Please join us on August 19th, 2026 for lunch and a presentation by Catherine Atchison, Quality Assurance Manager for Public Employee Retirement System of Idaho (PERSI).

Title: Cybersecurity Reframed

Speaker Bio: Catherine Atchison has been with the Public Employee Retirement System of Idaho (PERSI) since 1999 and now serves as the Quality Assurance Manager with a team of 4, overseeing projects and helping to protect the critical data for nearly 180,000 participants. She spends her days ensuring plan and statutory compliance while promoting strong security practices through staff training and education. With degrees in Communication, Psychology and process engineering, Catherine bridges the gap between technical and traditional security.  

 Learning Objectives:

• How to listen through the noise
• Don’t feed the phish: avoiding common ways people give themselves and their intellectual property away
• National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recommendations
• Become the Cyber Hero you’re meant to be

Prerequisites: None

Level of Knowledge Required: Basic

Advance Preparation: None

CPE Credit: 2.0 hour

Please note this will be a hybrid event so if you would like to earn your CPE please plan on attending in person or virtually.

We look forward to seeing everyone! 

The lunch & networking will begin at 1130, followed by the presentation at 1200. We anticipate the presentation and facilitated Question & Answer Session will conclude approximately 1:45pm.

IN-PERSON registrants will receive a secondary email with parking instructions and check-in procedures.

Tickets

$25.00 In-Person Member

$25.00 Virtual Member

$30.00 In-Person Non-Member

$30.00 Virtual Non-Member