IEEE Iowa Illinois Section

"Cybersocial Third Friday" is a monthly reoccurring networking/social meetup hosted by the IEEE R4 Iowa-Illinois Section and Computer Society Chapter. Cybersocial is a monthly event held the third Friday of each month. Join us for our monthly social hour and see your friends and colleagues. You don't need to be a Computer Society member or even an IEEE member to join us. Open to all engineers and technical professionals. There will be appetizers and non-alcoholic beverages provided. [] Agenda: We plan to meet IN PERSON at Five Cities in Bettendorf. Five Cities Brewery , Bettendorf, Iowa, United States, 52722

We are pleased to present a timely and forward-looking discussion on one of the most pressing challenges in healthcare cybersecurity. As quantum computing advances, traditional cryptographic systems — including RSA and ECC — could be rendered vulnerable. In a domain where patient data confidentiality and the reliability of medical devices are critical, preparing for technological improvement is necessary. This session by Herat Joshi and Shenson Joseph will explore the evolving quantum threat landscape for healthcare IT infrastructures, including EHR systems and network-connected medical devices. They will also highlight the latest NIST post-quantum cryptography initiatives and provide actionable guidance to help organizations evaluate their current cryptographic posture and develop a strategic path toward quantum-resilient security. We expect that attendees will come away with concrete insights to be prepared for the emerging post-quantum era. Co-sponsored by: Docent Institute Speaker(s): Herat, Shenson, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/512609

Join us for an insightful tech talk with Arman Ansari, IT Security Advisor at Tribhuvan University, Nepal. In this session, Arman will share field-tested practices for reducing risk across industries, using real incident case studies of XSS, IDOR, and SQL Injection to show how attacks unfold and how they can be prevented. He will connect these lessons to the OWASP security fundamentals, and the human factor, while highlighting practical defenses such as MFA, least privilege, secure defaults, secrets handling, and more. Arman will also introduce Defense by Offence and provide attendees with actionable checklists and a clear roadmap for improving security. Co-sponsored by: Docent Institute Speaker(s): Arman , Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/504949