Past Meetings

Sixty-plus years of authentication history, and the login box is still the thing that makes grown security engineers visibly wince. This talk traces the arc from the invention of the password in 1961 through hardware tokens, SMS OTP, push authentication, and MFA fatigue, to the passkey era — finally an interesting solution, with a dispiriting adoption curve.

​Cybersecurity is more than tools and tech—it’s strategy, influence, and impact. In today’s rapidly evolving threat landscape, organizations continue to face breaches despite significant investments. Why? Because true security requires more than reactive defenses.

Threat intelligence is everywhere. Feeds, dashboards, reports, alerts. Yet many organizations still struggle to turn intelligence into meaningful action.

​Join Silicon Valley ISSA for a candid fireside conversation with Cyber Threat Intelligence Expert Joe Slowik and Chapter President Mike Skurko as they cut through the noise and explore what actually works in modern threat intelligence.

​This discussion will move beyond theory and marketing language. Expect practical insights drawn from operational experience across government, national labs, and the private sector.

Modern web applications don’t just expose APIs — they expose attack paths. Recursive Request Exploits (RRE) represent a new class of attack that chains interdependent web requests to bypass authentication, authorization, and even payment systems.