Events

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January 18, 2023 – Peter H Gregory’s book, The Art of Writing Technical Books, promoted by Forbes Technology Council.

October 27, 2022 – Peter H Gregory spoke about information security careers at the University of Washington in Seattle. 

January 26, 2022 – Peter H Gregory spoke about ransomware and third-party risk at a webinar produced by NAVEX.

December 2, 2021 – Peter H Gregory spoke about information security careers at the University of Washington in Seattle.

May 18, 2021 – Peter H Gregory spoke about information security careers at the University of Washington in Seattle.

April 16, 2021 – Peter H Gregory participated in a panel discussion about security architecture careers at Your Cyber Path.

November 5, 2020 – Peter H Gregory spoke about information security careers at the University of Washington in Seattle.

October 29, 2020 – Peter H Gregory spoke about third-party risk management at Arctic Con in Anchorage.

May 22, 2019 – Peter H Gregory taught a module on cyber hygiene at the University of South Florida Cybersecurity For Executives program in Tampa, Florida.

May 13, 2019 – Peter H Gregory spoke about business-aligned security strategies at ISACA North America CACS in Anaheim, California.

May 9, 2019 – Peter H Gregory spoke about risk-driven security strategies at OptivCon in Seattle.

May 2, 2019 – Peter H Gregory spoke about risk-driven security strategies at OptivCon in Omaha, Nebraska.

November 15, 2018 – Peter H Gregory spoke about information security careers at the University of Washington in Seattle.

November 1, 2018 – Peter H Gregory spoke about political obstacles to cloud adoption at the Optiv-AWS Cloud Summit in Bellevue, Washington.

September 25, 2017 – Peter H Gregory spoke about third-party risk at (ISC)² Congress in Austin, Texas.

May 19, 2017 – Peter H Gregory spoke about third-party risk programs at Interop in Las Vegas.

May 4, 2017 – Peter H Gregory spoke about third-party breaches at ES3 in Seattle.

April 13, 2017 – Peter H Gregory spoke about cloud-powered businesses and about third-party risk at Interface in Anchorage.

March 30, 2017 – Peter H Gregory spoke about third-party risk at an RSAM lunch and learn event in Seattle.

March 8, 2017 – Peter H Gregory spoke about third-party risk at ES3 in Omaha.

November 16, 2016 – Peter H Gregory spoke about the future of security at the global IT leadership summit of a private company.

November 2, 2016 – Peter H Gregory spoke about the future of security at the Kernutt Stokes Business Leadership Forum in Eugene, OR.

October 12, 2016 – Peter H Gregory spoke about third-party risk at Source Seattle.

October 5, 2016 – Peter H Gregory spoke on a panel discussion at the Wyoming Governor’s Broadband Summit in Cheyenne.

September 28, 2016 – Peter H Gregory spoke about quick wins using the CIS CSC controls at the Credit Union National Association Security Summit in Las Vegas.

September 21, 2016 – Peter H Gregory co-hosted a CISO roundtable dinner at the PCI Community Meetings in Las Vegas.

September 14, 2016 – Peter H Gregory spoke about third-party risk at the ASIS/ISC2 Congress in Orlando.

September 8, 2016 – Peter H Gregory spoke about the future of security at a global IT leadership event for a private company in Denver.

August 23, 2016 – Peter H Gregory spoke about developing data classification programs at a private CISO event in Ottawa.

August 4, 2016 – Peter H Gregory spoke about third-party risk at Tech Junction in Albuquerque.

June 23, 2016 – Peter H Gregory spoke about the future of security at a global IT leadership event for a private company in Atlanta.

June 2, 2016 – Peter H Gregory spoke about third-party risk at ES3 in Denver.

May 12, 2016 – Peter H Gregory delivered the morning keynote address on the topic of building security management systems at ES3 in Seattle.

May 3, 2016 – Peter H Gregory spoke about third-party risk at the Dark Reading Cyber Security Summit at Interop in Las Vegas.

