SecureMaine 2026 is Here -- Thursday October 8th!
Oct 5, 2026
SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine - Oct. 5, 2026 - PRLog -- The 4th annual SecureMaine Conference, organized by SecureMaine, a 501(c)3 non-profit, will take place Thursday, October 8, 2026, at the Portland Sheraton Sable Oaks, 200 Sable Oaks Drive, South Portland, Maine.
Attendance fees are: $40 Advance Rate, and $50 on Event Day (space permitting). Student / Veteran / Career Transition discounts available. Attendance includes breakfast refreshments, lunch, afternoon snack, and limited parking (first come, first served). Register online at https://www.securemaine.org/register.html
This full day conference features 20 sessions across 3 themed tracks -- "AI and Emerging Technology", "Cyber Risk, Resilience, and Incident Response", and "Cybersecurity in the Future Workforce." Formats include a keynote address, over 15 individual presentations, a Practitioners Panel, and finishes the day with a CISO/CIO Round Table.
The event also showcases 35 security-related vendors in our Sponsors Pavilion, and 5 security-related nonprofit "collaborators" in a Collaborators Hall, available all day to share their services and products, and together representing just part of the thriving resource network and vibrant professional cybersecurity ecosystem across Maine and the region.
The event's full agenda will provide attendees with up to 8 Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credits, as well as ample opportunities to network with industry employers and connect with industry-related nonprofits. Attendees come from Maine and throughout New England, and include security professionals and decision-makers from a broad array sectors who wish to improve their cybersecurity, physical security, and privacy protection strategies.
The event Agenda is available now at www.securemaine.org/agenda-2026.html. Additional information about presenters will also be posted on SecureMaine's LinkedIn page at https://www.linkedin.com/company/securemaine/
Confirmed sessions thus far cover a broad array of professional development topics relevant to Maine security professionals, including:
- Keynote Speaker Deidre Diamond will present "The Execution Gap: Cyber Talent, Capability, and the Work That Isn't Getting Done"
- AI Track topics such as: Penetration testing and AI, why AI agents ignore guardrails, the rise of deep fake attacks, and more
- Workforce Track topics including: Authority drift in an agentic world, mentoring women in cybersecurity, and taming over-commitment chaos
- Cyber Risk and Resilience topics including: Compliance programs, the convergence of IoT/OT in healthcare, lessons in incident response, global events and the threat landscape, and more.
- A moderated practitioners panel: "Who Gets to Build the Future? AI, Access, and the Next Cybersecurity Workforce"
- A CISO Round Table at the end of the day
SecureMaine is profoundly grateful to our 2026 Sponsors, including:
- Light House Sponsor: Illumio
- Fire Tower Sponsor: ACS, Arctic Wolf, The Cyber EF, Tantalum Security
- Sea Wall Sponsors: Cato Networks, Concentric AI, Cyera, Defendify, Monarch ISC, Netskope, Nile, Okta, Sophos
- Pine+Spruce Sponsors: Adaptive Security, Beazley Security, Compass IT Compliance, Darktrace, Deer Brook, Doppel, FirstLight, GuidePoint Security, Halcyon, Horizon3, Intezer, Kiteworks, Menlo Security, Nasuni, Pro Search, Records Management Center, Riptide Technologies, Sprocket Security, SymQuest, Systems Engineering, Tevora, ThreatLocker, Tyler Technologies
Collaborating regional nonprofits who will be tabling near registration include: InfraGard Maine and their partner the Southern Maine Area on Aging, ISACA New England, ISC(2) Maine Chapter, New England Tech Hub, and OWASP Maine. SecureMaine was founded with support from five regional security-related nonprofits and is grateful to our Collaborators for their outreach and contributions to Maine's security community.
About SecureMaine
SecureMaine, a 501(c)3 non-profit established by a collaboration of security-related nonprofits, announces their 3rd annual SecureMaine Conference in Portland, Maine. SecureMaine 2026 seeks to improve regional cybersecurity capacity by bringing leading experts, CISO / CIO executives, practitioners, and community members together for educational sessions and networking, to support the Maine security community and improve security regionally. Learn more about SecureMaine's conference series, and sign up for announcements at https://www.securemaine.org
Gary Soucy, President, SecureMaine Board
Kate Carpenter, Treasurer, SecureMaine Board
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