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Cyber Brews Mind Melding for Cyber Professionals. Karen Williams is the CEO of Cyber Brews LLC and currently serves as a Sr. Mrs.

Cyber Brews connects cybersecurity leaders through premium networking events, industry education, and strategic collaboration designed to grow careers, companies, and community. Cybersecurity Engineer - at JRC Integrated Systems in Huntsville, AL. Williams has been a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) instructor since 2016. She has over 20 years of experience with 17 years providing cybersecurity engineering and management expertise to the Department of Defense (DoD) as a contractor. She has served on several Board of Directors and committees for cyber professional development such as ISACA and ISSA. Williams has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication Arts from the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a Master of Science (MS) degree in Management of information Systems (MIS) from UAH and completed an Information Assurance certificate program at UAH. She has been named “6 Women to Watch in Huntsville’s Tech Scene” by the Bama Buzz and “Top 22 in ‘22 Women in Tech in Alabama” by Business Alabama Magazine. Professional Memberships:
ISSA
Women in Cybersecurity
Women in Defense
ISACA
Cyber Huntsville
HASBAT

We would like to say a special thank you to our event management team, The Blind Tiger The Blind Tiger Angela Panzica, a...
09/26/2026

We would like to say a special thank you to our event management team, The Blind Tiger The Blind Tiger Angela Panzica, and our caterer, Honeybox Charcuterie Honey Box Catering. Angela’s team are some phenomenal people and Honeybox Charcuterie graze tables are always a hit! We couldn’t have had the success without these amazing companies!

What a night, Huntsville! 🍻🧠We had an incredible time kicking off Cyber Week with a packed house, great conversations, n...
09/26/2026

What a night, Huntsville! 🍻🧠

We had an incredible time kicking off Cyber Week with a packed house, great conversations, new connections, and plenty of familiar faces.

There’s something special about getting our cyber and defense community together in one room with no presentations and no agenda. Just an opportunity to connect, catch up, meet someone new, and enjoy the evening.

A huge thank you to our co-presenting sponsors Cloudflare and Chainguard, our community sponsors Velocity1 and Trustmark, and our media sponsor Advance Defense Tech for helping us make the evening possible.

And thank you to everyone who spent part of a very busy Cyber Week with us. We loved seeing you!

Until the next mind meld. 🍻

Our CMMC in Practice tracks are live!
09/22/2026

Our CMMC in Practice tracks are live!

Great start to our CMMC in Practice Forum!!
09/22/2026

Great start to our CMMC in Practice Forum!!

09/21/2026

It takes a community. 💙🚀

As we prepare to welcome everyone to the inaugural 2026 CMMC in Practice Forum, we want to take a moment to recognize the incredible sponsors and partners who helped make it possible.

From our Title Sponsor and Gold and Silver Sponsors to the organizations supporting our media, meals, networking breaks, attendee bags, Wi-Fi, lanyards, and community outreach, every partnership has helped us build the experience we envisioned.

Our goal was to create something different: a Forum focused on practical conversations, diverse perspectives, real-world implementation, and meaningful connections across the CMMC ecosystem and Defense Industrial Base.

Tomorrow, we finally get to bring it all together. ❤️

To every organization that invested in this event, shared our mission, supported our attendees, and believed in what Cyber Brews was building:

Thank you. We couldn’t do this without you.

📅 September 22, 2026
📍 Embassy Suites | Huntsville, AL

Now let’s do this! 🍻🚀

🚀 TITLE SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT: THE CYBER ENGAGEMENT FORUMWe’re proud to recognize The Cyber Engagement Forum (Cyber EF) as t...
09/20/2026

🚀 TITLE SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT: THE CYBER ENGAGEMENT FORUM

We’re proud to recognize The Cyber Engagement Forum (Cyber EF) as the Title Sponsor and co-presenting partner of the inaugural 2026 CMMC in Practice Forum!

From the beginning, Cyber EF has embraced our vision for an event focused on what happens beyond the requirements: implementation, assessment, risk management, sustainment, and the real-world challenges facing the Defense Industrial Base.

Their team has helped amplify the Forum, connect us with the broader CMMC community, provide valuable insight, and support our commitment to building a diverse, practitioner-focused program.

Most importantly, this has been a true partnership built around a shared goal: helping organizations turn cybersecurity requirements into practice.

We are incredibly grateful to Mike Snyder and the Cyber EF team for believing in what we set out to build and for helping us bring this inaugural Forum to life. 💙

We’re almost there!

📅 September 22, 2026
📍 Embassy Suites | Huntsville, AL
☕ Doors & Networking Breakfast open at 8:00 AM

Practical CMMC Guidance for Real-World Readiness.