April 14, 2016 – Peter H Gregory spoke about third-party risk at Interface Alaska.

February 6, 2016 – Peter H Gregory spoke about cybersecurity careers at a masters program information session on cybersecurity at Georgia State University.

February 5, 2016 – Peter H Gregory delivered a keynote address on the topic of third-party risk at the 17th Annual Privacy and Security Conference in Victoria, BC.

November 12, 2015 – Peter H Gregory delivered the keynote address on the topic of third-party risk at SecureWorld Expo in Seattle.

February 26, 2015 – Peter H Gregory spoke on the topic of executive oversight of security management programs at SPIE in Calgary.

April 30, 2014 – Peter H Gregory spoke on the topic of the human factors related to system security at the University of Nevada in Reno.

March 31 – April 1, 2014 – Peter H Gregory taught the ISACA Puget Sound Spring Seminar on identity and access management in Seattle.

Nov 13, 2013 – Peter H Gregory moderated a panel on GRC (governance, risk, and compliance) at the SecureWorld Expo conference in Seattle.

Nov 13, 2013 – Peter H Gregory spoke on the topic of identity and access management at the SecureWorld Expo conference in Seattle.

Oct 21, 2013 – Peter H Gregory spoke on the topic of anti-malware and advanced persistent threats to the UW Information School’s Information Security and Risk Management certificate program.

June 6, 2013 – Peter H Gregory spoke on the topic of identity and access management at SecureWorld Expo in Portland, Oregon.

Nov 30-31, 2012 – Peter H Gregory spoke on the topics of cloud security and advanced persistent threats at SecureWorld Expo in Seattle

Nov 16-17, 2011 – Peter H. Gregory spoke on the topics of security vs compliance, and ISO 27001 security management at SecureWorld Expo in Seattle.

Oct 28, 2010 – Peter H. Gregory spoke on the topic of mapping security controls at the SecureWorld Expo conference in Seattle.

Oct 28, 2010 – Peter H. Gregory moderated the panel, “Which Security Organization Should I Join?” at the SecureWorld Expo conference in Seattle.

Dec 9, 2008 – Peter H. Gregory spoke about business continuity planning at an Association for Corporate Growth training event.

Oct 30, 2008 – Peter H. Gregory spoke about top-down security management with ISO27001 at the SecureWorld Expo conference in Seattle (Download).

September 5, 2008 – Press Release regarding availability of IT Disaster Recovery Planning book in Kindle and e-book formats.  Book receives rave reviews from industry experts and top reviewers. (PDF format) (HTML format)

August 5, 2008 – Press release from John Wiley & Sons announcing the availability of Biometrics for Dummies.

May 27, 2008 – Article in Tacoma News-Tribune (PDF) regarding the publication of Peter H. Gregory’s 20th book.

March 25, 2008 – Peter H. Gregory spoke at the IP3 security conference in Seattle (Download).

March 10, 2008 – Press release from John Wiley & Sons announcing IT Disaster Recovery Planning book: Publisher | PR Web | Yahoo News | Reuters.

Oct 31, 2007 – Peter H. Gregory spoke at SecureWorld Expo on VoIP Security. (Download)

Oct 17, 2007 – Peter H. Gregory spoke at the IT Connect Expo conference in Santa Clara, CA, presenting a talk on security considerations of Software as a Service (SaaS) applications.

Feb 20, 2007 – Peter H. Gregory was the dinner program speaker at the Western Pension and Benefits Conference, where he discussed ways to protect one’s information on today’s Internet. (Download)

Nov 4, 2006 – Peter H. Gregory signed copies of his book, Computer Viruses for Dummies, at Stacy’s Bookstore in San Francisco, CA, at the first National Authors Unconference in San Francisco.

Oct 25, 2006 – Peter H. Gregory presented a lecture on security architecture and models for the UW Information School’s Information Assurance certificate program.

