Cybersecurity Defense Ecosystem Summit (CDES) + TopGolf

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We are coming to the west coast on September 19! If you are in the area, especially around Los Angeles, then this is YOUR opportunity. Sure, there are tons of cybersecurity events, but none are like the Cybersecurity Defense Ecosystem community meet up at TopGolf!

You’re invited to TopGolf in El Segundo for breakfast snacks after 8:00 AM to meet and network. Get a brief run down on the CDE resource and its core freemium benefits to immediately help your business. Sit back for 4 power keynotes on “Insider Threats”, “Compliance”, “MSP Key Success Practices” and “Pen Testing” (they all come with PRACTICAL take-aways that you can leverage immediately). We wind down with a Q&A town-hall interactive discussion with MSPs, MSSPs and CISOs. We wrap up with the fun Lions’ Den 3-minute vendor pitches. By noon we are in the golf bays enjoying some great food and drinks while we gear up to play golf games. It’s truly an enjoyable social networking afternoon! By 3 PM you can be on your way home or continue to pick the brains of the cyber experts or jump into a peer-group mastermind session!

Get ready to enhance, expand and elevate your cybersecurity managed services! Come explore the ultimate resource for MSPs, MSSPs, and SOCs worldwide – the Cybersecurity Defense Ecosystem (CDE). This can be your new go-to home and community for everything cyber-related.

Sign up for free and start exploring today with the FREEMIUM membership, offering a risk-free trial and FREE access to attend the Summit.

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After two years of meticulous development with top advisors, experts, and partners, we’re thrilled to present the CDE in person through a series of one-day summits. Join us to discover the CDE value and meet the team driving this mission. Gain valuable insights, networking opportunities, and tools to combat cyber threats. You also get to explore a selection of vendor solutions from our CISO-vetted and curated list of 250 shortlisted vendors. We (our CISOs) do the evaluations so you can rest assured the solutions do exactly what they say they do!

This cybersecurity conference is NOT your average one. It’s not crammed with too much content. It focuses on local community networking and learning with an enjoyable meeting experience. No vendor booths or sales pitches. Meet vendors and your peers in golf bays. Benefit from expert insights in the morning and enjoy golf, food, and networking in the afternoon. See agenda for more details.

Want more? Ask about the additional activities such as Mastermind Peer Groups and Training Sessions.

Don’t like reading? Watch this 2 minute video overview on what to expect! More updates coming…

Coach Mel Reyes
Miles Walker, Kaseya
Security Expert Joy Beland
Compliance Expert Karina Klever
Jaap Mantel, Data&More
All About Cybersecurity Defense Ecosystem

What to expect?

  • Kick off your day by arriving around 8 AM for a breakfast with meet and greet
  • The event hosts top experts discussing various mission critical topics in the morning
  • After the event, delve deeper into topics of your interest in optional Mastermind peer-groups
  • Use our mobile app at the venue to learn more, connect with companies and arrange one-on-one meetings.
  • What are the best CISOs doing to defend against cyber attacks
  • What are MSPs and MSSPs doing to defend themselves and their clients against cyber attacks
  • Are you prepared for a breach day
  • Simplifying and improving cybersecurity through automation, consolidation and artificial intelligence
  • Build it or outsource it
  • Discovering, classifying and protecting your data, wherever it lives
  • Supply chain cybersecurity management
  • Building compliance as-a-service
  • PEN Testing-as-a-Service
  • Emergency Incident Response-as-a-Service
  • Breach warranty and insurance protection
  • Configuring and simplifying the delivery of cybersecurity solutions
  • Virtual CISO-as-a-Service
  • Marketing Automation and Public Relations for MSPs
  • Cybersecurity-focused Mastermind Peer-Groups
  • Curated selection of the most effective cybersecurity solutions and services to cover all bases to identify, protect, detect, respond and recover with governance built in
  • Outstanding social networking experience with your peers and other cyber leaders
  • Entertaining golf game experience that anyone can enjoy
  • Great food, drinks and cool gifts
  • Remember, our CDE resources and partners are available all year to assist with all your cybersecurity requirements.
  • Access exclusive content, podcasts, and video discussions on our CDE News Blog and eChannelNEWS.
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🚗 Why Attend:

  • We are coming to where you live!
  • Learn how to build a bigger, better, stronger and smarter cybersecurity business practice
  • Learn how to leverage the CDE resource of the best cybersecurity solutions and business-building services
  • Meet and collaborate with your peers
  • Build your cybersecurity network
  • Free to attend with your Free membership at cybersecuritydefenseecosystem.com. (And, if you do not like what you see, just cancel your membership after you attend for free :o))

⭐️ Exclusive VIP Access for CDE Members (MSPs, MSSPs, and SOCs):

🌍 International:

  • Attend upcoming events in the USA, Canada, and the UK to expand your business and network

Don’t miss this opportunity to up your cyber game and sales.! Sign up to be a member and secure your spot for free: https://cybersecuritydefenseecosystem.com/channel-partner-sign-up/

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Watch this short video overview of the Cybersecurity Defense Ecosystem:

Experience a dynamic mixture of high-value cybersecurity insights with an afternoon of golf and social networking!