🌙✨ An evening in the Midnight Garden! ✨🌙Cyber Brews was proud to serve as a Bronze Sponsor of the AFCEA Huntsville Midni...
09/18/2026

🌙✨ An evening in the Midnight Garden! ✨🌙

Cyber Brews was proud to serve as a Bronze Sponsor of the AFCEA Huntsville Midnight Garden Gala last night at the Huntsville Botanical Garden.

What a beautiful evening celebrating scholarship recipients, supporting future STEM scholarships, and spending time with so many friends and colleagues from across Huntsville’s government, defense, technology, and cybersecurity communities. 💙🎓

Supporting the next generation of STEM professionals is an investment in the future of our community, and we were honored to play a small part in an event with such a meaningful mission.

And, of course, we couldn’t attend a gala without having a little fun along the way! 🌙🥂✨

Thank you to AFCEA Huntsville for bringing everyone together for such a wonderful evening and for the work you continue to do for students and the Huntsville community.

☕ NETWORKING BREAKFAST SPONSOR SPOTLIGHTWe’re excited to welcome VIKTech as the official Networking Breakfast Sponsor of...
09/17/2026

☕ NETWORKING BREAKFAST SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT

We’re excited to welcome VIKTech as the official Networking Breakfast Sponsor of the 2026 CMMC in Practice Forum! 🚀

VIKTech’s work in cybersecurity, information assurance, security engineering, DFARS/CMMC compliance, NIST 800-171, and RMF makes them a great fit for a day focused on taking cybersecurity requirements and putting them into practice.

And they’re helping us start that day the Cyber Brews way: good food, coffee, conversation, and connection. ☕🤝

Our Networking Breakfast gives attendees an opportunity to connect with speakers, sponsors, practitioners, and others across the Defense Industrial Base before the day’s sessions begin.

We’re grateful to VIKTech for supporting the Forum and helping us bring the CMMC community together!

📅 September 22, 2026
📍 Embassy Suites | Huntsville, AL
☕ Networking Breakfast begins at 8:00 AM

Learn more at cyber-brews.com
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09/15/2026

🎤 Where can you spend one day learning from CMMC assessors, practitioners, cybersecurity leaders, implementation experts, business leaders, and technical SMEs—all in one place?

📍 Huntsville, Alabama. September 22.

The Cyber Brews CMMC in Practice Forum is bringing together experts from across the CMMC ecosystem for a full day focused on what organizations are dealing with right now.

Where can you learn about:

🤖 AI and the future of CMMC
🛠️ Building and maintaining compliant environments
📋 What happens after certification
💻 Technical architecture and implementation decisions
🛡️ Cyber insurance and incident response
📖 NIST SP 800-171 Rev. 3
💰 Business and financial planning for CMMC
🏢 The realities facing small businesses in the DIB
💬 Lessons learned from people who have actually done the work

Right here in Huntsville.

And you don't have to choose just one type of conversation.

Our three-track format lets you move throughout the day between:

🎤 Strategy & Leadership
🛠️ Implementation & Operations
💬 Expert Exchange

Choose the sessions that answer the questions your organization is facing.

This isn't about sitting through another day of slides explaining what CMMC is.

It's about getting in the room with people who can help you understand what to do next.

📅 September 22, 2026
📍 Embassy Suites | Huntsville, Alabama

🎟️ Find your seat at the CMMC in Practice Forum.
Register through the link in our bio.

🍽️ NETWORKING LUNCH SPONSOR SPOTLIGHTWe’re excited to welcome NerdsToGo as the official Networking Lunch Sponsor of the ...
09/11/2026

🍽️ NETWORKING LUNCH SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT

We’re excited to welcome NerdsToGo as the official Networking Lunch Sponsor of the 2026 CMMC in Practice Forum! 🎉

CMMC readiness takes more than understanding requirements. It takes the right people, processes, technology, and support to build and maintain a secure environment.

NerdsToGo helps businesses tackle those everyday technology challenges with managed IT, cybersecurity, cloud services, backup and recovery, and technology support.

And on September 22, they’re helping us do something else we think is pretty important: bring the CMMC community together over lunch. 🍽️🤝

Our Networking Lunch gives attendees time to continue conversations from the morning sessions, connect with speakers and fellow practitioners, and build relationships across the Defense Industrial Base.

We’re grateful to NerdsToGo for supporting the Forum and helping us create an experience that goes beyond the sessions.

📅 September 22, 2026
📍 Embassy Suites | Huntsville, AL

🎟️ Learn more and register at cyber-brews.com

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Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

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