InfoSec Hamilton Monthly Meetup for March 2026

We will be at CoMotion on King this month!

6:30 - doors open
7pm - Sovereignty Washing - Buy what you need, not what they’re selling with Jamie Arlen
7:45 - intermission
8pm - continue talk / social time
9pm - wrap up

Session description:
So… the world has gotten even weirder than it was. Here’s a quick update on the talk given at SecTor way back in October and a reminder on what to keep in mind when the word “Sovereignty” is thrown around in casual circles. How Sovereign do you need to be and how Sovereign can you be - existential questions.

Your speaker:
Jamie Arlen (LinkedIn) brings a mix of security and engineering background to * as a service. Over the past thirty plus years, Jamie has been delivering information security solutions to Fortune 500, TSE 100, and major public-sector organizations. Jamie is best described as: “Infosec geek, hacker, social activist, author, speaker, and parent.” His areas of interest include organizational change, social engineering, blinky lights and shiny things. Greatest hits from the past include: Contributing Analyst at the research firm Securosis, blogger/podcaster with Liquidmatrix Security Digest, a frequent speaker at industry conferences, and a prolific contributor to media and standards including a lead author contribution to the Cloud Security Alliance Security Guidance for Critical Areas of Cloud Computing V4.

Your co-hosts:
Todd Dow (LinkedIn) is a Technical Security Solutions Architect at Cisco. He is also a writer, speaker and founder of InfoSec Hamilton. Todd has over 20 years of experience in the cybersecurity field performing penetration tests, providing security architecture and compliance consulting and creating, developing and leading high performing security teams – this included working as the CISO at two organizations: First Ontario Credit Union and ArcelorMittal Dofasco. Todd maintains CISSP, CISA and PMP credentials and he has also earned an Hon BA in Philosophy and Religious Studies from the University of Toronto.

Don Mallory (LinkedIn) has over 30 years of experience in enterprise IT, primarily in critical infrastructure, specializing in operations, data storage, disaster recovery, and security for critical infrastructure. Professionally, Don is a Senior Security Analyst in the healthcare sector. He is a co-author of “Applied Data Security Strategy - A Leader’s Guide”, and has been involved in various volunteer activities including C3X, Hak4Kidz Toronto, the Hamilton Infosec Meetup, and the Latow Photographer's Guild at the Art Gallery of Burlington, where he teaches traditional wet darkroom photography.