CSA OC on trusting AI agents and ISSA OC on security assessments

Sent 2026-10-25. CSA Orange County's last meeting of 2026 on Wednesday, ISSA OC's lunch Tuesday, and Nth Symposium in Anaheim.

The week of October 26 to November 1 · 3 events in Orange County · Read online

A good chapter week in Orange County. On Wednesday CSA Orange County holds its last meeting of the year on the new identity problem of trusting AI agents at scale, and that is the one I would show up for. On Tuesday the ISSA OC lunch walks through what really happens during SOC 2 audits and vendor assessments.

Nth Symposium runs Tuesday at the JW Marriott Anaheim if you want a larger conference day.

Worth your evening

ISSA Orange County chapter meeting: Surviving and Thriving During Security Assessments Tuesday 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM · ISSA OC

CSA Orange County monthly meeting: The New Identity Problem, Trusting AI Agents at Scale Wednesday 5:30 to 7:30 PM · CSA OC

This week

27 Tuesday October

Nth Symposium 2026

9 AM to 5 PM · Nth Generation · JW Marriott Anaheim

Southern California's annual IT, AI and cybersecurity symposium with keynotes, an AI governance panel, a cybersecurity panel with the FBI, 23 breakouts and a demo hall. Registration by request, public

ISSA Orange County chapter meeting: Surviving and Thriving During Security Assessments

11:30 AM to 1:30 PM · ISSA OC · WeWork Spectrum Center · $20 to $30 · CPE

Alex Sleeis, a vice president of information security, walks through what happens during SOC 2 audits and vendor questionnaires, what assessors look for, and how to prepare so the review strengthens the program. Lunch is provided.

28 Wednesday October

CSA Orange County monthly meeting: The New Identity Problem, Trusting AI Agents at Scale

5:30 to 7:30 PM · CSA OC · CSA Orange County meeting space · Free

The last CSA Orange County meeting of 2026, sponsored by Arcon, with Eleanor Hayes Meritt on why trusting AI agents at scale is an identity problem. RSVP on Meetup; organizers ask for cancellations by 1 PM on the day.

CPE from your desk

Live online sessions this week with credit hours, times in Pacific. See all virtual sessions.

Mon 7:30 to 8:30 AM Hiring Your First AI Security Agent: Evaluating Agents Like You Hire People · SANS · 1 CPE

Tue 9 to 9:30 AM AI vs AI? That's Not How This Ends. · CSA · CPE

Tue 11 AM to 12 PM The New Priorities for Critical Infrastructure Preparedness · SANS · 1 CPE

Tue 11 AM to 12 PM Behind the Tabletop: What a Hospital Ransomware Exercise Can Teach Us About SOC Readiness · WiCyS (Women in CyberSecurity) · CPE

Tue 3 to 4 PM SANS Miami 2026, SANS@Night: The Evolution of Vulnerability Management · SANS · 1 CPE

Coming up, register early

Nov 17 Evanta Southern California CIO Executive Summit · Evanta

Nov 18 Evanta Southern California CISO Executive Summit · Evanta

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