How to Develop a “Reasonable” Cyber Defense Program
Previously held on Thursday, August 19, 2026
Looking to meet the standard of "reasonable" cyber defense but don't know how to do it on your own? A CIS SecureSuite® Membership can help guide you through the process!
In this webinar, we'll explain why the CIS Critical Security Controls® (CIS Controls®) can help your cyber defense program meet the standard of reasonableness. We'll also review the benefits, tools, and resources of a CIS SecureSuite Membership designed to help you save time and money implementing the Controls.
By watching this webinar, you'll learn:
- How you can use the Controls to comply with U.S. state data privacy laws and lay a foundation for effective cyber defense
- How you can use CIS SecureSuite® Platform to track, plan out, and thereby formalize your organization's implementation of the Controls
- How the CIS SecureSuite Platform can provide you with the documentation you need to demonstrate your cyber defense program meets the standard of reasonableness
About Our Presenters
Sean Atkinson
Chief Information Security Officer, Center for Internet Security (CIS)
Sean Atkinson is Chief Information Security Officer of CIS. He uses his broad cybersecurity expertise to direct strategy, operations, and policy to protect CIS’s enterprise of information assets. His job responsibilities include risk management, communications, applications, and infrastructure. Prior to CIS, Sean served as the Global Information Security Compliance Officer for GLOBALFOUNDRIES, serving Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) across the globe.
Prior to GLOBALFOUNDRIES, Sean led the security implementation for the New York State Statewide Financial System (SFS) implementation from 2007 to 2014. His last role and responsibility was as the Internal Control, Risk, and Information.
Charity Otwell
Director of CIS Critical Security Controls
Charity has nearly 20 years of experience in the financial services industry and has built and led various programs such as Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, Technology Governance, and Enterprise Architecture in a highly Regulated environment. Before coming to CIS, Charity was a GRC champion and practitioner with a focus on risk assessment, process optimization, process engineering, and best practice adoption for a top 50 bank within the United States. She also helped manage the relationship with federal regulators and the management of federal regulatory exams. She completed undergraduate and graduate studies in Birmingham, AL and holds multiple industry certifications..
David Kalish
Cybersecurity Solutions Engineer
David Kalish is a seasoned Cybersecurity Solutions Engineer at the Center for Internet Security (CIS), bringing over 20 years of diverse experience in the tech industry. He holds multiple cloud certifications, including AWS Solutions Architect and SysOps Administrator, showcasing his expertise in cloud technologies. David's exceptional contributions have been recognized with multiple Team MVP awards at AWS re:Invent, across three different companies.