Events

2025

January

Carlton Peeples, Special Agent in Charge (SAC) of the FBI Birmingham Division
Priorities and initiatives for the coming year, with a focus on threats and issues relevant to North Alabama
1/21/25 – 11:30 to 1:00

February

Mark Quimby, IBMA Board Member and Director, National Field Operations for Security Engineers in Birmingham
Raise the Shield: Protecting Yourself and Your Business
2/11/25 – 11:30 to 1:00

March

Joint Meeting with Birmingham Chapter of Cloud Security Alliance
CISO Panel: Journey to the Cloud
3/11/25 – 11:30 to 1:00

April

Dennis Underwood, CEO Cyber Crucible
Criminal Topics: Ransomware/Tradecraft/Artificial Intelligence; The Latest Report
4/8/25 – 11:30 to 1:00

Southeast Cybersecurity Summit
April 9-10 BJCC Birmingham, AL
https://www.secybersecurity.com

May

FBI Special Agent Luke Cioffi
Bank Fraud from Within: How a Bank IT Employee Stole Over $400k
5/13/25 – 11:30 to 1:00

June

Stephanie Watt, Cybersecurity State Coordinator, Alabama CISA Region 4
Joe Parker, CISSP, Cybersecurity Advisor, CISA Region 4

CISA’s Industrial Control Systems/ Operational Technology Resilience Efforts, Resources, Training, and Vulnerabilities
6/10/25 – 11:30 to 1:00

July

Doug Wilson
Middle East situation and the potential for geopolitical fallout and threats
7/8/25 – 11:30 to 1:00

August

David Fitzgibbons, FBI Special Agent in Charge, Birmingham, AL
Introduction and upcoming plans for the new Birmingham Special Agent in Charge
8/12/25 – 11:30 to 1:00

September

John Grimes
Topic To Be Announced Soon!
9/9/25 – 11:30 to 1:00

October

TBD
TBD
10/14/25 – 11:30 to 1:00

November

TBD
TBD
Date TBD due to Veteran’s Day – 11:30 to 1:00

December

Gary Warner
Cybersecurity Year in Review
12/9/25 – 11:30 to 1:00