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November 2015 Newsletter
SIM Philadelphia MissionTo bring together Technology and Business Leaders to network, share information, collaborate, and give back to the community.
SIM Philadelphia VisionTo be the go to community for business driven technology thought
leadership.
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In this issue: President’s letter Upcoming events Share SIM with a colleague SIM Leadership award SIM honors future leaders Recap of October 6th, 2015 meeting SIM board meeting summary from October 2015 Survey results for the October Meeting Stay connected through LinkedIn and Twitter
President’s Letter- Matt Grulke
My Fellow SIM Philadelphia Chapter Members:
During the October dinner meeting we announced changes to the Philadelphia Chapter SIM Leadership award. Here are the specifics: The nominations for the award will now be limited to SIM Philadelphia chapter
members. The nomination period is between October 1st and December 31st. The winner will be chosen in January and announced at our February dinner
meeting. The nominees will be assessed both on their involvement in key technology
initiatives and contributions to the chapter and local community. I believe these are healthy changes to the award that will allow us to bring more attention to the fabulous work our members are doing at work and to support technology in the Delaware Valley. Please get your nominations to Maureen Waddington by December 31st and help us recognize your colleagues in the chapter! On a final note my term as president is quickly coming to an end. I am very thankful for all of the support the membership and board members have given me this year. I am also thrilled that Jeff Berger will soon become our new president. He will clearly be tremendous in the role. All the best, Matt Grulke
([email protected]) President, SIM Philadelphia
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UPCOMING EVENTS
2015 Dates:12/1/15: Seminar: "Adaptive Leadership" - Speaker: Michael Useem (from Wharton) - All attendees will receive a Kindle version of Useem's book. Michael Useem, William and Jacalyn Egan Professor of Management, Director, Center for Leadership and Change Management; Co-Author, Boards That Lead. Coordinator: Yvonne Cook12/1/15 Dinner: "IT Comedy Act" Speaker: Don McMillan. Coordinator: Grace Schuler.
2016 Dates:2/2/16: Seminar: "Decoding Millennials: How to Work with the 'Me' Generation." Speaker - Suzanne Kaplan, Principle of Talent Balance. Coordinator: Grace Schuler2/2/16: Dinner: "The Evolution of Business in the Coming Transformative Period." Speaker - Frank Diana, a Futurist and Senior business and IT/business executive. Coordinator: Grace Schuler. 3/9/16 Breakfast: "How to Manage the Information Security Risk of Using Third Party Vendors." Speaker: Jonathan Dambrot, CEO of Pravalent, Inc. Coordinators: Grace Schuler and Larry Bilker. Prevalent is a vendor risk management and cyber threat intelligence analytics innovator with a reputation for developing cutting-edge technologies and highly-automated services that are proven to help organizations reduce, manage and monitor the security threats and risks associated with third-party vendors.5/19/16-5/20/15: CIO forum Thurs & Friday in 2016.
Share SIM with a colleagueShare the value of SIM Philadelphia with a prospective member. There are 5 complimentary guest passes for prospective members per event. Please coordinate this through Maureen Waddington (SIM Philadelphia [email protected]) to make sure there are complimentary passes available.
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SIM Leadership Award – accepting nominationsNominations for the Philadelphia Chapter SIM Leadership award are open. Now is your opportunity to recognize a colleague (or yourself!) for work in the chapter, the workplace, or the community that exemplifies the values of SIM and its members. Please keep in mind that the nominee must be a Philadelphia SIM Chapter member.
Please note the following when submitting your nomination:
• Contributions to the SIM Philadelphia chapter that show an outstanding commitment in time and in contributing to strengthening the membership and mission of SIM Philadelphia. The mission being - To bring together Technology and Business Leaders to network, share information, collaborate, and give back to the community.• Key technology initiatives that deliver outstanding value to an organization. The value is measured by the impact on the organization's technical capability or in how the delivery improves the lives of employees or customers of that organization.
The deadline for nominations is December 31st and the award will be presented at our February 2nd meeting.
All nominations will be kept confidential.
To nominate someone, send an email to Maureen Waddington with the following:I nominateName:
Title:Company:
For the specific project/activity of:
The reason it deserves consideration for the SIM Leadership Award is:
Nominee’s Contact InformationEmail:Phone number:
We look forward to your response and participation!Maureen WaddingtonSIM [email protected]
SIM honors future leadersSIM presented awards to area university students for their leadership in IT.
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SIM Meeting Recap – October 6, 2015
The Conflicts of Social Media in the Workplace: Afternoon Seminar SummarySummary by Steve Enoch
Presented by Mark Alberto, Director of Information Systems, The Graham Company; Victoria Fringer, Director of Information Technology, Valley Forge Educational Services; Andrew Clibanoff, Co-Founder and CEO, Workforce Scientific; David Hackett, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney; Robin Bond, Principal and Founder, Transition Strategies, LLC; Moderator: Larry Bilker, SVP & CIO, Continuity Logic
The focus of the seminar was to explore the use of social media (SM) in the workplace. The panel was a nice mix of representatives from commercial firms, legal, and academic. Items explored included: How SM is used in the hiring process – A mixture of most SM applications was
used. What was liked and disliked about SM – Positives included being able to use SM for
sales and marketing, and for activity posting. Negatives included opportunities for fraud – ex. generating spoofing emails from company executives.
How SM is used to promote a business – Provides valuable data, ex. Twitter analytics; promotes company culture; can be used a push service. Need to apply effort to be able to search and use the large amounts of unstructured SM data.
Legal issues - SM account/data ownership ex. who owns the LinkedIn account for a terminated employee;
Importance of crafting the proper internal policy on who might own company related SM pages. It is important to understand the terms of the SM applications. Never comingle personal and business activity within the SM context.
