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Message from our President...

We had a great time at our January 6th, 2010 class on Desktop Configuration Compliance presented by Derek Melber:  Derek just presented a three day session at our State Internal Audit Conference and received excellent ratings!   One of only eight MVPs in the world on Group Policy, Derek is often called upon to develop end-to-end solutions regarding Active Directory, Group Policy and security. His expertise includes extensive knowledge of Group Policy Preferences and Group Policy Management. Derek is also a nationally known trainer and author, focusing on Windows Server 2003/2008, Windows XP/Vista, Active Directory, Group Policy, and Windows security. Mr. Melber has written numerous books; including The Group Policy Resource Kit and Auditing Windows Security by the IIA. In addition, he is a contributing editor to WindowsSecurity.com, RIAG Journal, and other publications.  If you missed this class and want to still get it, go to www.beyondtrust.com and look under News and Events for the Webinars and Seminars.  Derek will be presenting in Tampa, FL on January 20th.  Enjoy!

We want to welcome aboard a couple of new board members!  Kathy Riley has taken on the position of Vice-President since Kathleen Deprez-Hall had to move away to Minnesota.  Additionally, Chris Kroll has stepped up to help us out in Marketing our chapter.  Please welcome each of these folks at our meetings and make sure to bring your ideas for anything about the chapter to the attention of any of our officers and board members.  Check out the bios on the officer's page. 

Registration is open for our February class on how to design a business continuity plan.  The early bird special is over, but regular registration has begun - click on future events now and sign up!  Class will be held at the SC Pharmacy Facility located at 1350 Browning Road, Columbia SC, 29210.

Here is what you will learn:

All business continuity programs should contain basic elements in order to achieve the primary goal, which is to ensure that the organization continues to provide service and support for its customers and maintains its viability before, during, and after an event that interrupts operations. During this presentation we will examine these elements in detail, as well as approaches for establishing a business continuity program.

Calling all Certified Information System Managers!  We have had requests to run a CISM boot camp this spring to help those wishing to sit for the exam.  ISACA International will provide the instruction materials, but we need you to help teach it!  Please consider donating a few hours to teach a chapter.  You will earn CPEs when you teach for us.  Please contact myself or Dave Gorney to sign up as an instructor. 

 

Sincerely,
Sue Rusher

2009 – 2010 President

 

 

 

 

 

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Elements of a Business Continuity Program 
(3 CPEs)  taught by Mike Upfield, CBCP

Hosted by the SC Midlands Chapter of ISACA®

Date: February 3, 2010

Time: 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

 Location: SC Pharmacy Association

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A new section of the ISACA web site has been created to assist chapters and universities in developing ISGs on university campuses. For more information on forming an ISG, please visit www.isaca.org/studentgroup.
 

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In an effort to provide even more communications avenues for chapter members a "SC Midlands Chapter of ISACA" group has been created on the LinkedIn social networking site.

By joining LinkedIn and the SC Midlands Chapter group you’ll have access to a wide network of your peers right here in South Carolina. The group allows members to participate in discussions with other members, post job listings and check the latest chapter news.

To get started head to http://www.linkedin.com/. Once your profile is setup, search for "SC Midlands Chapter of ISACA" under the groups section and send a request to join.
 

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The Sydney Chapter of ISACA has created a LinkedIN group for all individuals that are interested in taking the upcoming December exam. The group currenlty has 132 members from 14 countries, 12 of which who just passed the June exam and have fresh ideas on how to prepare. The group will be discussing sample questions, books to read, topics of importance, exam concepts, confusing topics, etc. Anything that the CGEIT candidates need to discuss will be heard here. Joining LinkedIN is free and so is joining the group - 'CGEIT EXAM CANDIDATES'. Please log onto www.linkedin.com and register then search for the group CGEIT Exam Candidates and start on your journey of preparing to pass the exam.

 

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