Essential strategies to protect your data

On Wednesday, July 30 at 12PM ET, attend our free CUI Crash Course: Practical Insights for Service Providers and Contractors and learn from the experts about Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI). 

Cybersecurity leaders Robert McVay from Smithers and Heather Siemens of iFORTRISS will break down CUI management into practical, clear steps within an hour.

What you'll gain:

• Clarity on who can designate CUI
• Step-by-step guidance for managing marked & unmarked CUI
• Strategies to help your clients stay audit-ready
• Real assessment insights to avoid common errors

Speakers

 

Robert McVay, CISO, CISS
Senior Consultant for Information Security Services
Smithers

Robert McVay, CISO, CISSP, is the cybersecurity expert heading Smithers Information Security Services.

McVay served in the U.S. Army for thirty years. During his military career McVay served at all levels of the Army and was the project manager for two different billion-dollar programs. McVay served as the first Chief Information Security Officer as well as Deputy Chief Information Officer for Cyberspace Management and Integration at the U.S. Missile Defense Agency. He also was the principal architect and then project manager for the U.S. Army’s most aggressive ERP deployment, which ultimately managed all personnel and payroll actions for more than 1.1 million U.S. Army service members. He then deployed to Afghanistan to build a similar system for the Afghan National Defense Forces.

After retiring with distinction, McVay became a managing partner at Optimus Partners. The company specializes in providing strategy and technology consulting to senior and C-suite level executives for international and global firms.

McVay has been with Smithers for two years and is the prime force behind the launch of the new Information Security Services of the Quality Assessments Division.

 

Heather Siemens, Lead CCA, CISA
CEO
iFORTRISS

Heather Siemens is a seasoned cybersecurity compliance expert with more than 25 years of experience in IT Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) in the energy and defense sectors. As a Lead CMMC Certified Assessor (CCA) and a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), she brings unparalleled expertise in cybersecurity regulations and best practices. Her extensive background in DOE NERC Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) auditing uniquely positions her as a trusted advisor in the evolving landscape of defense cybersecurity. She is also a Prosci Certified Change Practitioner in Organizational Change Management (OCM), which she leverages to assist companies in strategically transforming their workflows to be CMMC compliant. Siemens is the CEO and Co-Founder of iFORTRISS, a cybersecurity consulting and Managed Security Services Provider (MSSP) firm dedicated to helping small to medium size contractors in the DIB achieve CMMC compliance.

Can’t participate on the day of the event? No problem! Each registered attendee will also receive a link to the recording. This content will be sent approximately 5 business days after the event.