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The ISC2 Central Gulf Coast Chapter, a 501(c)(3) non-profit based out of the Greater New Orleans area.
It was chartered by ISC2 in January 2021 to serve the Central Gulf Coast region - all Louisiana and the Mississippi coast.
Chapter News:
Matthew Snoddy, CISSP, Digital Forensic Examiner
May 22, 2025 @ 5:30 CST
Virtual Meeting
Matthew Snoddy is a digital forensic examiner and security consultant in Lexington, Kentucky. Matthew attended the US Air Force Academy before transferring to the University of Kentucky, studying computer science. His 31-year career has included almost all aspects of modern computing, and ultimately founded Network Therapists, Inc in 2001 and since has been a network and security consultant. Additionally, he serves as a digital forensic examiner, supporting litigation over the years for hundreds of cases as a consulting and expert witness. Matthew can be heard weekly on the podcast “The Sensuous Sounds of INFOSEC” with Ben Malisow and Raphael Fiedler, and has been credited as editor and contributor for various ISC2 certification training projects by Ben Malisow. Matthew is married with four children, and neither his wife nor his kids actually have any idea what he does for a living aside from “computers”.
Raphael Fiedler, CISSP
CEO, Nexufend
June 19, 2025 @ 11:00 CST
Virtual Meeting
Raphael Fiedler is a tech entrepreneur and privacy advocate with a passion for cybersecurity. He founded Safing, a company focused on online privacy, and led it until selling in 2024. Now, he's building something new with nexufend.com.
Beyond startups, Raphael co-hosts "The Sensuous Sounds of INFOSEC", chatting about security and privacy. With a CISSP certification and a background in Chemistry, he’s spoken at events like Vienna Privacy Week and helped professionals level up their digital security. His work has been featured in CT Magazin and "Extreme Privacy", recognizing his impact on privacy tools like Portmaster.