Ariento Inc., an IT, cybersecurity and compliance service provider to small and mid-sized organizations, announced today that developer of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Standard Katie Stewart will speak at the annual Up On Cyber Conference on Thursday, June 25.

CMMC is a new cyber compliance standard that will be required for contractors by the Department of Defense (DoD). It is expected to take effect later this year.

As a developer of the CMMC standard, Katie will speak on the five different levels of CMMC and an in-depth discussion on CMMC Model v1.2. Additional speakers include members of the development team tasked by the Department of Defense to create the CMMC standard as well as the DoD itself.

This year’s Up On Cyber conference will be held virtually and will focus exclusively on the recently released CMMC cyber standard. “We wanted to provide a comprehensive look at CMMC and therefore built a speaker lineup that represents each stakeholder” said Ariento’s Jennifer Fullerton, “to include the DoD who sponsored the standard, John Hopkins and CMU who created the standard, the Accreditation Body who will inspect the standard, and the small defense contractors that will have to comply.”

Katie Stewart is a senior member of the technical staff with the Software Engineering Institute of Carnegie Mellon University. Katie has 18+ years of experience advising clients in engineering, information technology and the telecommunications industry. Katie's current research focuses on information security governance, risk management, and measurement and analysis. She holds a Bachelor's of Science and a Master's of Science in Computer Engineering. Katie is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and has spent time as an adjunct professor.
Ariento provides cybersecurity, information technology (IT), and compliance services to small and mid-sized organizations. Comprised of a veteran team boasting decades of experience at the highest levels of the United States military and federal government, Ariento specializes in delivering best-in-class technology solutions that are secure and regulatory compliant. From consulting to fully outsourced IT services and more, Ariento gives business owners and executives one less thing to worry about in today's interconnected digital world.

To learn more about Up On Cyber 2020, register to attend, or sponsor the event, please visit: www.UpOnCyber.com.

For more information on CMMC, please visit www.CMMCMarkeplace.com.

For more information about Ariento, please visit www.Ariento.com