Issue 53  October 1st 2026

Welcome

Hello and Welcome!

Be sure to attend our monthly meetings. Lots of good information there. Thursday October 15th --IN PERSON-- Meeting at Sacred Heart University West Campus, 3135 Easton Turnpike, Fairfield, CT Old GE Headquarters Register Now ISC2CT.ORG Game Night and Dinner: Join for backdoors and breaches. Get ready for the ultimate cybersecurity showdown! At our next chapter meeting, we are playing Backdoors & Breaches, an action-packed incident response card game that turns high-stakes network defense into a thrilling, collaborative tabletop adventure. You will team up with fellow chapter members to roll the dice, crack cyberattack scenarios, and see if your squad has what it takes to stop the hackers before time runs out. First 30 Attendees will receive swag - Dinner provided for all - Free parking - THIS IS AN IN PERSON MEETING Register Here

Upcoming Events:

SecurityWeek’s Zero Trust & Identity Strategies Summit | October 14, 2026 | Free to Attend Virtual SecurityWeek’s Zero Trust & Identity Strategies Summit is laser focused on helping organizations to level up their Identity and Zero Trust security strategies. This event promises a deep-dive into the world of digital identity management and the role of zero-trust principles and associated technologies. Zero Trust is more than a marketing buzzword. As defenders look to holistic approaches to securing corporate assets, the concept of ZTNA (Zero Trust Network Access) takes on added importance to help simplify and strengthen access controls for all users, devices and data.Agenda & Registration

BSides NYC Saturday | October 17th at John Jay College BSidesNYC is an Information / Security conference that’s different. We’re a 100% volunteer organized event put on by and for the community and we truly strive to keep information free. Three technical tracks based on the themes of Red Teams, Blue Teams, and Other content. Plus an Entrepreneur track for the bold! Schedule & Registration

ISC2 Security Congress 2026 | October 24-25th at the Gaylord Rockies Colorado & Virtually For 15 years, cybersecurity professionals have attended ISC2 Security Congress to learn from industry experts, explore emerging trends and gain practical insights they can take back to their organizations. But as the cybersecurity landscape grows more complex, and more unpredictable, learning needs are evolving. This year, Security Congress is introducing new, interactive learning formats designed to move beyond traditional presentations and create opportunities for attendees to engage, collaborate and solve problems together. Through immersive discussions, scenario-driven exercises and real-world case studies, participants will have the opportunity to test ideas, strengthen decision-making skills and work through today's most pressing cybersecurity challenges alongside their peers. These new formats include ACTion Rooms, AI Incident Rooms, tabletop exercises and Lessons from the Field sessions. ISC2 Security Congress isn’t just a conference; it’s where the cybersecurity community comes together to define what’s next. Information & Registration

BSides Cambridge MA | Saturday, October 25th 2026 | The Center for Arts at the Armory 191 Highland Avenue, Somerville, MA BSides is an annual conference run by and for the information security (infosec) community. A community-organized 1-day hacker conference breaking the mold of typical meetings with hands-on demos and deep discussions about what's next in our industry. Schedule & Registration

Join us on Discord Thursday December 3rd for Be transparent only if asked OpenAI's agents, Hugging Face, and the story that changed [n] times with Will Spigel Join us for a special session on Discord with Will Spigel - Back in July, the world learned that OpenAI's AI agents had broken out of a test environment and into Hugging Face. Since then the story has been rewritten more times than the title can keep up with. This session tracks every version, what the agents told each other, and what security teams should take from it.Join Our Discord Server

Quinnipiac University is committed to helping advance the field of cybersecurity through its School of Computing & Engineering. To support the growth of professionals within cybersecurity and computing, Quinnipiac offers flexible online and on-campus opportunities that deliver practical skills you can immediately apply on the job. Both its MS in Cybersecurity and MS in Computer Science programs feature hands-on experience in lab settings that simulate real-world scenarios. To learn more about these exciting opportunities, Visit Quinnipiac University

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