September  19th 6-7:30pm, 2024  (online) event.  Tolgay Kizilelma PhD, Director of the MS in Cybersecurity Program at Dominican University of California, will present a session on "Security Assurance and Compliance".

Security culture is essential for achieving a culture of compliance. IT leaders are tasked with linking

security assurance with organizational values. However, cyber compliance has traditionally been

approached as a bottom-up problem and addressed with disjointed ideas that mistake effort as

value. The session will cover challenges and opportunities around cybersecurity compliance through cultural changes that align with organizational vision, goals, and values.   

Email us at iscnorthbaychapter@gmail.com to register for the event!

Tolgay Kizilelma, PhD is a business-driven IT leader with three decades of experience. He currently serves as the Director of the MS in Cybersecurity Program at Dominican University of California, Barowsky School of Business where he also teaches as an Associate Professor of Cybersecurity. As an adjunct faculty at Saint Mary’s College of California, he has been teaching various data analytics courses as part of the MSBA and Professional MBA graduate programs since 2017.

As an advocate of lifelong learning, Tolgay has many industry certifications, a B.S. degree in computer engineering, an MBA, and a Ph.D. focusing on information security. He also volunteers for various non-profit organizations as a board member, and frequently participates at cybersecurity conferences as a speaker and a panelist.

His contribution to the cybersecurity community was recognized with the 2022 C100 Award – Top 100 CISOs by CISOs Connect.