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2025-2026 Chapter Board of Directors

     President:
     Joseph Nunes, MBA, CISA, CDPSE

     Vice-President:
     Sanjeev Kale, CRISC

     Secretary:  Anicee Monfleury, ISC2,
      ServiceNow CSA Admin

     Treasurer:

      Lu Qiu, CPA, CISA
                            
     Past-President:
     Jeffrey Saffer, DBA, CISA, CFE
         
     Officers:
      Adekunle Adisa, CAEGP, CISM, CISA, CDPSE, PCIP
      Jay Ferron, CCSO, CEHi, CDPSE ,CISSP, CHFIi,
         C)PTEi, CISM, CRISC, CVEi, MCITP, MCSE, MCT, MVP
      Beth Flores-Manlapig, CISA, CRISC, CDPSE  
      Felicia Hou,  CISSP, CISA
      Robert Immella, CRISC
      Kris (Karry), MBA, CGEIT, CISM, CRISC, CCSK
      Swati Malik, PMP, CISM, CSM
      Mamta Mysore, CRISC, CCSK 
      Anthony Noble, CISA 
      Olusegun Opeyemi-Ajayi, CISA, CISM, CISSP, CCISO    
      Patrick Park, CISM, CDPSE, CISSP    
      Hemant Rungta, CISA, CRISC, CGEIT 
      Anurag Sharma, CISA, CRISC                   
      Sanina Shen, CISSP, PMP, CISA, CGEIT, CRISC, CISM 
      Mizba Tawa, CISM, CRISC, CDPSE                
     

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The ISACA NJ Chapter is seeking individuals who are willing to contribute their time to assist in Chapter activities. Volunteers are integral to our success in serving our chapter members. If you are interested in helping to keep ISACA NJ as one of the best chapters in the world, please email us at VolunteerLiaisonCommittee@njisaca.org

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Employers and Recruiters:
List Your Jobs on Our Site!

Want to advertise your open IT Audit, Risk, Security, and related positions in our Jobs section? Contact InfoNet@njisaca.org for information on how to provide information for posting.

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A Note for Event Attendees

When you attend an ISACA New Jersey Chapter (“ISACA”) event or program, you enter an area where photography, audio, and video recording may occur. By entering the event premises, you consent to interview(s), photography, audio recording, video recording and their release, publication, exhibition, or reproduction to be used for news, web casts, promotional purposes, telecasts, advertising, inclusion on websites, social media, or any other purpose by ISACA and its affiliates and representatives. Images, photos, and videos may be used to promote similar ISACA events in the future, highlight the event and exhibit the capabilities of ISACA. You release ISACA, its officers and employees, and each and all persons involved from any liability connected with the taking, recording, digitizing, or publication and use of interviews, photographs, computer images, video and/or or sound recordings.

By attending an ISACA event, you waive all rights you may have to any claims for payment or royalties in connection with any use, exhibition, streaming, web casting, televising, or other publication of these materials, regardless of the purpose or sponsoring of such use, exhibiting, broadcasting, web casting, or other publication irrespective of whether a fee for admission or sponsorship is charged. You also waive any right to inspect or approve any photo, video, or audio recording taken by ISACA or the person or entity designated to do so by ISACA. You have been fully informed of your consent, waiver of liability, and release before entering the event.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

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ISACA New Jersey is sponsoring the following events in the upcoming months.  See our Events schedule for further information on these courses.

NJ ISACA Annual Summer Bash

Saturday, August 9, 2025
12:00PM – 3:00 PM


Avenue/Le Club
23 Ocean Avenue
Long Branch, NJ 07740

This event is designed to allow members to network with ISACA members and their families and friends as well as to meet ISACA Board Members while participating in fun activities by the Ocean.  Venue provides a private rooftop swimming pool for the attendees. A delicious brunch venue including beer and wine will be served. Click on this link to register to attend!

Preliminary schedule:
11:45 am ~ 12:30 pm Welcome and Registration
12:00 am ~ 2:30 pm Eat, Drink, swim (pool), play and mingle (DJ and Photography)
2:00 pm ~ 2:45 pm Games and Giveaways
2:45 pm ~ 3:00pm Networking.

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Building AI Security Guardrails

a virtual presentation

Tuesday, August 12, 2025
5:00 PM-7:00 PM

As organizations rapidly adopt Large Language Models (LLMs) across business functions, cyber risk auditors and security professionals face an urgent need to secure these systems end-to-end. This 2-hour workshop bridges the gap between governance and technical implementation, guiding you through a practical, structured approach to building and assessing cybersecurity controls tailored to LLMs. Complete agenda and registration information is available at this link.

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 Protecting Yourself Online

a virtual presentation

Tuesday, August 19, 2025
8:00 PM-9:30 PM

In this virtual session, we will discuss online home security:

·        How to protect yourself,

·        Setting up a secure network,

·        DNS tricks,

·        Wi-Fi Risks,

·        Social engineering issues,

·        Patch Management,

·        and other topics

For further information and to register to attend this presentation, click here.

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Chapter News

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Check out these interesting articles by Sanjeev Kale, NJ ISACA Chapter Vice President.


Psychology and Cybersecurity: Rewiring Human Behavior to Build Sustainable Cyber Resilience

From Strength Training to Threat Training

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NJ ISACA held its spring outing at Turtle Back Zoo, where everyone had a wonderful time. A heartfelt thank you to all the volunteers for their tremendous efforts and valuable contributions!

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We hosted an engaging event with the NJIT NICC Student Cyber Club, featuring Lily Yeoh, CEO and founder of C1Risk, as our guest speaker. The event attracted 40 students who thoroughly enjoyed her insightful presentation.  @Patrick Park, Guest Speaker Lily Yeoh.

Hurray and well done!!

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Exciting times at the NJIT Hackathon, where ISACA members had the opportunity to connect with talented students eager to learn about cybersecurity! Our team enjoyed tabling at the event, sharing insights into career paths in cybersecurity and discussing the critical skills needed in today’s digital landscape. From entry-level opportunities to advanced roles, we highlighted the many ways to make an impact in this vital field. Thank you, NJIT, for hosting such an inspiring event that fosters the next generation of cyber professionals! #ISACA #Cybersecurity #NJITHackathon #FutureOfCyber

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BIZCON 2024 Conference was held on October 16, 2024.  Chapter members attended the event sponsored through Kean University by the Federal Small Business Administration. Thank you to our volunteers. Participants discussed various topics during the conference were:

  • New Cyber threats and trends
  • Cyber Maturity Module Certification (CMMC) and Compliance
  • Cyber Security Community Awareness
  • AI and Cyber Security
  • Panel Discussion from industrial experts

 

Thanks CommunITy Day Volunteers!