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A Secure and Compliant Business Is the Destination. Steel Patriot Partners Maps Five Routes to It. | A Brand Spotlight Recorded On Location at Black Hat USA 2026 with Michael Parisi, Chief Growth Officer at Steel Patriot Partners | Hosted by Sean Martin
The destination is a business that can enter a market, keep a demanding customer, and work with other businesses on terms it can live with. Michael Parisi maps the five positions a company tends to stand in on the way there, and the three questions that identify which one it is.
Business Owners First, Engineers Second, Compliance People Third | A Brand Spotlight Conversation with Jason Ford and Michael Parisi of Steel Patriot Partners | Hosted by Marco Ciappelli
Steel Patriot Partners opens a client conversation with the business, then the engineering, then the compliance, and the order is not accidental. Jason Ford and Michael Parisi trace where that sequence came from, what it changes about the advice a client actually receives, and how an organization can find out where it
The Capability Is Already in Your Stack. The Question Is Who You Ask. | A Recap at Black Hat USA 2026 with Michael Parisi, Chief Growth Officer at Steel Patriot Partners | Hosted by Marco Ciappelli
The AI marketing noise quieted down at Black Hat USA 2026, and what surfaced underneath it was a concern most security teams already have the tools to address. A short on-location recap on non-human identities, configuration, and why security leaders are narrowing their circle of advisors.
The Budget Is Already Spent. The ROI Is in the Configuration. | A Full Sponsor Brand Briefing at Black Hat USA 2026 with Michael Parisi, Chief Growth Officer of Steel Patriot Partners | Hosted by Sean Martin
A client cut 250 thousand dollars from a 750 thousand dollar licensing bill in about a day, and the only thing that changed was who was looking at it. From the show floor at Black Hat USA 2026, a conversation about what security leaders are actually asking for when they stop taking the sales call.
The Business Decision Hiding Inside FedRAMP's Consolidated Rules for 2026 | A Brand Story Conversation with Jason Ford and Michael Parisi of Steel Patriot Partners | Hosted by Sean Martin
FedRAMP's Consolidated Rules for 2026 are live, the dates are fixed, and the first decision they force on a cloud service provider is not a technical one. Jason Ford and Michael Parisi walk through what actually changes, what the transition costs beyond the budget line, and why the right answer is sometimes to walk awa
FedRAMP First: Modernizing the Defense Supply Chain Without Cutting Corners | A Brand Feature Conversation with Michael Parisi of Steel Patriot Partners and Jason LaPointe of Exostar
A FedRAMP deadline can either freeze a company or force it to get sharper. Jason LaPointe and Michael Parisi break down how Exostar cleared a moderate authorization on an accelerated timeline, built a new compliant platform without breaking its customers, and turned an audit into a growth engine for the defense supply
Cutting Through the Fog of More | A Brand Highlight Conversation with Michael Parisi, Chief Growth Officer of Steel Patriot Partners
A post-RSAC Conference 2026 catch-up on why the show floor felt like more of the same, and why the conversations that actually move the industry forward are happening everywhere except the floor. Michael Parisi of Steel Patriot Partners joins ITSPmagazine to unpack the "fog of more" and what buyers can do about it.
Cutting Through the Fog: Trust, Outcomes, and What Real Consulting Looks Like | A Brand Spotlight at RSAC Conference 2026 with Michael Parisi, Chief Growth Officer of Steel Patriot Partners
At RSAC Conference 2026, Michael Parisi of Steel Patriot Partners unpacks why the cybersecurity market is drowning in vendor noise -- and why the antidote is not better technology, but more trusted relationships. This conversation is a candid look at what outcome-first consulting actually looks like when the fog clears
The Business of Trust: What Steel Patriot Partners Is Watching at RSAC 2026 | A Brand Spotlight with Michael Parisi
Michael Parisi, Chief Growth Officer at Steel Patriot Partners, joins Marco Ciappelli and Sean Martin for a pre-event conversation ahead of RSAC Conference 2026 — exploring what real trust looks like in cybersecurity, why the show floor has become secondary to the hallway, and what business leaders are actually worried
Black Hat 2025: More Buzzwords, Same Breaches? | What’s Heating Up Before Black Hat 2025: Top Trends Set to Shake Up this Year’s Hacker Conference | An ITSPmagazine Webinar: On Location Coverage with Sean Martin and Marco Ciappelli
Before the buzz hits the Black Hat USA 2025 show floor, this thought leadership roundtable breaks down the real issues—and distractions—set to dominate the conversation. From AI agent hype to old bugs in new systems, these panelists cut through the noise with sharp, unfiltered takes.
The Fog of More, the Risk of Cybersecurity Commoditization, and the Race to the Bottom | A Their Story Conversation from RSA Conference 2023 | A Schellman Story with Michael Parisi
A Their Story conversation with Sean Martin and Michael Parisi from Schellman Michael Parisi and Sean Martin discuss the challenges of compliance, cybersecurity, and the risk of commoditization. They explore the role of stakeholders and the need for education among non-technical individuals to prevent a race to the bot
Higher Education And Regulated Research Community Of Practice (RRCoP) | 5 Goals To Raise The Security And Compliance Posture Of Academic Institutions | Redefining CyberSecurity With Carolyn Ellis, Erik Deumens, And Michael Parisi
When it comes to implementing efficient and effective information security programs, higher education institutions can use all the help they can get. That's where the RRCoP community comes in.