Lawrence Cruciana, CISSP, CISM, CMMC-RP, is the founder and president of Corporate Information Technologies (CIT). He leads CIT’s cybersecurity business practice, focusing on identifying and mitigating information-centric risk in upper-SMB and midmarket organizations. With over 20 years of information technology (IT) experience in regulated enterprise, financial, and critical manufacturing businesses, Lawrence brings unique insight into the fusion of information risk management, third-party supply chain, privilege management, and the practical operational IT challenges required to “get it all done” that many organizations face. He is an experienced information security practitioner who has designed and implemented hundreds of cybersecurity and cyber-risk programs incorporating key control frameworks including NIST Cyber Security Framework and CIS Controls (20 CSC). As an active member of the cybersecurity community, he is engaged in mitigating the blind spots and exposures introduced by smaller businesses into enterprise organizations with specific emphasis on improving the overall security of IT MSPs.

Michael Siggins is the founder and publisher of The ChannelPro Network. Since March 2007 the network has been providing targeted business and technology information for the IT channel. Via its print and online properties, the network delivers expert opinion, analysis, news, product reviews, and advice vital to business success. Michael is also president and publisher of ChannelPro: The Insider’s Guide to SMB, the only channel media property dedicated to the needs of channel professionals working in the SMB marketplace. Prior to founding The ChannelPro Network, Michael worked for more than 14 years at IDG, the world’s leading technology media, events, and research company.