2023 - Current Challenges Happening Now

9:00 am – 9:45am: Setting the Stage for 2024 – 2023’s Newest Regulatory Directions.
Perry Keating will discuss with Eric Crusius the latest on policy and regulations coming from different agencies such as Homeland Security, Veterans Administration, NIST and other regulatory agencies.
Perry Keating, President, Protiviti and Eric Crusius Partner, Holland & Knight

9:45- 10:30am: Taking CMMC Seriously - What is the Cost of Compliance?
If planning for CMMC has become a painful distraction from running your business – or worse, you’ve put it off so it won’t be – the time has come to get ready for compliance. Learn what you need to know about CMMC and how to be prepared for an assessment.  
Bill Wootton, Chief Revenue Officers, C3 Integrated Solutions

10:30 – 10:45am BREAK

10:45- 11: 30am: Cyber Attacks, It’s as Common as a Summer Thunderstorm.  
A cyberattack happens every 29 seconds.  Over 17,000 attacks in any given 24-hour period.  How do you protect your organization?  And more importantly, how do you respond to your customers, business partners and government regulators? In this session, we will discuss current challenges and potential responses.  
Kim Metzger, Partner McCarter & English, Chris Pogue, Director CyberCX

11: 30 – 12:15pm: The Importance of Leveling Up Your Cybersecurity Posture 
According to recent government reports, the vast majority of the contractors are unprepared to meet the cybersecurity requirements of FAR & DFARS government contract clauses – including the requirements to provide “adequate security” of controlled unclassified information (CUI). The Federal Government is continuing to increase the size and scope of protecting CUI across all federal agencies, so you do not want to be unprepared. Join this session to learn what cybersecurity compliance regulations they may be subject to right now, what is on the horizon, how they can strengthen their cybersecurity posture to address these requirements, and much more!
Michael Greenman, Senior Manager, Cloud Solutions

12: 15 to 2:15pm: LUNCH BREAK

2024: The Year of Testing Cyber Defenses

2:15 – 4:15pm: So many things are converging now that 2024 may be very interesting for the industry.  
2024 is a Presidential election year.  Will our adversaries be quietly meddling in US affairs, will they deploy economically devastating attacks on critical infrastructure? How do we prepare?

In this afternoon session, we will shift from the “Now” to the “Future” and discuss future events and the cost of mitigating risk, developing a strong defense and reducing damage  whether it is  financial, physical or reputation  on potential infrastructure attacks.  

Join us in an animated roundtable discussion led by Perry Keating of Protiviti,  with industry leaders who will discuss thoughts about future global threats in 2024. 

Roundtable Participants:

• Perry Keating, President, Protiviti
• Bill Wootton, Chief Revenue Officer, C3 Integrated Solutions
• Christopher Pogue , Director, CyberCX
• Eric Crusius, Partner Holland & Knight
• Alex Major, Partner, McCarter & English 
• Caleb Merriman, VP & CISO, Deltek 

Program End: 4:30