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Marc Plante to Speak at IoT Cybersecurity Summit: Exploring the Growing Burden of Continuous Monitoring

Jan 26, 2026

As Europe moves to implement the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) at the end of 2026, an entirely new class of compliance requirements is about to be forced on IoT companies. That’s why we’re excited to share that Marc Plante, Director of Business Development Operations at Somos, will be joining the IoT Cybersecurity Summit for a high-impact panel discussion on the topic of continuous monitoring and how it will impact the companies that build, sell, own and operate connected devices.

Marc will speak during Track One: SBOM Security – Constant Updating will be Key, which focuses on the Continuous Monitoring requirements contained in the upcoming Cyber Resilience Act (CRA).

The panel will dive into what regulatory accountability means in real terms, who is impacted by these requirements, and what steps different companies will have to meet them.

Why It Matters

The continuous monitoring requirement centers on the need for companies to monitor their devices for emerging zero-day exploits that can be extremely damaging. While these regulations are being formalized in a broad sense for the CRA, they already exist in other corners of the connected device world, including the US government and critical infrastructure, and they are expected to be adopted broadly around the world. If your organization is not documenting and monitoring the connected devices that you sell or operate, you should plan on having to do it soon.

Marc will bring his unique perspective on how SomosID® is helping organizations solve that monitoring gap. As a trusted provider of neutral, agentless IoT asset intelligence, Somos helps enterprises with a platform that provides device Identity, security and compliance intelligence, including continuous vulnerability monitoring, for all their connected devices.

Whether you’re a security leader, compliance executive or part of a governance team, this session is one you don’t want to miss.

Webinar Details:

Session: Track One – SBOM Security – Constant Updating will be Key
Moderator: Ellen Boehm, SVP, IoT & AI Identity Innovation, Keyfactor
Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2026 | 10:00AM ET
Panelists:

• Alistair Elliott, Head of Connectivity Portfolio, G+D

•  Sridhar Gondesi, Director of Engineering, MultiTech Systems

• Marc Plante, Director, Business Development, Somos