ISACA San Diego February Meeting:

Checkboxes to Judgement: Lessons in Modern Risk Thinking

Key talking points:

• GRC misconceptions
• Challenging the policy / compliance / check-the-box / prescriptive / rigid approaches to controls, programs, and frameworks
• Personal lessons learned and what I wish I knew earlier about risk, compliance, etc. – story telling and reflections on mistakes/misconceptions, how my perspective of risk and program design has evolved over time, advice for a ‘future self’
• AI-enabled working approaches for program and policy build – how to evolve one’s approach and mindset

SPEAKER: Lisel Newton - Executive Director, InfoSec, Risk & Compliance at Gossamer Bio

Lisel Newton is a seasoned IT professional with over 15 years of experience leading IT functions, including information and cybersecurity, data privacy, GRC, third-party vendor management and more.  Lisel holds the CISSP, CISA and CDPSE certifications.  Her career experience includes KPMG consulting and advisory services, as well as public company employment, where Lisel has built and led successful IT programs focused on meeting regulatory and compliance requirements including NIST, GDPR, GXP, SOX, ISO, SOC and more. 

Keeping cybersecurity top of mind in IT program design, Lisel prioritizes a zero-trust model focus, with a cloud-first technology strategy.  Lisel is passionate about transformation of IT functions via a focus on automation, fostering positive change, and implementing a culture of inclusivity.  Lisel holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Management Information Systems from the University of Montana.

Connect with Lisel on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/liselnewton/

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