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Spring Social Event: Phantoms Hockey -
Club Box Seating
Chapter social and networking event at the
Phantoms vs. Norfolk Admirals hockey game. Pizza, chicken tenders, hot dogs,
snacks, beer, wine, and soft drinks will be
served.
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Date:
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Friday, April 13, 2007 |
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Time:
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7:00 PM |
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Cost:
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$25
for members ($40 for non-members)
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Place: |
Wachovia Spectrum
3601 South Broad St.
Philadelphia,
PA |
Please register by
March 29th, 2007.
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CISA Review Course
The CISA
Review Course focuses exclusively on the essential areas
covered in the CISA exam. The review course covers the core
sections and a series of sample exam questions that provides
participants with a "feel" of the format and the types of
questions encountered on the CISA exam. The correct answers of
each question are also reviewed for a better understanding of
expectations of the ISACA Certification Board.
This
intensive course is an ideal way to prepare for the exam.
Participants gain valuable experience reviewing these core
sections and answering sample exam questions with an
experienced instructor while strengthening their skills and
building confidence.
Click here for more
information...
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New
ISACA Philly Chapter Website!
Be on the look out for a massive
redesign to our chapter's existing website. The new website
will include several new features, related to ISACA national
and specific to our Philadelphia chapter! An announcement will
be sent to all chapter members as soon as the website becomes
available.
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CISM Review
Course
The CISM Review Course focuses
exclusively on the essential areas covered in the CISM exam.
The review course covers the core sections and a series of
sample exam questions that provides participants with a "feel"
of the format and the types of questions encountered on the
CISM exam. The correct answers of each question are also
reviewed for a better understanding of expectations of the
ISACA Certification Board.
This intensive course is an ideal way to
prepare for the exam. Participants gain valuable experience
reviewing these core sections and answering sample exam
questions with an experienced instructor while strengthening
their skills and building confidence.
Click here for more information...
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Welcome to the
second release of CSI
Philadelphia!
This publication provides our chapter members
with important ISACA national
and chapter-related announcements and events as
well as current security-related topics.
This newsletter has been enhanced to include new
features. We hope you enjoy!
For improvement suggestions, or to volunteer please
contact any member of the newsletter team:
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Monitoring of Employee Internet Use on
the Rise
 More than
half of human resource professionals say their
organizations have increased their monitoring of
employees' Internet use.
Employees
have become so comfortable using e-mail, the Internet,
and instant messaging that the downsides of mixing work,
play, and technology are catching up. Numerous surveys
show that firings as a result of improper e-mail use
have become more common in the last five
years.
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2007 ISACA Philadelphia Chapter
Annual Membership Meeting
Come join us for a fun night of
dinner, drinks, recognition awards, prizes and
more!
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How to Work Securely from Wi-Fi
Hotspots
 Wireless Internet access is available at most
coffee shops, bookstores, airports, and hotels around
the world.
But how safe is
it?
That
depends on how savvy you are about setting up Wi-Fi
options.
Here are some tips to stay safe on the
road:
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2007-2008 ISACA Philadelphia
Board of Directors
Congratulations
to all of the individuals nominated for a
position on the 2007-2008 ISACA Philadelphia Chapter
Board of Directors.
These nominees will be
recognized at the 2007 ISACA Philadelphia Annual Chapter
Meeting in May and elections will be
held. |
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Are you interested in COBIT or
Computer Forensics
Training?
In order to
better serve our members, the ISACA Philadelphia Chapter
is eager to know your interest level in attending any of
the following training
courses:
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Course 1 - Foundation Course:
Implementing COBIT™
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Course 2 - Implementing COBIT™ for IT
Management and Governance
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Course 3 - Fundamental Forensics for
Auditors and Info Security
Professionals
If there are enough members interested in attending
these training courses on October 1-5, 2007, then the
chapter will confirm the training schedule with
these World-Class presenters.
Can
you please review these training courses and notify us
via email if you are interested in attending?
Simply notify us via email at phillyisaca@yahoo.com by Friday,
April 20th and indicate in the email
which course(s) you are interested in attending: Course
1, 2, or 3, or any combination.
If you have any questions about the
training courses, send an email to Steve Oberhauser at
soberhauser@kpmg.com.
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The achievements of the
following individuals will be recognized at the 2007
ISACA Philadelphia Chapter Annual Membership
Meeting
Top 3 Exam Scorers for the Philadelphia
Chapter on the December, 2006 CISA and CISM
Examinations!
CISA Top Scorers
- Joseph
B. Dobias
- Josh
Sosnin
- Michael
Morris & Wade Mackey
CISM
Top Scorers
- Brandi
Lisa Burton & Christopher Lanzilota
- Jason
Novak
- Atul
Malik & Michael Dave
Members that Passed the December 2006
Exams
CISM Exam
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Joseph Brown |
Brandi
Burton |
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Michael Davis |
Charles
Mouteng |
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Ellis Fagbami |
Mark Holman |
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Idowu Isaac |
Richard
Kauffman |
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Christopher
Lanzilotta |
Muazzam
Malik |
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Atul Malik |
David
Midgett |
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William
Neatherly |
Jason Novak |
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Allan Pomerantz |
Kip
Shoemaker |
CISA Exam
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Adrienne
Asselta |
Frank Bair |
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Al Ball |
Kristin Bentley
Kray |
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Marrin Bickley |
Samuel
Chalfen |
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Toan Chau |
Boaz Cohen |
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Joseph Dobias |
Brent Fehnel |
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Andre Fonarov |
Steve Foret |
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Geoluke George |
Madhav Gopal |
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Greenblatt Laurence
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Kia Johnson |
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Rama Kalani |
Sudhir
Kondisetty |
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Peter Lav |
Michael Levy |
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Wade Mackey |
Michael
Mancano |
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Steven Markey |
Rick
Mayberry |
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Matthew McDade |
Aaron Miller |
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Lana
Moore-Dillon |
Michael
Morris |
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Karla Mowatt |
Cheryl
Mulcahey |
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Amit Nehra |
Dominic
Pasqualino |
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Helen Platt |
Ziping
Rathgeber |
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Walbridge Scott |
Shah Sejal |
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Jeffrey Smith |
Josh Sosnin |
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Brian Stafford |
William
Sweeney |
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Allen Varughese |
Roger White |
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Daniel Wu |
Louis
Yeck |
Recent CISA Certification
Recipients
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Al
Ball |
Kristin
Bentley Kray |
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Marrin
Bickley |
Ellis
Fagbami |
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Brent
Fehnel |
Madhav
Gopal |
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Kia
Johnson |
Sudhir
Kondisetty |
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Wade
Mackey |
Michael
Mancano |
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Matthew
McDade |
Aaron
Miller |
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Amit
Nehra |
Dominic
Pasqualino |
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Josh
Sosnin |
Brian
Stafford |
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James
Wilhelm |
Daniel
Wu |
Recent CISM Certification
Recipients
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Joseph
Dalessandro |
Fernando
Reiser |
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Objectives of Auditing Standard no. 5
(AS5)
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