First Friday

Welcome back to the Cybersecurity First Friday Event!

This month's sponsor is Murray Security Services, which is a Colorado Springs based Information and Cyber Security, Environmental, Safety and Systems Engineering company serving clients across the globe. MSS has two primary lines of business; professional training & certification and business consulting. 

Our customers range from many small businesses locally to large international corporations and federal, state & county governments. We provide custom training curriculum and design courses for clients in areas of information technology, cyber security awareness, environmental management and safety. 

Registration is for this event is not available at this time.

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Dr. Shawn P. Murray
Vincent "Vinnie" Persichetti
Coby Glass
Jon Ford
Beth Ann Taylor

Who you will hear from

Event Speakers

Dr. Shawn P. Murray

Murray Security Services

Vincent "Vinnie" Persichetti

Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC

Coby Glass

Founder, Transparent Edge LLC

Jon Ford

CTO at MainNerve Cybersecurity

Beth Ann Taylor

Executive Director, Colorado APEX Accelerator

What you need to know

Event Details

About
Hello Everyone!

It’s Cybersecurity First Friday!

Welcome back to the June Event!

Remember that you are required to register for the event and check in once you arrive.

Beth Ann Taylor, Executive Director at the Colorado APEX Accelerator will explain the multitude of resources available from her organization and how qualified businesses can take advantage of them to grow in the Colorado Spring area!

Coby Glass is the founder of Transparent Edge. He'll discuss how they bridge the gap between complex technical architecture and boardroom risk management by transforming cybersecurity and compliance from an operational bottleneck into a competitive advantage. 

We will also hear from  Jon Ford, CTO at MainNerve Cybersecurity, a local cybersecurity company providing penetration testing services on web applications, networks, and mobile apps as well as vulnerability and risk assessments on your organization.  

Finally, our keynote presenter and this month's event sponsor is Murray Security Services, a 20+ year cybersecurity company providing consulting services, compliance assessments to frameworks such as CMMC, ISO 27001, PDI DSS, HIPAA, NIST, SOC2 as well as others. They provide executive vCISO services, consulting and governance expertise as well as IT, Cybersecurity and Compliance Certification and Training programs as an authorized partner of CompTIA, EC Council, PECB, ACI Learning, Training Camp, Firebrand and others.  

This month's food truck is a new comer, Bowl in the City! Enjoy their Asian Fusion!

We will have updated community announcements and other event dates as well and we will have some additional Cybersecurity First Friday merchandise.

June's First Friday is co-hosted by Murray Security Services and Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC.

Become a member now! REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED: www.cybersecurityfirstfriday.com

So, grab your favorite beverage and join us!

Hope to see you there!

Shawn & Vinnie

Exponential Impact and the UCCS Cyber Campus
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  • June 2026 - Cybersecurity First Friday Event Slides 17.4 MB
  • June 2026 - Cybersecurity First Friday Flyer 437 KB
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Food Vendor

Bowl in the City

About

The 2024 Battle of the Food Truck winner Bowl in the City brought the delicious dish that caught the judges’ attention into Loving Living Local. Owner Caleb Adamor joined Loving Living Local host Nova with three dishes of Asian Fusion. The Bowl in the City Food Truck will be featured around Colorado Springs and will be the June Cybersecurity First Friday Food Truck. For all the information and details about The Bowl In The City food truck head to the Facebook page.

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