Patricia R. Toth has over 35 years of experience in cybersecurity. Most recently she was the Cybersecurity Services Manager at the NIST Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP). At MEP, Pat developed the cybersecurity services across the MEP National Network of 51 MEP Centers. She led the MEP National Network Cybersecurity Working Group, authored NIST Handbook 162 “NIST MEP Cybersecurity Self-Assessment Handbook for Assessing NIST SP 800-171 Security Requirements in Response to DFARS Cybersecurity Requirements”. Pat has written numerous blogs and articles on cybersecurity for small and mid-sized manufacturers, she is a nationally recognized expert and has been greatly sought after as a speaker at various conferences and events.