Sponsors & Exhibitors 2026

SOCSoter is the trusted Managed Security Service Provider for securing the small business supply chain. Our 24×7 U.S.-based SOC leverages proprietary SIEM technology to monitor networks, systems, applications, and databases for suspicious activity, helping small businesses “level up” to meet enterprise-grade security requirements without the cost or complexity. We translate complex compliance and CMMC requirements into actionable guidance, empowering small businesses to protect themselves and satisfy DoD standards. This CMMC Day, partner with SOCSoter to elevate your clients’ security posture and confidently secure the supply chain.

A-LIGN is the leading cybersecurity compliance partner, trusted by over 5,700 organizations worldwide to navigate the complexities of compliance, audit, and risk. With a tech-enabled delivery model and deep domain expertise, A-LIGN has completed more than 31,000 audits. It is the #1 issuer of SOC 2 reports and a top three FedRAMP assessor. Founded in 2009, A-LIGN delivers high-quality, efficient audits across frameworks including SOC 2, ISO 27001, FedRAMP, CMMC, ISO 42001, PCI, and HITRUST. To learn more, visit: https://www.a-lign.com.

BAE Systems’ cybersecurity products – one-way transfer (OWT) devices, guards, field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), and more – exceed Raise-The-Bar (RTB) requirements, protecting data networks and all environments where sensitive information must be exchanged.

Founded in 1999, Websolv Computing Inc., doing business as ecfirst, is a 100% minority-owned Iowa-based corporation (Tax ID# 42-1486030) headquartered at 295 NE Venture Drive, Waukee, IA 50263. For over 20 years, ecfirst has been a recognized leader in cybersecurity and compliance, with a strong national and international presence supporting clients in all 50 U.S. states and across five continents. Our mission is to deliver trusted, expert guidance that helps organizations meet and maintain compliance with the highest standards of cybersecurity maturity. ecfirst is deeply committed to advancing the Department of Defense’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) ecosystem. We have been an accredited CMMC Third-Party Assessment Organization (C3PAO) since April 2024, authorized by the DoD through The Cyber AB to conduct formal CMMC assessments. In addition, ecfirst is a Registered Practitioner Organization (RPO), Approved Partner Publisher (APP), and Approved Training Provider (ATP), a rare combination that uniquely positions us to provide end-to-end CMMC readiness, training, and certification services. Our team includes a full spectrum of CMMC-certified professionals, including Lead CMMC Certified Assessors (CCAs), CMMC Certified Professionals (CCPs), Registered Practitioners (RPs), Registered Practitioners Advanced (RPAs), and Provisional Instructors (PIs). This multidisciplinary expertise allows ecfirst to guide organizations through every phase of the CMMC journey, from gap assessments and remediation to formal certification assessments with precision, integrity, and alignment to DoD expectations. While CMMC is our primary focus, ecfirst’s credentials extend to other major cybersecurity and compliance frameworks. We are a HITRUST Authorized External Assessor and have extensive experience conducting thousands of risk and compliance assessments across NIST SP 800-53, NIST SP 800-171, HIPAA, GDPR, ISO 27001, and PCI-DSS. This breadth of regulatory knowledge strengthens our CMMC work, enabling us to align requirements efficiently across multiple standards and optimize clients’ overall compliance investments. In addition to assessments, ecfirst provides a full suite of consulting and managed compliance services, including: • CMMC Readiness Assessments & Certification Support • Policy and Procedure Development • Security and Privacy Risk Analyses • Business Impact Analysis (BIA) • Disaster Recovery Planning (DRP) • Virtual CISO/CIO Services • Customized CMMC and Cybersecurity Training Our On-Demand Consulting Program enables clients to quickly access specialized expertise, ranging from technical remediation support to executive-level advisory services, ensuring organizations maintain compliance and operational resilience without disruption. With a team of over 20 credentialed cybersecurity and compliance professionals working remotely across the U.S., ecfirst consistently delivers measurable value and proven results. Over 25 years of service. Clients in all 50 states. Services delivered across five continents. Thousands of satisfied clients.

BiometricUpdate.com is the leading news property that publishes shareable breaking news, analysis, and research about the global biometrics market.

We provide the world’s leading news coverage and information on the global biometric technology market via the web and an exclusive daily newsletter. Our daily biometrics updates, industry perspectives, interviews, columns and in-depth features explore a broad range of modalities and methods, from fingerprint, voice, iris, and facial recognition, to cutting-edge technologies like DNA analysis and gait recognition, related identification tools such as behavioral biometrics, and non-biometric identification methods such as identity document verification and telephone forensics. Our coverage touches on all applications and issues dealt with in the sector, including national security, mobile identity, and border control, with a special emphasis on UN Sustainable Development Goal 16.9 to provide universal digital identification and the ID4Africa movement.

Our global audience of 2,000,000 readers each year includes governments, law enforcement agencies, financial institutions and many other other vertical industries along with OEMs, service providers, system integrators, enterprise and industry professionals.