Luncheon: AFCEA Hampton Roads Chapter Dr. Paul Harig is a highly accomplished leader and security-focused professional with over two decades of distinguished service in government, civilian, and industry roles within the Department of Defense Intelligence, Cybersecurity, Engineering, and Information Technology domains. For the past four years, Dr. Harig serves as the Director for the Office of the Navy SCA at Naval Information Warfare Systems...

Threat remediation encompasses a series of risk prevention steps to know how best to act when defending your surface systems from data breaches and financial disruption. This workshop is to help inform and advise SOC professionals on an agnostic, interoperable, risk adverse way to prioritize and measure the impact to your end-to-end incident response framework and act on ways it can be improved through trusted, targeted use of AI and Automation.

Public sector organizations continue to face a constant barrage of sophisticated cyber threats. And with new cybersecurity mandates and guidance — from recent executive orders to the release of the 2023 National Cyber Strategy — public sector leaders must make considerable decisions about their cyber enterprise that will have lasting impacts for years to come. On top of this, the emergence of novel security capabilities built on ma...

Controlling and owning the battlespace of today and tomorrow requires the ability to observe, orient, decide, and act on trusted and validated information at the speed of relevance. Seeing clearly through the “Fog of War” requires the adoption and integration of advanced technologies “to sense, make sense of, and act on information” – including cloud, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and resilient communica...

Networking, Security, and Zero Trust: A Federal & Enterprise Evolution The modern IT landscape is complex, characterized by the intricate interplay of Federal and commercial sectors, each with unique challenges and requirements. Join us to discuss how Netskope SASE framework provides an environment of enhanced security, efficiency, and innovation, by offering tailored solutions adept at meeting the nuanced demands of both sectors. We will...

Join us for CyberMaryland 2023, Maryland’s 11th annual gathering of the country's premier cyber community! Maryland is a notable hub of natural leadership in the cybersecurity field. This unique community of people share in the same passion - to strengthen the cyber security industry through unity, improved security awareness while helping Marylanders lead safer digital lives. This exclusive event connects cybersecurity on all levels to...

Never has the speed of DevSecOps been so critical – and the cost so high! Though increasing the speed of capability delivery while decreasing costs may seem contradictory, they are not mutually exclusive goals. The Navy must rapidly respond to changing mission priorities and threats, with embedded cybersecurity, to fight tonight – and win. As warfare rapidly changes in Ukraine and the threat of China and the Western Pacific grows,...

Cybersecurity and digital privacy concerns permeate every aspect of government and industry, driving geopolitical decisions and determining how organizations battle ransomware. Cyber is a critical component in the Ukraine war and informs how the U.S. confronts China's global influence. And the need for digital privacy protections has lawmakers pushing for new technology regulations. In the face of these developments, the brightest minds from...

A Fusion: of Cybersecurity Novice, Intermediate, Professionals and World Renown Hackers. This year's event is a multi-day, multi-track, multi-platform, a diverse and inclusive conference for every level of knowledge. Three Days of Amazing hands-on Workshops, Briefings, Labs, and more. Just about every company needs to provide Cybersecurity awareness to their employees – What better way than to spend your training time, then with friends,...

With over 6,000 individual and corporate members, our chapter boasts the largest membership in the AFCEA International community. Our chapter is blessed with the hometown advantage of having the Pentagon in our back yard, the Nation's Capital right next door, and the backbone of the Internet at our center. This means that our Monthly luncheons, IT Days, Breakfast and special events connect you with Government speakers that provide current poli...