Emerging Technologies SIG

Mission:
The primary objective of the ISSA International Emerging Technologies task force is to provide thought leadership, member and user awareness as well as education towards emerging technologies and novel ideas.

Vision:
Experts led, respectfully, by experts is a solution that works well within think tanks and tasks forces of this nature. This translates to aligning to a common purpose, identifying fundamental theories, beliefs, questions and concerns, collaborating with research and response and tactical goals for next steps, and performing towards a deliverable outcome (e.g. whitepaper, presentation, etc.). Content and focus of task groups must be focused upon deliverables to meet goals but is considered a living and dynamic framework, where current global events and changes in the digital environment necessarily impact focus and direction, such as a release of vulnerability information related to a focused emergent technology addressed by the task force.

Goal:

• Identify and cultivate ISSA members who can contribute thought leadership and support of this task force.
• Identify 1-3 possible emerging technologies for research and response by the task force at any one time towards desired deliverables of the task force.
• Identify emerging technologies for research and response by the taskforce towards desired deliverables. Deliverables may come in a variety of formats including but not limited to blogs, white papers, online (webinar) and physical presentations, and debate boards at various global events.
• Consider people, process, and technology, areas of likely gain and pitfalls related to implementation, business risk, and return on investment strategic concepts in all deliverables related to emerging technology. The focus of deliverables is more strategic than it is tactical but must include both for maximum impact for a global audience.
  
  

Leadership:

Jimmy Sanders

Jimmy Sanders, President, ISSA International. Formerly, Head of Information Security at Netflix DVD. A technology leader, Jimmy has years of leadership experience with companies such as Netflix, Samsung, ISSA International, SAP and others.   He is also a Board member of the Information Security Leaders Foundation (ISLF), and a member of the SpireOne. Prior to DVD.com, Jimmy Sanders has also held key roles at organizations that include Samsung, Fiserv, and SAP. He is a Cyber Security Committee advisor for Merritt College, Ohlone College as well as on advisory board for other colleges and non-profit movements. Jimmy Sanders maintains the certifications of Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified in Risk Information and Information Systems Control (CRISC), and Certified Information Systems Manager (CISM). He holds degrees in Psychology and Behavioral Science from San Jose State University. 

Dutch Schwartz

Dutch Schwartz is the Vice President of Cloud Services for SideChannel, a leading provider of comprehensive cybersecurity solutions. Prior to this, he was a senior security advisor with Raytheon and AWS. In those roles, he led security strategy, revenue, and customer engagement for fifty global enterprises spanning aviation, digital natives, financial services, travel, media & entertainment, software, and gaming. Dutch partners with CISOs in the Fortune 100 to help them build and execute cybersecurity strategies that deliver business value. A sought-after thinker on strategy, culture, and the human side of cloud security - he’s presented for ISSA, AWS, Intuit, The SANS Institute, the CISO Series, and the SANS Institute. Dutch holds an MBA in Global Management, cybersecurity certificates from MIT Sloan School of Management and Harvard University, and is a Boardroom Certified Qualified Technology Executive (QTE). You can find him at linkedin.com/in/dutchschwartz.

Aaron Rinehart

Aaron Rinehart has spent his career solving complex challenging engineering problems and transforming cyber security practices across a diverse set of industries: healthcare, insurance, government, aerospace, technology, higher education, and the military. Aaron has been expanding the possibilities of chaos engineering in its application to other safety-critical portions of the IT domain, most notably in cybersecurity. He began shaping the application of chaos engineering within cyber security during his tenure as the Chief Security Architect at a Fortune 4, UnitedHealth Group (UHG). Rinehart is a frequently requested speaker at respective media outlets and conferences, most notably RSA, O’Reilly’s Velocity, Blackhat/DefCon, goto;, OWASP Global, and QCon. Rinehart has been interviewed and quoted in various publications including the Huffington Post, ABC News, TechTarget, DarkReading, SecurityWeekly, IEEE, and the Washington Post.

Events

• 06.12.2025 - Innovation Summit Spotlight: Game-Changing Technology
• 05.22.2025 - [Postponed] Emerging Technologies Conference (Virtual)