InfoSec Hamilton Monthly Meetup for September 2026

NEW LOCATION ALERT!
This month, we are gathering at McMaster Innovation Park at 175 Longwood Road S.

Parking is free after 5pm.
Come in the front doors and walk through the main atrium area. We'll be on the ground floor, in the meeting rooms that are on the left hand side of the atrium.

6:30 - doors open
7pm - Welcome from Dr. Gailene Tobin Vandenheuvel - CEO of McMaster Innovation Park
7:30 - This month's presentation TBD
8:30pm - intermission
8:45pm - continue talk / social time
9 to 9:30pm - wrap up

Session description:
TBD

Your speaker:
TBD

Your co-hosts:
Todd Dow (LinkedIn) is a Cybersecurity Solutions Engineer focusing on AI Defense, Splunk XDR, Agentic AI & SOC Modernization at Cisco. He is also a writer (toddhdow.com), 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.