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Guest Speaker: Dirce Hernandez
Reinventing Security Operations, Intelligence, and GRC for the AI Era
This session explores how AI is transforming modern Security Operations Centers by accelerating threat detection, investigation, and response while augmenting—not replacing—cybersecurity practitioners. It highlights Cyber Threat Intelligence as the connective tissue that gives AI operational context and AI Governance as the foundation for accountability, transparency, security, and trust. Attendees will gain insight into an emerging AI SOC operating model that unifies AI-driven automation, CTI, practitioner expertise, and GRC to build more adaptive, resilient, and intelligence-driven security operations for the AI era.
This talk will focus on ISC2 Domain 1: Security and Risk Management
Meeting Agenda
- Guest Presentation - 12:00 - 1:00
- Chapter Business - 1:00 - 1:15
- Q&A and Networking - 1:15 - 1:30
About the Speaker
Dirce is a seasoned Cybersecurity GRC leader in the FinTech and financial services sector with over 18 years of experience in information security, cyber risk management, IT audit, and cybersecurity research. His background spans Texas state government, higher education, healthcare, and financial services.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Information Systems and E-Commerce and a master’s degree in Information Security and Information Assurance Management from Our Lady of the Lake University. His certifications include Associate C|CISO, CISA, CISM, CRISC, CDPSE, and CSX.
In addition to his industry work, Dirce teaches organizational leadership, cybersecurity, and IT courses at several colleges and universities. He also contributed to the updated CCSK v5 certification exam launched in August 2024.
Dirce served on the San Antonio ISACA board from 2018 to 2021 and has been quoted by Bloomberg News and the San Antonio Business Journal.
Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Credit
The membership chairperson will submit one or more CPEs for this event for ISC2 members as appropriate. Please bring your ISC2 membership number to the meeting. Attendees will also receive an attendance receipt via email from the Chapter's Board members to support continuing education requirements.
