Zero Days & Sleepless Nights

The founding Chapter of ISSA invites you to come and network with your friends and colleagues, make new friends, and hear an amazing speaker. Enjoy a delicious full buffet dinner and drinks.

Ticket registration will end at 10 AM on January 18. 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. Step into the role of a Security Analyst, Engineer, or SOC Leader — and experience how AI, automation, and collaboration redefine modern security operations. More information at https://info.foresite.com/ctrlaltdefeat

Because ISSA Los Angeles makes commitments to our facilities well in advance of each event, we regret that we cannot offer any refunds or credits within 72 hours of any of our events. If you cannot attend an event you can send someone in your place as long as they have your written permission.

CPEs: There will be 2 CPE credits for the meeting.

Disclaimer: ISSA-LA reserves the right to alter or delete items from the program in the event of unforeseen circumstances. Material has been prepared for the professional development of ISSA-LA members and others in the IT audit, control, security, and governance community. Neither the presenters nor ISSA-LA can warrant that the use of material presented will be adequate to discharge the legal or professional liability of the members in the conduct of their practices.

All materials used in the preparation and delivery of presentations on behalf of ISSA-LA are original materials created by the speakers, or otherwise are materials which the speakers have all rights and authority to use and/or reproduce in connection with such presentation and to grant the rights to ISSA-LA as set forth in speaker agreement. Subject to the rights granted in the speaker agreement, all applicable copyrights, trade secrets, and other intellectual property rights in the materials are and remain with the speakers. Please note: unauthorized recording, in any form, of presentations and workshops is prohibited.

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