3rd-Party Cyber Risk Management: the Biggest Problem You Dont Know You Have

Join us as Jeffrey Wheatman discusses best practices in integrating cybersecurity risk into the process of managing your partners.
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Historically, and even as recently as less than a decade ago, third-party risk management was about this: if legal and finance said OK, we were good to go. But no more! What would happen to your organization if a critical partner got slammed with the latest ransomware and were down for a week, a month, or forever? What would be the impact on your company? Real time, continuous visibility into cybersecurity posture within your ecosystem is no longer a “nice to have”.

This ISSA Chapter Meeting is open to non-ISSA members and there is no registration fee. We ask for a Reserve a Seat registration so that we can plan our food and refreshments. A zoom connection is available for those unable to attend with details below.

6:00 PM - Food & Networking

6:15-6:45 PM - Career coaching session with Larry Holt (paid ISSA members only)

7:00 PM - 10 Minute Chapter Business Meeting

7:10 PM - Speaker Presentation - Jeffrey Wheatman

If you are unable to attend in person, a Zoom Connection is available

and will start at 6:45 pm

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Time: March 26, 2026 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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Third-Party Cyber Risk Management is the Biggest Problem You Don't Know You Have

Historically, and even as recently as less than a decade ago, third-party risk management was about this: if legal and finance said OK, we were good to go. But no more! What would happen to your organization if a critical partner got slammed with the latest ransomware and were down for a week, a month, or forever? What would be the impact on your company? Real time, continuous visibility into cybersecurity posture within your ecosystem is no longer a “nice to have”. In this presentation we will explore:

· are questionnaires enough? (SPOILER ALERT: No)

· what kinds of things you should be looking at to assess cyber risk in your extended ecosystem

· best practices in integrating cybersecurity risk into the process of managing your partners

Presenter:

Jeffrey Wheatman

SVP, Cyber Risk Strategist, Black Kite

A strategic thought leader with expertise in security and cyber risk management, Jeffrey Wheatman is regarded as a foremost expert in guiding Fortune 500 companies in connection with their cybersecurity and risk management programs. In his current capacity as SVP, Cyber Risk Strategist at Black Kite, Jeffrey has been tasked with raising awareness of the enterprise-wide risk impacts of third-party risk, both in the digital and traditional supply chain and supporting the strategic vision of the executive leadership team and investors.

Previously, Jeffrey spent 16 years as a VP/Advisor in Cybersecurity and Risk Management for Gartner. Earlier in his career, Jeffrey contributed as Practice Manager, Information Security for Gotham Technology Group, and as a Principal Consultant, Information Security, with ThruPoint, Inc.

Jeffrey has extensive experience engaging with executives and board members. Jeffrey has prepared security and risk leaders to present before a board; he has advised on upwards of 500 board presentations and briefed 60+ boards of directors to understand their role in managing cyber risk. Jeffrey is a highly-rated and frequent speaker at industry conferences, including the MIT Sloan CIO Symposium, National Cybersecurity Summit, InfoSec World, and the GRC Conference.