Force Protection in an Increasingly Transparent Battlespace

Name: Force Protection in an Increasingly Transparent Battlespace
Start: 2026-05-19
End: 2026-05-19
Location: Tampa Convention Center

This event qualifies for:

1.8 CPEs

Special Operations Forces now operate in a battlespace where transparency is the default. Publicly available data, commercial telemetry, low-cost drones and online narratives create new opportunities for adversaries to identify, track and target personnel and operations. From social media signals to location data, digital exposure can reveal sensitive movements and timelines across the mission lifecycle.

This panel brings together industry and operational experts to explore how open-source intelligence (OSINT), commercial telemetry analysis, identity intelligence, knowledge graph modeling and counter-UAS capabilities can strengthen force protection. The discussion will focus on practical approaches to reducing risk, managing signatures and enabling early warning before, during and after operations.

Attendees of this panel will learn:

How publicly available data and commercial telemetry can expose troop movements, base activity and operational timelines
Methods for identifying adversary networks, procurement patterns, and reconnaissance activity using OSINT and identity intelligence
How anomaly detection, device clustering and automated alerting can provide early warning of emerging threats
Ways to integrate OSINT and commercial data into real-time operations without increasing operator burden
Best practices for monitoring post-mission risks, including retaliation signals, data exposure and adversary adaptation
How to enhance mission resilience through improved signature management and lifecycle force protection