Cybersecurity Peer Learning Group

Cybersecurity Peer Learning Group

The digital world never sleeps—and neither do its threats. This group connects cybersecurity leaders and practitioners to share experiences, strategies, and emerging practices to keep organizations safe. From new regulations to evolving attacks and AI in security, join peers who understand the mission of protecting people, data, and systems. This is a peer connection forum—facilitators guide discussion but do not lecture. Bring your ideas, challenges, successes, and questions to discuss, and come ready to engage.

Purpose: To connect professionals responsible for protecting systems, data, and users, fostering learning on emerging threats and best practices.

Audience: Suggested but not limited to CISOs, IT security professionals, compliance officers, and anyone responsible for securing technology infrastructure.

Focus Areas & Sample Topics:

Emerging Tech & AI – AI for threat detection, deepfakes, quantum readiness.
Threat Landscape & Trends – Ransomware, phishing, supply chain risk, social engineering.
Defensive Strategies – Layered defenses, zero trust, incident response, cloud security.
Governance & Compliance – NIST, ISO 27001, CMMC, audits, cyber insurance.
Human Element – Employee awareness, insider threats, security culture.

Special thank you to our volunteer co-facilitators Jessica “Jess” Hoffman, Deputy Chief Information Security Officer (“CISO”) for the City of Philadelphia and Thomas “Tom” McCourt, CISSP, CMMC RP with Blue Team Tom Consulting.

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