September 15- 16, 2022
8:00 am – 4:00 pm
DoubleTree by Hilton
Colorado Springs, CO
$10



The Pikes Peak Small Business Development Center (SBDC) and Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) – Colorado Springs Chapter are co-hosting the newly rebranded 12th Annual Peak Cyber Symposium & Cybersecurity Summit for Small Businesses. The event is designed to further educate small business owners by providing a platform to explore some of today’s most pressing cybersecurity threats, remediation strategies and best practices.
Thursday, September 15
7:00 – 8:20 am |
Registration & Exhibits Open |
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8:20 – 9:15 am |
Opening Announcements & Opening Keynote Dr. Ron Ross | Fellow, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) |
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9:30 – 10:15 am | Gene Yoo | CEO, Resecurity | Solarwind |
Cybersecurity Insurance Heather McBroomCybersecurity insurance is a new and emerging industry. Companies that purchase cybersecurity insurance today are considered early adopters. Cybersecurity policies can change from one month to the next, given the dynamic and fluctuating nature of the associated cyber-risks. Unlike well-established insurance plans, underwriters of cybersecurity insurance policies have limited data to formulate risk models to determine insurance policy coverages, rates and premiums. |
How To Be a Cyber-Wise Business Panelists:
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10:30 – 11:15 am | Bill Hargreaves | CTO, CIS, Secure | Elastic |
Ransomware & Recovery How To Recover from a Breach Al Ortiz | CEO, CSD Cyber |
Local, State & Federal Cyber Updates Panelists:
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11:30 am – 12:15 pm | TBA | Angela Condon, Western Governors University |
Do You Have Customers? Then You Have PII! What You Need To Know Mark Spencer |
The Internet of Vulnerable Things Al Ortiz | CEO, CSD Cyber |
12:15 – 1:15 pm |
Lunch Break (on your own) |
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1:15 – 2:00 pm |
Keynote Speaker Dr. Dale W. Meyerrose | Major General, U.S. Air Force Retired | President, MeyerRose Group |
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2:15 – 3:00 pm | Lt Col Heo | USCYBERCOM/J3 | TBA |
Pikes Peak Workforce Center Sami Mooney PPWFCDiscover how Pikes Peak Workforce Center services can benefit your business. |
Cybersecurity MAP: Mutually Assured Protection Jen KurtzWinding one’s way alone through cybersecurity challenges can feel like a not-so-pleasant walk in unfriendly woods. Building a trusted community of resources that includes your technology, clients, customers, service providers, suppliers, contractors, and employees can alleviate the burden of looking over one’s shoulder for the next strike. This session will discuss risk management as a shared responsibility with an emphasis on the incident detection, response, and recovery steps of NIST’S cybersecurity framework (CSF). |
3:15 – 4:00 pm | TBA | TBA |
Plan for Failure Mark SpencerIt’s not IF, it’s WHEN bad things happen. What if they happen when you are not available to handle the problem yourself? This presentation discusses some basic planning documentation that can be the difference between an event becoming a catastrophe or merely an annoyance. |
The Digitized Society: What Working In a Connected World Means for Your Business Chris Gorog |
4:10 – 5:00 pm |
Closing Keynote Dr. Shawn P. Murray | President & CAO, Murray Security Services |
Friday, September 16
7:30 – 8:20 am |
Registration & Exhibits Open |
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8:20 – 9:15 am |
Opening Announcements & Opening Keynote Deborah Blyth | Executive Public Sector Strategist, CrowdStrike |
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9:30 – 10:15 am | Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI, Denver Office) | TBA |
What, Me, Worry? Our Facility is NOT A TARGET: SCADA and Control Systems Wally Magda |
The International Bad Actors of Cyber Dr. Shawn P. Murray | President & CAO, Murray Security Services |
10:30 – 11:15 am | Todd Cronin | CEO, RYU TEAM | Jordan "Cancer" Scott | Cyber Solutions Architect, Parsons Corporation |
Step Zero of Business Continuity Planning - RISK Trent BunnellGaining an understanding of risk is step zero for risk tolerance, risk appetite, business continuity planning, business impact analysis, and disaster recovery. This understanding of your personnel risk is the key to securing your network and systems, creating a customized framework, and deciding your IT/cyber budget. |
Cyber 101 Rodney Gullatte, Jr.Are you totally lost after you turn on your computer? Are you worried about the security of the computers you use for your business? You should be. The best weapon against a cyber attack is knowledge. Utilize the most up to date knowledge to help you make your business more secure. |
11:30 am – 12:30 pm | Chad Eckles | Cloud Security Consulting, CrowdStrike | Operations Officer, Navy Cryptologic Warfare, U.S. Navy Reserve | TBA |
HIPAA: Do You Need To Care about It? Nina AmeyThis session will cover the basics of HIPAA security and what you need to know about assessing your risk. |
Understanding Cybersecurity on Point of Sale Platforms Shannon Noonan |
12:15 – 1:15 pm |
Lunch Break (on your own) |
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1:15 – 2:00 pm |
Keynote Speaker Dr. Erin M. Chmel Miller | Executive Director, Space ISAC |
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2:15 – 3:00 pm | Laura (Francis) Harder | Cloud Solutions Architecture & Technical Strategic, WMware | Flight Commander, 53d Network Operations Squadron, U.S. Air Force Reserve | Rob Carson | Founder & CEO, Semper Sec |
Cyber Hygiene Check with UCCS & NCC |
Integrating Cybersecurity In Your Software Development Joseph Cheung, CISSP | ArcLight6 Consulting |
3:15 – 4:00 pm |
Closing Keynote United States Space Force (USSF) |