CEIC works differently from most conferences. Our sessions are designed as a curriculum, combining general sessions with focused tracks suitable for different participants in the ecosystem. Once the sessions are set, we find the best speakers in the country to speak to each topic.
Speaker Benefits
Recognition in program listing
Shareable promotion on LinkedIn
Complimentary admission to CEIC
Qualify for Best Session Award at the Defenders Lunch
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TOPIC
DETAILS
SPEAKER APPLICATION
12 Steps to Compliance
OSC Track
1 Hour
- Walk-through of what needs to happen before scheduling an official assessment
- List of milestones
Documentation – Too Much, Too Little and Just Right
OSC Track
1 Hour
- Examine: Evidence and Artifacts needed to validate a control
- Interview: How to direct the assessor to the right interviewees and tips for the interviewee
- Control Summaries
- Objective Statements
- Best Practices for keeping policies and procedures up-to-date
- Reference Documents – what is needed and how frequently to refresh their content
Deep Dive on Two Controls – Start to Prepped
OSC Track
1 Hour
- Assess, Document, Evidence ➤ Repeat
- Initial assessment of the control
- Document how the control is to be met
- Proving it with evidence
Building a Culture of Evidence
OSC Track
1 Hour
- The challenge of creating evidence regularly
- CMMC Benefits of SOPs to management and quality product delivery
Service Provider Track Topics
TOPIC
DETAILS
SPEAKER APPLICATION
The ESP (and other Service Providers) in 2024
Service Provider Track
1 Hour
- Training for MSPs, MSSPs, and Consultants
- Templating Your Practice – SOPs that Produce Artifacts and Evidence
- Building Partnerships Between Service Providers – the rules and the benefits
Communicating with your Client
Service Provider Track
1 Hour
- Kickoff – Setting Expectations
- RACI – Who Owns What?
- Project Updates
- Bad Guy or Good Guy? Leading or Nagging to Ensure Evidence Creation Follow-Through
ESP Participation by Control
Service Provider Track
1 Hour
- Controls that you can’t do
- Control by Control Survey of typical ESP-Responsible Services
- Offloading Control Responsibilities to a CMMC Secure Cloud
CUI – Comply or Die
Service Provider Track
1 Hour
- Identifying
- Marking (And dealing with unmarked CUI)
- Tracking
- CUI Footprint and the Impact on Scope (And Assessment Cost)
TOPIC
DETAILS
SPEAKER APPLICATION
Practice Management that Works
Innovation Track
1 Hour
- Advertise, Engage, Qualify, Execute and Deliver – Best Practices
- Protecting your Brand - Standardization Strategies
- Building Quality Relationships with other Service Providers and CCAs
The Real Threats in 2024
Innovation Track
1 Hour
- Social Engineering War Stories
- The Tricks of the Adversary
- The Evolution of our Defense
AI – The Scary, The Useful, and The Wrong
Innovation Track
1 Hour
- The Scary – Unchecked convenience creates false confidence
- The Useful – How to use AI to get a start, or inspire improvement
- The Wrong – Findings, Reputation Risk and Breach
Inheritance and SRMs
Innovation Track
1 Hour
- How to document it when it is “Someone Else’s Job”