Denver ISSA November 2026 Chapter Meeting (Dinner)

Cybersecurity Beyond Frameworks: Turning Strategy into Real Protection Cybersecurity Beyond Frameworks: Turning Strategy into Real Protection 5:30pm -6:00pm - Networking & Dinner 6:00pm - 7:00pm - Presentation(CPE credits) Abstract Many organizations struggle to translate complex security frameworks (like NIST or ISO) into tangible, measurable protection for their assets. This talk moves past compliance checklists to focus on pragmatic engineering and operational validation. I will share concrete methods for prioritizing controls based on real-world risk, testing resilience in production environments, and ensuring security investments yield actual risk reduction rather than just audit pass rates. Speaker: Shwetha Babu Prasad; Speaker | Author | Senior Information Security Engineer I am an author, speaker, and Senior Information Security Engineer with hands-on experience designing and implementing cybersecurity, data protection, and privacy controls across enterprise, cloud, and data-driven environments. I hold a master’s degree in Technology Management with a concentration in cybersecurity and maintain CISM, CEH, CompTIA Security+, and Varonis Data Administrator certifications. My technical experience includes data loss prevention (DLP), sensitive data discovery and classification, cloud security, and privacy-by-design. I also work with AI-enabled systems, focusing on data security, privacy risk, and governance considerations for AI and analytics platforms. My work emphasizes practical, risk-based security implementation. ISSA would like to thank Black Kite, Varonis, Forescout, Armis, Rapid7, and Savvy our annual sponsors.