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With over 5,000 cybersecurity vendors currently on the market, choosing the right solution and vendor is a daunting challenge. Our event tackles this big challenge by only showcasing CISO-vetted solutions for MSPs, MSSPs, and SOCs to enhance cybersecurity postures and practices. You get to build sustainable and predictable long-term business practices with CISO-vetted solutions, experts, knowledge and tools. Everything else will be labeled as emerging vendors until they are verified and approved.

Learn strategies for creating sustainable revenue streams by identifying, filling and/or improving cybersecurity gaps for your clients.

Join us for a day of learning and fun social networking with golfing games at TopGolf—an entertainment complex with high-tech golf games, music, food, and drinks.

Register now for a ONE Day experience enhancing your cybersecurity defense business practice and adding loads of fun.

For MSPs, MSSPs, and SOCs: Learn more or request the CDE prospectus https://cybersecuritydefenseecosystem.com/membership-benefits/. Members attend CDES events for FREE!

For Vendors: Learn more or request the CDE prospectus https://cybersecuritydefenseecosystem.com/vendor-home/.

Schedule

What are the current trends, data and opportunities in the cybersecurity sector for the Channel.

Speakers:

Understanding the Significance of the Cybersecurity Defense Ecosystem
Enhance the strength of your cybersecurity defense posture.

Why this matters to you?

1. Optimize your business operations
2. Boost your sales
3. Enhance your profitability
4. Elevate your business's value

We start by exploring the primary five freemium advantages for CDE members and the comprehensive cybersecurity roadmap. For more information, visit https://cybersecuritydefenseecosystem.com/. Request the prospectus to kickstart your journey!

Speakers:

As an MSP you likely haven’t heard much about Insider Threat or may assume it is not applicable to your practice or your clients. Insider Threat is more common than one might expect, especially in the areas of IP theft, fraud and IT sabotage. Why is it coming into focus now? How would it impact your MSP practice or your clients? How can Insider Threat be mitigated?

By understanding the Critical Path and how it applies to your employees, executive leadership, trusted contractors, and client businesses, these questions are answered in this highly engaging review with Joy Beland. We will explore the categories of Insider Threat, the critical pathway concept, mitigating factors and controls in the context of your MSP and your clients. You will also receive valuable resources to learn more.

Joy is a certificate holder of Carnegie Mellon’s program on Insider Threat Vulnerability Assessor and Insider Threat Program Manager. She serves as an educational advisor and assessor to one of the Nation’s foremost Insider Threat consulting firms, Vaillance Group, and has performed a vulnerability assessment of a Southern California law enforcement agency and a large MSP. Additionally, Joy’s Insider Threat Critical Path training is being used by the largest law enforcement agency in the United States. Joy presented on Insider Threat at RSA in 2022.

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Join us as we discuss common misses that increase our risk when we have vendors store, transport, or process our data. We’ll talk about how organizational disconnects introduce gaps that weaken our security, as well as how to address those gaps effectively by passively gathering evidence from your vendors.

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Automating Cyber Security is the only way forward. With certain tools powered by AI, better integrations and consolidated platforms, this is turning into a reality. In this session will we explore the latest advancements in automation of cyber and highlight some solutions that are leading the charge and the latest in pen testing as a service that any MSP can leverage to test their clients security posture and add a revenue stream. Powered by Kaseya's IT Complete.

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Mel Reyes leads this discussion on a variety of topics including best practices of MSPs in cybersecurity. The entire audience is engaged in an open mic discussion to answer any question on the business of cybersecurity.

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Check out 3-minute pitches about solutions. The vendors will all be around for the entire day so you can seek them out to explore further and become a partner.

You will get the "one-mile" high overview of the various solutions and business tools. You will vote for a winner and have a chance to win some cash.

Note which vendors and tools seem to fit well with you then meet them in the afternoon in their golf bay to explore further, have a drink and play some games.

No pressure!

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Exhibitors will be hosting their exclusive golf-bay area to showcase their solutions and do some fun golf games. Everyone will be networking. Drinks and snacks will be available.

Only for those who do NOT want to play Golf Games, you have an option to participate in a Mastermind Peer-Group whereby you collaborate with your peers to solve your pain points.

Speakers:

Usually, whoever is staying back will end up at the bar or for dinner to carry on the conversations.

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Free for CDE Members ($500 Non-Members)
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FAQ

How do I become a Member to the Cybersecurity Defense Ecosystem (CDE) for FREE? It's simply - sign up at https://cybersecuritydefenseecosystem.com/channel-partner-sign-up/ .

When should I arrive? We start sharp at 9 AM. Plan to arrive after 8:00 AM if you like to meet everyone with some breakfast snacks and coffee.

Where do I park? Parking is in front of the complex and FREE.

Do I need to be a good golf player to participate in the games? NO! Whether you’re an aspiring golf pro or picking up a club for the first time, Topgolf is fun for all. And it’s a unique way to share fun time with business friends and partners in a very non-corporate setting. Ditch the boring stuffy conference rooms. Corporate team building events at Topgolf are like nowhere else.

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