ISC2 Cleveland Monthly Meeting: May, 2026

Speaker: Mike Wade

Topic: "It’s a HEIST, not a Hack. We Give It Away: Identity, Trust, and the Human Attack Surface"

Mike Wade is a Director of IT and Information Security Officer with over 30 years of experience in information technology and cybersecurity. He began his career as a PC technician at Lexis Nexis and has held a wide range of roles including Administrator, Engineer, Team Lead, Architect, and Security Architect.

Throughout his career, Mike has worked across diverse environments from highly secure, tightly controlled systems to large-scale networks with thousands of endpoints giving him a unique, practical perspective on how attacks occur in the real world. His experience includes incident response, system hardening, and building layered security programs in regulated environments.

Mike focuses on translating complex cybersecurity concepts into practical, actionable guidance that organizations and individuals can apply immediately. He is the author of The Anti-Hacker’s Handbook, where he…