Sponsors 2025

SOCSoter is the key provider Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) dedicated to securing the small business supply chain. Our platform empowers SMBs to meet enterprise-level security standards, including the CMMC requirements of the Department of Defense, with affordable, comprehensive solutions. We guide businesses through complex compliance, translating technical requirements into clear, actionable steps to avoid common pitfalls. With 24/7 monitoring from our Security Operations Center and a Multi-Signal MDR+ approach, we offer robust protection through Endpoint Protection, Network and Cloud Monitoring, Vulnerability Management, and Compliance Services. Unlike traditional platforms, we integrate data from multiple sources for a holistic defense and real-time threat response. Simplifying security management for MSPs, we ensure proactive, customized protection tailored to your business needs, allowing you to focus on growth while staying secure and compliant.

C3 Integrated Solutions specializes in supporting the U.S. Defense Industrial Base with a complete portfolio of IT, security, and compliance solutions. Unlike other approaches to CMMC compliance, our Steel Root solutions portfolio prescribes a structured path toward CMMC certification that enables defense contractors to meet technical, operational, and administrative requirements with confidence. For defense contractors focused on CMMC compliance in order to secure or renew DoD contracts, our proven approach minimizes the risk of non-compliance, accelerates compliance timelines, and limits business disruption.

Carahsoft Technology Corp. is The Trusted Government IT Solutions Provider®, supporting Public Sector organizations across Federal, State and Local Government agencies, Education and Healthcare markets, and the Defense Industrial Base. As the Master Government Aggregator® for our vendor partners, we deliver solutions for Cybersecurity, MultiCloud, DevSecOps, Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, Open Source, Customer Experience and Engagement, and more. Working with resellers, systems integrators and consultants, our sales and marketing teams provide industry leading IT products, services and training through hundreds of contracts. Founded in 2004, Carahsoft is headquartered in Reston, Virginia and employs more than 1,900 professionals dedicated to serving the Public Sector.

Virtru provides military-grade data security and access control solutions for more than 6,700 global organizations. Powered by the Trusted Data Format (TDF), the Virtru Data Security Platform protects sensitive data everywhere it’s shared: Via collaboration tools like Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace, SaaS apps, private and public clouds, and air-gapped environments. With easy to use, data-centric security products that integrate with everyday workflows, Virtru empowers organizations of all sizes, across all industries, to unlock the power of their data — allowing them to share sensitive information while maintaining complete control at all times.

Established in 1999, Websolv Computing Inc., dba ecfirst, is a 100% minority-owned Iowa-based corporation (Tax ID# 42-1486030) with its corporate office located at 295 NE Venture Drive, Waukee, IA 50263. ecfirst is deeply committed to supporting the Department of Defense’s CMMC ecosystem as an accredited CMMC Third-Party Assessment Organization (C3PAO). Authorized by the DoD, ecfirst also functions as a Registered Provider Organization (RPO), Authorized Partner Publisher (APP), and Authorized Training Provider (ATP), with a dedicated team of Registered Practitioners (RPs), Registered Practitioner Associates (RPAs), Certified CMMC Assessors (CCAs), Certified CMMC Professionals (CCPs), and Provisional Instructors (PIs). Our team rigorously adheres to the latest CMMC standards and guidelines set forth by the Cyber AB. Beyond CMMC, ecfirst serves as a HITRUST Authorized External Assessor and delivers comprehensive compliance and cyber defense solutions across the United States and internationally. With a robust track record of conducting thousands of information security risk and cybersecurity assessments, ecfirst has successfully led clients to achieve and maintain HITRUST Certification and has expertly managed assessments across diverse regulatory frameworks, including but not limited to NIST SP 800-53, NIST SP 800-171, HIPAA, GDPR, ISO 27001, and PCI-DSS. Through these services, ecfirst consistently strengthens organizations’ cybersecurity postures in alignment with critical standards and emerging regulatory requirements. Our clients engage us to do Privacy and Security Risk Analyses and develop or review their policies for NIST, CMMC, HIPAA, ISO, or PCI-DSS standards, requirements, and controls. Additional consulting work includes Business Impact Analysis (BIA) and Disaster Recovery Planning (DRP). Our On-Demand Consulting solution allows us to do any work our clients do not have the time or resources for, from developing a customized training course to installing encryption to providing a virtual CIO/CISO for a few months or a few years. ecfirst employs a staff of over 20 fully credentialed compliance and cybersecurity professionals who work remotely across the U.S. Over 20+ Years of Service. Services are delivered across 5 Continents. 1000’s of Satisfied Customers. Clients in all 50 U.S. States.