August Chapter Meeting
August 13, 2026
6:00-8:00pm PST
Topic: The Silent Battlefield: Aligning People, Assets, and Mission
The ever-changing silent battlefield of Cyber today and how we believe it will affect personnel, relationships and progress to defend USA attack surfaces. As we are implementing new strategies that require more than smart technologies and innovative ideas, we look to understand personnel and how their relationships between your assets, your mission, and your people will drive the next generation of awareness, connected interests, and build an ‘all in’ attitude for those that want to be a members of the next-gen of our Cyber Industry.
Host: Ross Cook
Dynamic strategist with 30+ years of achievement and demonstrated success serving as security and information technology founder for Integrated Planet. Military Information Technology background with emphasis in cyber warfare during conflicts in various war zones, such as Bosnia, Croatia, Serbia, Turkey and Iraq. Leads of team of forty plus skilled employees across NAVWAR and COMNAVSURFPACs Pacific region.
Location:
University of San Diego, Belanich Engineering Center
Room BEC-318
Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89574705164?pwd=zW8yX4lxQ8jdgm5qf38PgjnazYdQPZ.1
Thank you to the University of San Diego for hosting us virtually and in person!
Attendance:
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Next Chapter Meeting
September 10, 2026 – Hybrid
The no-fee meetings and presentations are the second Thursday of every month from 6:00-8:00pm PST at the University of San Diego.
EVERYONE is welcome!
Meeting Location
University of San Diego
Center for Cyber Security Engineering and Technology
Belanich Engineering Center (Loma Hall)
4998 Alcala Park, San Diego, CA 92110
Check meeting information on main page for room number
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San Diego North County Cyber Meetup
Tuesday, August 11, 5:00pm – 7:00pm
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AITP San Diego Summer Social
Wednesday, August 12, 5:00pm
AleSmith Brewing Company
9990 AleSmith Ct
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Women in Cybersecurity (WiCyS) San Diego
Saturday, August 22, 11:00am
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