Proactive Risk Inc.

10/27/2026

SecureWorld NYC Annual Conference

Conference – Keynotes, Breakout Sessions, Panels, Executive Boardrooms
· When: 8:00am – 4:30pm, October 29th, 2026
· Where: Marriott Marquis Times Square
· Website & Agenda: https://events.secureworld.io/details/new-york-ny-2026/
· Who – 300+ Cybersecurity Attendees plus many local NYC Cyber/IT Associations

Free and Discounted Pass Registration Link - https://unityreg.com/se/SWNYC2026/ATT

· To receive the FREE Open Session Pass, please select Open Session Pass when registering and use the following code to receive it for free - OPENSW1
· If you’d like a Discounted Conference Pass Code – CP100
o Our largest discount ever! Conference pass is regularly $275, this code takes off $175 to make the pass only $100.

SecureWorld NYC Conference Speaker Highlights

· Allvue Systems - CISO
· Alvarez & Marsal - CISO
· AppOmni - Sr. Director, GSI
· Bank of America - Global Operational Risk, Cyber / AI Executive
· Bose Corporation - CISO
· Broadridge - VP, Global Head of Risk & Compliance
· Central Hudson - CISO
· ClearVector - CEO
· Dropzone AI - Field CISO
· Gambit Security - Head of Architecture
· GhostEye - CEO & Co-Founder
· Integra LifeSciences -Director, Cybersecurity
· Lithic – CISO
· Lloyds Bank – Regional Deputy CISO
· Louis Vuitton - CISO, Americas
· MarcyPen - CISO
· Marsh McLennan -Global Chief Privacy Officer
· McAfee - Deputy CISO
· National Cybersecurity Alliance - National Director
· New York Giants - CISO
· PKI Solutions - CEO & Founder
· Pluto Security - CEO & Co-Founder
· QuellSecure - CEO & Co-Founder
· Ralph Lauren - CISO
· Rectangle Health - CISO
· Securiti AI, a Veeam company - Chief Data Officer
· State Street - VP, Cybersecurity
· The Clearing House – Deputy CISO

…and many many more!

10/27/2026

https://www.proactiverisk.com/blog/employee-client-data-shadow-ai-governance

An employee shares company data with an unapproved AI tool. Learn what to do next, how to uncover shadow AI, and six practical steps to govern AI use without slowing your team down.

10/19/2026

Anticipate. Adapt. Overcome.

Your government customer or prime expects CMMC. Does every employee, phone, server, jobsite and machine need one controlled environment? Not necessarily.

Trace where Federal Contract Information (FCI) or Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) enters your business and where it goes. That helps define a defensible assessment boundary.

Tom Brennan’s new blog walks through two examples: a New Jersey electrical contractor mapping government-project workflows (commercial-only teams may stay outside the boundary only when separation is demonstrable), and a 25–50-person precision manufacturer tracing FCI/CUI from engineering drawings through production and inspection. CNC machines and other operational technology need individual review. Don’t assume all shop-floor systems are excluded, or every machine needs identical controls. Microsoft 365 can support a strategy; it does not certify compliance.

Read the blog: https://www.proactiverisk.com/blog/cmmc-scope-contractors-manufacturers

Based in Denville, Proactive Risk serves Morris County and New Jersey defense suppliers. Talk with us about contractual requirements, FCI/CUI workflows and readiness gaps.

CMMC is one of many regulatory items Proactive Risk assists with; consult an advisor for broader needs. The blog is general educational guidance, not a determination of assessment scope or a certification guarantee.

Don’t make your CMMC environment larger than necessary, make it defensible.

PROACTIVE RISK | Intelligence-Led Cybersecurity & Risk Management | Anticipate. Adapt. Overcome. | 973-298-1160, 36 First Avenue, Suite 203, Denville, NJ 07834.

10/14/2026

Are you looking for Technology Risk Management partner — join us 10/22 at Top Golf in Parsippany NJ details

An invitation-only evening of networking, Topgolf, and cybersecurity conversation for Northern New Jersey's business community — hosted by Proactive Risk. Tickets $25. Space is strictly limited; RSVP required.

09/28/2026

Morning SITREP

Discover the open-source intelligence attackers can gather about your organization — exposed credentials, leaked data, and public attack surface.

09/25/2026

Trades Thursday is Housecall Pro’s inaugural national day for home service professionals — activating simultaneously in 18 Regional Hub cities and 300+ local gatherings across North America -

09/23/2026

Every organization runs on unwritten rules, until an incident exposes them.

One manager approves personal devices. Another forbids them. One employee uploads confidential data to an AI tool. Another assumes it is acceptable. After an incident, everyone may remember the rules differently.

Written policies turn good intentions into expectations that are repeatable, teachable, provable, and defensible. Think of guardrails on a mountain road: they do not slow a careful driver down. They give everyone confidence to move faster.

A policy book should be a living library, not a binder on a shelf. Every policy needs an owner, approver, version, review date, and acknowledgement records. A modern trust center then helps customers, insurers, auditors, and procurement teams understand how security is governed, without exposing sensitive details.

Our new blog includes a free library covering 45 policies and plans, plus a customizable Acceptable Use Policy sample:
https://www.proactiverisk.com/blog/guardrails-not-binders-policy-book-modern-trust-center

Since 2001, Proactive Risk has served organizations from our Denville, New Jersey headquarters. We are SDVOSB-certified, operate a 24/7 SOC, and hold a New Jersey State Contract.

See Risk in Business Terms, Not Technical Jargon. Request a complimentary Executive Risk Review at https://www.proactiverisk.com.



PROACTIVE RISK | Intelligence-Led Cybersecurity & Risk Management | Predictive. Protective. Defensible. | 973-298-1160
36 First Avenue, Suite 203, Denville, NJ 07834

09/10/2026

Microsoft 365 is the new front door : and attackers know it.

For many New Jersey organizations with 50–350 employees, Microsoft 365 is the identity plane of the business: email, Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, and Entra ID.

Today’s attackers often don’t break into servers. They steal logins and sessions, then move through the environment as legitimate users.

MFA fatigue. Stolen sessions. Malicious OAuth apps. Hidden inbox rules.

Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR) watches that identity layer 24/7 : helping organizations detect suspicious behavior, contain compromised accounts, remove persistence, and respond before a security incident becomes a business crisis.

Read Tom Brennan’s new article, “The Identity Battlefield: ITDR and the New Front Line of Microsoft 365 Defense,” to see why identity defense belongs at the center of your cybersecurity strategy:

https://www.proactiverisk.com/blog/identity-battlefield-itdr-microsoft-365-defense

36 First Avenue, Suite 203, Denville, NJ 07834



PROACTIVE RISK | Intelligence-Led Cybersecurity & Risk Management | Predictive. Protective. Defensible. | 973-298-1160

09/06/2026

Do you like green or blue?

08/27/2026

https://www.securityweek.com/cisa-over-100-internet-exposed-water-systems-targeted-in-july-cyberattacks/

The agency has released guidance on reducing internet exposure in the wake of the recent Iran-linked hacker attacks.