals.  Jeffrey Tang  started his career during the late 90's Silicon Valley Boom.  Jeff has worked in technology within a multitude of industries for nearly 20 years. He's worked as an engineer, IT Manager, and currently CTO of a healthcare organization; his passion for technology is what motivates him to be a leader in the field.  Jeff calls the San Francisco Bay Area home and spends a majority of his free time chasing his toddler around while trying to find the next great coffee shop. 
itSMF San Francisco Bay LIG is the Local Interest Group (LIG) of the Information Technology Service Management Forum (itSMF USA).  Our purpose is to showcase the best of Silicon Valley innovation and provide local IT professionals a forum to network, collaborate, share best practices, and ITSM knowledge.

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For information about ITSMF San Francisco (Silicon Valley) LIG, email  sfo@itsmfusa.org or on this topic, or contact Dawn C Khan.