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As many are well aware, worldwide health restrictions in light of the COVID-19 pandemic have forced many event organisers to rethink the way in-person events and gatherings are held. This has especially impacted voluntary organisations like ours operating with constrained times, budgets and resources. Despite all this has been happening around us, we at the ISACA Malta Chapter wanted to take the opportunity to see this as an opportunity and a challenge to continue offering professional networking, educational events, courses and conferences at the same quality as before COVID-19 days. We spent the first few months of our term condensing our efforts and transforming ...

Date Topic Speaker Virtual September 17th 2020 GDPR and AML what happens next Alan Alden Virtual October 15th 2020 Lie detection Nejolla Korris November 19th 2020 Robotics Processing Marco Vassallo December 10th 2020 Penetration testing Erim Bligin January 14th 2021 DLT solutions Dr Joshua Ellul February 18th 2021 TBC Aiste Gerybaite March 25th 2021 SheLeadsTech / Empowering Women in Tech Sanja Kekic / Jackie Backman April 15th 2021 AI ...

With the recent conclusion of its 50 th anniversary year, ISACA is embarking on a new era with a new look: an entirely new web site experience and a new logo. The new web site features easier navigation, improved search and stronger security. The ISACA logo, with its rotating circular symbols, symbolizes agility, momentum and community. This represents what ISACA truly is: a people-focused learning organization that connects a professional community around the world. Visit the new ISACA web site at www.isaca.org , and read ISACA CEO David Samuelson’s blog post on the changes here . Meanwhile, here at the Malta Chapter we are keeping busy with our ...

On the 5th October, the #ISACAMalta Chapter participated in the first #ISACACommunITyDay by organising an environmental cleanup. Through this event, we exemplified our purpose, promise, and values with a day of service around the world. Not only we helped realise the positive potential of technology, but together, we helped people realise the positive potential of #ISACA's global society. Follow the worldwide impact: https://engage.isaca.org/communityday/impact

We were only a few seats shy of a full house at our last Educational Event where we officially kick-started this year's Educational programme. For event pictures, visit our LinkedIn or Facebook pages and remember to Like our posts and pages. Below you can find a link to download the presentation that Milda Petraityte kindly shared with us for her presentation. ∇ Compliance__and_cyber_security_-_presentation.pptx ​

Dear Members, Once again we are pleased to present you the ISACA Educational Event Programme ahead of the upcoming schedule. We will announce the exact presentation titles, synopses and locations closer to the date. So we urge you to follow our social media pages & subscribe to our mailing list to learn about this information as soon as it is announced. Keep in touch: Mailing List

The ISACA Malta Chapter has always strived to increase the representation of women at a leadership level. In the past few years key board roles were successfully led by women. We believe that this mix has ensured that the Chapter is run professionally and successfully more than ever. Through the past years we also ensured to have key female speakers at our conferences, as well as organised an event to discuss the issues and challenges faced by women within the local industry. Amongst some of the issues raised were 1) Lack of female role models in the field, 2) Gender bias within the education path and work field 3). Unequal growth opportunities. These are ...

I attended the National eSkills Strategy for the period of 2019 to 2021 on behalf of the ISACA Malta Chapter. To help tighten the integration between the two associations, and to contribute to the strategy I've accepted an invitation to form part of the eSkills Consultative Strategic Committee on behalf of ISACA Malta Chapter. Abstract Digital Technology these days is prevalent across all sectors, and this has created a need for digital skills for most roles and positions of employment. Digital skills are not just relevant for ICT practitioners, but also for the workforce, education providers, and society. Malta has always been regarded as a country ...

ISACA Malta Chapter, winner of the K. Wayne Snipes Best Chapter Award 2019 (Medium Chapter Category) The K. Wayne Snipes award was established in 1989 and recognizes ISACA chapters that meet or exceed service goals by actively supporting local membership and, thus, ISACA. The award is ISACA’s way of recognizing chapters that continually go above and beyond to provide excellent service and guidance. Chapters are selected by a group of peer leaders from chapters around the world, specifically the Chapter Support Committee, with help from the International staff. Message from 2019 Chapter President Rebekah Duca, CISA The K. Wayne Snipes Best Medium ...

Did you know that the #CISA job practice will be receiving an update this year? This new job practice consists of domains, subtopics and supporting tasks representing the work performed in information systems audit, assurance and control. These domains, subtopics and tasks are the result of extensive research, feedback, and validation from subject matter experts and prominent industry leaders from around the globe. These updates will be tested for the first time in the June 2019 CISA exam. The CISA exam will contain 150 questions testing the 2019 job practice. Learn about the changes here . #CISA #ExamPrep

ISACA Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary We’ve come a long way in 50 years. From our start as the Electronic Data Processing Auditors Association (EDPAA) with a single chapter in Los Angeles, California, USA, to more than 220 chapters in 95 countries today, ISACA has not only expanded across the globe, but also continuously innovated in its industry resources and guidance, served as a cutting-edge thought leader and provided generations of IT and information systems professionals with the credentials and professional development tools to advance their careers and the profession. This year, we not only commemorate ISACA’s 50th anniversary milestone, but also ...

Welcome to this quarter's Be Informed edition, helping you stay up to date with ISACA Malta Chapter Events! Annual General Meeting The ISACA Malta Chapter held its Annual General Meeting at SmartCity Malta on the 5th July 2018. The following were the elected Directors on the Board for the year 2018/2019: Ms Giannella Borg Mr Christopher Bugeja Mr Kevin Campbell Mr Keith Cutajar Ms Rebekah Duca Mr Kenneth Farrugia Mr Robert Farrugia Ms Shana Micallef Mr Matthew Ward At a subsequent meeting of the Board, Ms Rebekah Duca was elected President, Mr Christopher Bugeja as Vice President, ...

Date Topic Speaker 18/10/2018 Social Engineering Jacqueline Backman 15/11/2018 Cloud Management Michael Azzopardi 06/12/2018 Fraud Prevention and Detection/Data Analysis Mark Fenech 17/01/2019 Blockchain/CryptoCurrency Joseph Anthony Debono 21/02/2019 IT Audit Christopher Azzopardi 14/03/2019 Hacking Demo Rodrigo Marcos 18/04/2019 Artificial Intelligence Jake Azzopardi 16/05/2019 Cyber Security James Kwann

Dear Members & Visitors, On behalf of the ISACA Malta Chapter Board, I welcome you to our first blog post on our new revamped chapter site! We hope you like our new look which is designed to make it easier to find the information that you are looking for. In particular, we hope you like the feel of the design which is specifically intended to be easy to navigate and to reflect our forward thinking and modern approach. The site is now compatible with modern tablets and smart phones to allow you to keep in touch while on the move. We will be updating this Blog on a regular basis to keep you in touch with all the new events and updates from ISACA Malta, ...