2nd Annual SecureMaine Conference is October 3rd in Portland, Maine

PORTLAND, Maine - Sept. 11, 2024 - PRLog -- The 2nd annual SecureMaine Conference, organized by SecureMaine, a 501(c)3 charitable non-profit, will take place Thursday, October 3, 2024, at the Italian Heritage Center event facility, 40 Westland Avenue, Portland, Maine. Attendance fees are: $30 Early Rate through 9/22/24, $40 Advance Rate, and $50 on the Event Day (space permitting). Student / Veteran discounts available. Attendance includes breakfast refreshments, lunch, afternoon snack, and limited parking (first come, first serve). Registration is online at https://www.securemaine.org

This full day conference covers information security issues as they relate to technology, governance, and architecture, and finishes with a roundtable discussion featuring CISOs / CIOs / CIPOs. The SecureMaine Conference content includes both cybersecurity and physical security. Up to 8 security CPEs are available depending on an attendee's continuing education path.

Attendees are likely to come from New England, mostly from Maine and nearby states. Constituents include individuals and organizations sending security professionals looking to enhance their cybersecurity, physical security, and privacy protection strategies.

Presenters will include national experts, government agencies, relevant organizations, technologists, lawyers, consultants, strategists, and policy makers at national and local levels. Final panel slates and presentations will be announced soon -- early expected presenters and panelists include (final proposal considerations / additions are ongoing):

• Matt Donato, Partner, Echelon Risk + Cyber
• Dr. Erika Voss, VP/CISO, DAT Freight, Forbes Tech Council
• Paul Turcotte, former CISO/Sr Security, GNC, L.L. Bean
• Marshall Tracy, former CISO, IDEXX
• Presenters from CISA/DHS
• Representatives from the FBI
• A leading CISO/CIO roundtable with regional representation

SecureMaine is very grateful for our generous sponsors. Sponsors will have tables in the Sponsor Pavilion at SecureMaine 2024. Select sponsor opportunities are still available. SecureMaine especially extends our deepest gratitude to our early sponsors, including:

• Sea Wall Sponsors: Barracuda Networks, BerryDunn, Consolidated Communications, MonarchISC, Tanium, Thomas College, and WGTECH; and
• Pine & Spruce Sponsors: Defendify, FirstLight Fiber, GuidePoint Security, Rapid7, Savvy Security, Systems Engineering, Varonis

SecureMaine was established in 2023 as a collaboration between five inaugural non-profit professional bodies investing their time and resources in the importance of these events to their members in Maine and nearby states. The entities, include InfraGard Maine, ISACA New England, ISC2 Maine Chapter, MTUG (Maine Technology Users Group), and IAPP. Many of these collaborating organizations will be represented at the event.