SM site blocking and policy – Make sure policies established are not too limiting. May need to establish policy on permissible posting of material on SM sites. Internal use should keep in mind worker productivity. Be careful not to violate NLRB laws. Employees using SM applications while using an employer’s WIFI should have no expectation of privacy. SM laws are evolving. Many precedents still are not set. Because SM is so profoundly used by the younger workforce, need
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to consider in policies. Several background check companies are now reviewing SM sites.
The Latest News in Cybersecurity: Dinner presentation summarySummary by John Litak Presented by Dennis Gilbert, Director of Information and Cyber Security, Corporate and Information Security Services, Exelon Corporation
"Actors are Amongst Us!" - Cyber threats, understanding threat actors and their use of Cyber Kill Chain. On October 6th, Mr. Gilbert provided an enlightening and fascinating review of Cybersecurity trends. He reviewed the classes of threat actors, reminding of us of a growing sophistication and level of resources available to today's threats. The days have passed where only "script kiddies" are seeing what they can do with their code- Now there are targeted attacks by organized crime, nation states, and hacktivist groups. These groups are specifically targeting organizations and information. It's important to understand what they might be after so you know requires the most attention to security. Know your adversary!
Mr. Gilbert also outlined the Cyber Kill Chain (CKC), a model that shows the steps a threat actor must take to achieve its final objective. It incorporates multiple attack vectors including people, process, and technology. Each step represents an opportunity to thwart an attack and provides a visualization for identifying capabilities and potential security gaps in your defenses. Cost optimization is achieved by mitigating an attack as early in the CKC as possible, resulting in significantly lower costs than having to respond and recover.
He provided examples of how the Kill Chain is progressed and how attacks were developed and orchestrated against Sony, a Wind Farm, and a German Steel Mill. Some common themes of these hacks showed lack of segmentation, monitoring, and log
analysis. These gaps resulted in an inadequate understanding of the state of their operating environment. Some practical advice was offered:
Focus on protecting your data; prioritize your efforts on the most critical data Remember the fundamentals; don't be distracted by shiny objects Prepare for a breach; practice your incident response plan
To access the full presentation, click this link (you’ll need to be signed in to the SIM website): https://www.simnet.org/global_engine/download.asp?fileid=C4D2DC92-D6A6-4FCC-8B32-FBB686FC827B&ext=pdf And remember, cyber incidents may be inevitable! Adversaries are well-funded and history shows they persist tirelessly. It’s not a matter of if… It's when… Be prepared!
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Member Survey results from our October 6, 2015 Meeting
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SIM Board News
Highlights from the SIM Board meeting on October 6, 2015:
SIM Leadership award
The board discussed the SIM Leadership award and agreed to modify the criteria. It will be restricted to SIM Philadelphia members and also consider the volunteer effort of individuals in support of our SIM chapter.
Membership
There are currently 269 members (including RLF) as of 10/6. Agreed to keep membership dues the same for the coming year. The Board is reviewing the by-laws and updating them as appropriate.
Programs
Grace Schuler presented the agenda for upcoming meetings. Breakfast meetings – We agreed that members can bring one guest; an employee or a
prospective member. Attendance will be capped at 25. Members are reminded to please give 48 hour notice if you can’t come, or send someone else in their place.
The 2016 CIO forum has been scheduled for Thursday & Friday, May 19th & 20th. SIM Philadelphia has one of the best attendance ratios at dinner meetings (only Boston
is better). It was noted that the Oct 26th NJ CIO Seminar is open to all SIM Philadelphia members.
Marketing –
Lisa Guzzardo will take the position as Chair in 2016 as Jeff Berger transitions off. Google Analytics on the new web site show web traffic is very light. This committee will
focus on the web site build out.
Financial update –
RJ Juliano agree to become the interim treasurer.
General News
Steve Heilenman to be on SIM International board in 2016.
Please update contact info
The Board asked all members to update their contact information on the SIM website (www.simnet.org).
Share your thoughts!
Ever face an IT leadership issue that you just knew others must have already addressed?
As IT leaders, we have many talented employees supporting our decision making and strategy execution. Top IT leaders also look outside their organization for guidance through professional publications, consultants, intellectual exchanges, and of course their professional networks. Each of us has access to an incredible set of knowledge and resources through our professional network at SIM – but sometimes you don’t know who to ask or which company has tackled the current challenge you are facing. That’s where the Philadelphia SIM LinkedIn group can help! Simply post your question, or help a fellow member by responding to theirs.
1. Log in to LinkedIn.com2. Click on the Interests menu3. Click Groups4. Click on the SIM – Philadelphia Chapter Group (Note: this is a private group that only
Philadelphia SIM members have access to)
5. Now, enter a title and your question! (If you have a complicated or long question, you may want to first compose it in email or Word and cut and paste it into the details box.)
6. Click Share
So the next time you are wondering which anti-malware solution would be best for your organization or to get feedback on a proposed DevOps organizational model – post it to LinkedIn! It’s fast, easy, and leverages your trusted network of SIM contacts.
Help our Members in TransitionGot a job lead? Post it on our LinkedIn group in the ‘Jobs’ section. Both Full Time and Consulting opportunities are appreciated.
Here is the Link: https://www.linkedin.com/groups?jobs=&gid=129528
We are on Twitter! Follow @SIMPhiladelphia for the latest updates for the Philly Chapter.
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This Newsletter is brought to you by the SIM Communications Committee:
Steve Olshevski – ChairMark Alberto Scott Bender Jeffrey Berger Stephen Enoch John Litak Peggy McCoey Beth McKeegan