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Cascade STEAM Cyber
Welcome to Cascade STEAM’s Cyber-focused community group! We are just getting started as a community group and we’d love to have you join us at an upcoming meeting. Meetings are free and all are welcome. Anyone with an interest in cybersecurity is welcome and encouraged to attend. Please help us by spreading the word to friends and colleagues.
Upcoming Meetings
We meet on the second Thursday of the Month from ~5:30-7:00pm at various locations. Meeting details will be available on this page, the Cascade STEAM Community Hub, and the Cascade STEAM Meetup Page. We will not hold meetings in August or December; join us for Cascade STEAM Socials on these months instead!
Join us as we continue to work on organizing our group and building a local cybersecurity community. Our meetings are free and anyone with an interest in Cybersecurity is welcome to attend.
Mark your calendars and watch this space as we confirm meeting locations. Consider creating a Meetup account and following Cascade STEAM, to receive email notices about our events.
Cascade STEAM Cyber Meeting #6 - November 13, 2025
Thursday November 13, 2025 @ 5:20pm-7:00pm Location: to be announced
Featured Speaker: Mike Hamilton, Field CISO, Lumifi, and Co-Founder & Board Chairman, PISCES (Workforce training for entry-level cyber analysts; WWU is the lead university for PISCES and curator of curriculum)
Topics: Mike’s career story, impact of reduced federal resources at CISA (Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency), how PISCES fits in to reduced CISA resources. Mike will also share some cyber trends with us and we’ve requested a good story or two.
In a career spanning nearly 30 years, Michael has served as a Cybersecurity Policy Advisor for Washington State; Vice-Chair of the State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Government Coordinating Council; Founder and President of Critical Insight; Chief Information Security Officer for the City of Seattle; and Managing Consultant for VeriSign Global Security Consulting.
December: No Meeting - Happy Holidays!
Cascade STEAM Cyber Meeting #7 - January 8, 2025
Thursday January 8, 2025 @ 5:20pm-7:00pm Location: to be announced
Featured Speaker: Kayne McGladrey, CISO in residence at Hyperproof
Topic: What cybersecurity professionals should expect in 2026
Organizers
Volunteer Organizers of the Cascade STEAM Cyber Community Group are Marty Mulholland, David Hirsch, and Shay Colson. Please contact cyber@cascadesteam.org for general inquiries.
Contact Us
Interested to get involved? Volunteer? Collaborate? We would love to hear from you! Please contact Michael Gan, Cascade STEAM President, for any inquiries at michael.gan@cascadesteam.org, 360-499-2099, or @Michael Gan via the Cascade STEAM Community Hub.