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January 21 2026 Zero Days & Sleepless Nights (Sandra Borneman-Wenzel)
The founding chapter of ISSA invites you to come and network with your friends and colleagues, make new friends, participate in a hands-on capture the flag exercise and hear an amazing speaker. Enjoy a delicious full buffet dinner and drinks.
Registration is required to attend: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/zero-days-sleepless-nights-tickets-1976484733042
Ticket registration ends at Midnight on January 18.
There will be no same day admittance for those not registered. Attendees should bring a laptop.
The Westside location of the meeting will be revealed after registering.
Topic One: Zero Days & Sleepless Nights
A recap of the top campaigns and threat actors for 2025 plus early insights on what 2026 has in store for us.
Speaker One: Sandra Borneman-Wenzel
Sandra Borneman-Wenzel is a Principal Security Architect at Google, with nearly two decades of hands-on experience in information technology and network security. Her expertise spans cloud security, cyber threat intelligence, and developing security strategies for global enterprises. She has previously held key roles at leading companies, including Mandiant and Palo Alto Networks. She has a background in global financial services and military intelligence.
Capture the Flag Exercise
Bring a laptop to participate and win swag!
Ctrl.Alt.Defeat is a hands-on, gamified cyber range designed by Foresite and powered by Google SecOps. It’s a live, guided experience based on actual threats.
Learning Objectives:
- Master Threat Investigation: Learn to query and correlate normalized security telemetry using the Unified Data Model (UDM).
- Accelerate Response: Practice using GenAI and SOAR automation to drastically reduce Mean Time to Detect/Respond (MTTD/MTTR).
- Operationalize SecOps: See how cloud-native security platforms are tuned and configured in enterprise environments.
Experience how AI, automation, and collaboration redefine modern security operations. More information at https://info.foresite.com/ctrlaltdefeat