Beyond Patching: Risk-First Vulnerability Management
Beyond Patching: Risk-First Vulnerability Management
Beyond Patching: Risk-First Vulnerability Management
Wed Feb 04, 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM PST (3 hours, 30 min)
Move beyond reactive security, patching, and traditional perimeter thinking. Join us at Right of Boom 2026 for a 3.5-hour workshop built for service providers ready to lead with structure and precision. You’ll learn how to deliver a comprehensive vulnerability management program—one that combines BIA-driven policy, prioritized remediation, and third-party risk management (TPRM) into a scalable, client-facing service. Through hands-on labs, real-world frameworks, and certification, you’ll walk away with the tools and confidence to start reducing risk under modern security leadership.
Join the workshop and receive a Risk-First VM Launch Kit
- Vulnerability Management Program Template
- Vulnerability Management Policy Template
- Declination of Services Template / MSA Template
- Marketing Brief (Client-Facing)
- Slide Deck for Executive Overview
Brian Blakely
CISO
ConnectSecure
Ryan Seymour
VP Consulting and Education
ConnectSecure
Austin Timberlake
DFIR & vCISO
Cyber74
Jeremy Pogue
Director of Security Services
Integris
Justin Parker
Manager, Technical Accounts
Meriplex
From Checklist to Checkbook: Turning Risk Assessments into Revenue
Thu Feb 05, 1:30 PM - 2:15 PM PST (45 min)
Fri Feb 06, 8:30 AM - 9:15 AM PST (45 min)
Most MSPs treat client risk assessments like checkbox exercises and leave credibility, revenue, and trust on the table. Not anymore.
In this no-fluff, boots-on-the-ground session, Brian Blakley, a 30-year IT and security trailblazer, 6 x MSP owner, professional services leader, and enterprise CISO, pulls back the curtain on how to make client risk assessments the most valuable thing you do all year.
Based on hundreds of real-world assessments that got executives to engage, allocate budget, and say “yes” to security, Brian shares the field-tested scripts, positioning tips, and assessment secrets you won’t hear anywhere else.
In this workshop you'll learn:
- How to make risk assessments that actually matter to the business.
- The #1 mindset shift that turns assessments into sticky sales accelerators.
- The exact questions that open wallets and boardroom doors.
- How to preload urgency, tie findings to revenue loss, and drive executive action.
- Real examples from the trenches: what worked, what flopped, and what changed the game.
Whether you’re a veteran MSP or just getting started with assessments, you’ll leave this session with a powerful playbook you can use immediately.
Make risk assessments the most profitable thing you do this year.
Brian Blakely
CISO
ConnectSecure
Building a High-Impact vCISO Program That Wins Clients
ADD-ON SESSION - Lunch Included ($199)
Fri Feb 06, 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM PST (2 hours, 30 min)
The vCISO model is no longer a “nice-to-have” for MSPs — it’s a critical growth engine and competitive differentiator. Clients are demanding more than patching and endpoint protection; they want leadership that connects business outcomes versus compliance outcomes.
In this 3-hour interactive workshop, Brian Blakely — Former Founder of vCISO Practice Cosant Cyber — will walk you through the frameworks, processes, and tools that transform a technical security service into a boardroom-ready advisory practice.
You'll learn how to:
- Identify the right clients for vCISO engagement
- Build service tiers that align with different maturity levels and regulations
- Deliver measurable business value that earns renewals and upsells
- Integrate compliance, governance, and risk frameworks into your service model
- Use executive language and reporting to earn trust
This is hands-on, role-play, and scenario-based learning designed to give you a working blueprint you can apply immediately.