CSA and ISACA San Diego on trusting AI agents, at KPMG Tuesday

Sent 2026-10-25. The joint chapter evening at KPMG, the San Diego Cyber Group meetup Wednesday, and a free ISACA coffee talk Thursday.

The week of October 26 to November 1 · 5 events in San Diego · Read online

Tuesday evening is the one I would circle. Cloud Security Alliance San Diego and our ISACA San Diego chapter are hosting a joint session at KPMG on trusting AI agents at scale, with a Zoom option if you cannot make it in person. If you are newer to the local scene, the San Diego Cyber Group meetup Wednesday at Novo Brazil in Mission Valley is an easy way to meet people, and Thursday's free ISACA coffee talk on Zoom earns a CPE over lunch. Reply anytime and tell me what you would like to see more of.

Worth your evening

Joint CSA San Diego and ISACA San Diego October Event: The New Identity Problem, Trusting AI Agents at Scale Tuesday 5:30 to 7:30 PM · CSA SD

San Diego Cyber Group Meetup (October 2026) Wednesday 6 to 8 PM · SD Cyber Group

This week

26 Monday October

UC San Diego Center for Healthcare Cybersecurity Academic Symposium 2026

8 AM · UCSD Healthcare Cybersecurity · Scripps Seaside Forum, UC San Diego

Three-day academic symposium on healthcare cybersecurity research, hospital resilience and patient safety, hosted by UC San Diego Health.

27 Tuesday October

Joint CSA San Diego and ISACA San Diego October Event: The New Identity Problem, Trusting AI Agents at Scale

5:30 to 7:30 PM · CSA SD · KPMG · Free

Evening session co-hosted by CSA San Diego and ISACA San Diego with Eleanor Hayes Meritt on identity and access challenges for AI agents at scale. Arcon sponsors.

28 Wednesday October

(CS)²AI Online™ Symposium: Cybersecurity of Smart Buildings

10 AM to 1:30 PM · (CS)2AI SD · Online

Online symposium from (CS)²AI San Diego on building automation attacks, from ransomware against HVAC and access control to AI in building operations, with two panels and a vendor risk talk.

San Diego Cyber Group Meetup (October 2026)

6 to 8 PM · SD Cyber Group · Novo Brazil Brewing Mission Valley · Free

Monthly social for people who work or study in cybersecurity, hosted by David Spark of the CISO Series. Games, guided discussion, food and drinks for the first 80. F5 sponsors.

29 Thursday October

ISACA San Diego and SecurityStudio Academy Coffee Talk: Why Organizations of All Sizes Need Cybersecurity Leadership

12 to 1:15 PM · ISACA SD · Online · Free · 1 CPE

Free Zoom conversation with Evan Francen (FRSecure, SecurityStudio) and John Jordan (BetterWorld Technology) on CISO, vCISO and no-leadership models.

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 5 FutureCon San Diego Cybersecurity Conference 2026 · FutureCon SD

Nov 12 2026 USD Cyber Law and Risk Symposium: The New Frontier, Cyber Law and Risk at the Speed of AI · USD CCSET

Nov 13 San Diego CyberCon 2026 · SD CyberCon

Nov 18 Cybersecurity (CISO) Leadership San Diego: Executive Networking Exchange · Kodi Connect (Executive Networking Exchange)

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