Oct 10-11, 2006 – SecureWorld Expo, Seattle. Lecture on data security and business controls; moderated the panel, “How to Get a Unified Handle On Your Network Threats”

Aug 26, 2006 – Expert Testimony Aids Federal Prosecution. Christopher Maxwell, a confessed 21-yr old computer hacker, sentenced in federal court to 37 months in federal prison, thanks in part to the Friend of the Court brief that Peter H. Gregory submitted at the request of U.S. Department of Justice prosecutor Kathryn Warma. Maxwell launched a “botnet” that attacked millions of computers worldwide and disrupted networks at hospitals, schools, and the U.S. Department of Defense. US Dept of Justice Press Release. This is an example of the cooperation between the public and private sectors that is facilitated by the FBI’s InfraGard program (for which Peter was a board member).

Feb 15, 2006 – Peter H. Gregory spoke at a local SIM (Society for Information Management) meeting on selling security to company management. (Download)

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Dec 8, 2005 – WSA annual Predictions dinner meeting. Peter H. Gregory sat on a panel that made predictions about technology in 2006.

Oct 26, 2005 – Peter H. Gregory presented a lecture on security architecture and models for the UW Information School’s Information Assurance certificate program.

Oct 19-20, 2005 – SecureWorld Expo, Seattle. Peter H. Gregory presented a lecture on automating security awareness through web-based training.

Oct 3, 2005 – Peter H. Gregory interviewed for an article on responding to security breaches. Computerworld Magazine. CIO Magazine.

Sept 2005 – Peter H. Gregory was interviewed and photographed for an article on best security advice. Information Security Magazine.

June 2005 – Peter H. Gregory spoke at the Infragard meeting on corporate information security policy. (Download)

May 17-18, 2005 – SecureWorld Expo, Atlanta. Peter H. Gregory held sessions on information and business security.

Apr 20-21, 2005 – SecureWorld Expo, Philadelphia. Peter H. Gregory held sessions on information and business security.

Mar 14, 2005 – SecureWorld Expo, Boston. Peter H. Gregory held sessions on patch management and typical security mistakes that organizations make.

Nov 4, 2004 – Peter H. Gregory signed copies of his book, Computer Viruses For Dummies, at the Barnes & Noble Bookstore in Bellevue, Washington.

Oct 26-27, 2004 – SecureWorld Expo, Seattle. Peter H. Gregory held sessions on patch management and spam.

Oct 21, 2004 – Peter H. Gregory signed copies of his book, Computer Viruses For Dummies, at the Borders Bookstore in Redmond, Washington.

Sep 23, 2004 – Peter H. Gregory was a panelist in the HR Network of Bellevue’s event, “Could Your Company Be The Next Walmart?”

Apr 5, 2004 – Peter H. Gregory delivered the speech, “Patch Management Best Practices” at a meeting of the WSA. (Download)

Feb 23-27, 2004 – Peter H. Gregory delivered the speech, “Selected Patch Management Strategies” at the RSA worldwide conference in San Francisco. (Download)

September 2003 – Peter H. Gregory delivered the speech, “More Than Technology: Security Requires People and Processes” at SecureWorld Expo in Seattle.

September 2003 – Peter H. Gregory moderated a panel on information and business security policy at SecureWorld Expo in Seattle.

December 2002 – Peter H. Gregory moderated the panel discussion, “The Future of 802.11 Security” at SecureWorld Expo in Seattle.

December 2002 – Peter H. Gregory delivered the speech, “Delivering a Logical Security Strategy” at SecureWorld Expo in Seattle (PDF).

October 2001 – Peter H. Gregory delivered a speech on GSM / GPRS Security at the West Coast Security Forum in Vancouver, B.C.

2000 – Peter H. Gregory delivered a talk on common security architecture at the AT&T IT Technical Conference in Bellevue, WA.

1999 – Peter H. Gregory delivered a talk on the business case for storage area networks at the Veritas Worldwide User Conference in Phoenix, AZ.

1998 – Peter H. Gregory delivered a talk on the business case for storage management tools at the Veritas Worldwide User Conference in Phoenix, AZ.