To protect the health and safety of attendees, this event has been rescheduled due to COVID-19 concerns. New Date: 9/4/2020 This workshop is dedicated to the increasing importance of the space domain for operations and national welfare and its cyber security requirements. While traditional security for space operations mainly deals with physical threats in space, cyber security is rapidly gaining importance, as cyber attacks can impede operati...

This workshop is about restructuring decision-making processes in hierarchical organisations, like the military, in the light of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning that will soon reach new dimensions (“real AI”). Traditional Command and Control philosophy will increasingly come under pressure by imminent changes to the existing balance between centralised computing power (cloud) vs. computing at the edge (smart phones). H...

The Global SOF Symposium - Belgium will be the 4th Global Special Operations Forces (SOF) Foundation event in Europe. The previous year's event in Madrid, Spain, brought in 400+ attendees from 30 Nations. Symposium Highlights A packed agenda that includes high-ranking speakers and extensive networking opportunities Exhibit and sponsorship opportunities for industry partners Attendees include: active duty and retired military and police, govern...

Delegates attending this year's conference will have the opportunity to hear views from various nations on key issues facing the missile defense community and to discuss national policies and operational issues related to defeating ballistic missile threats. Expected attendance includes government and industry representatives from more than 20 countries.

The underlying theme for this one-day workshop is how to secure key functionalities of government in a less disruptive, more resilient way against various threats and to sustain trust. On the one hand there are well-known but intensifying threats to the public sector, such as malware, spyware and in particular APTs (Advanced Persistent Threats). In addition, there are new categories of threats imminent through a myriad of new attack vectors st...

It is important for all Military Leaders at both the senior and Junior level to be aware of what assets are available and how to best deploy these assets to support the mission when operating in a CIED environment OVERVIEW This two day course will discuss in depth all the CIED enablers that are available for your consideration to deploy. It will discuss different equipment as well as trained assets within the Brigade that can be called upon to...

We must make sure that we have a good understanding of the enemy TTP`s when emplacing IED`s within the battlespace. Every precaution should be taken to mitigate the risk before any approach is made to an area where we suspect that an IED may be placed. OVERVIEW The two day course will be split in half with regards to 50% will be classroom based whilst the other 50% will be practical in the Field training. We will study enemy patterns and empla...

SANS Brussels hosts four essential information security training courses, covering network pen testing, forensic investigations, intrusion detection and security essentials. Training takes place from Feb 17 - 22 in Marriott's Renaissance Hotel in the heart of Brussels. Join us for six days of intensive training plus bonus evening talks and networking opportunities. Choose from the following courses:SEC503: Intrusion Detection In-Depth - Jess G...

Global Intelligence Forum - "The Role of Intelligence in Meeting Europe's Emerging Security Challenges" The world is changing…and so must the role of Intelligence! Last year’s inaugural unclassified Global Intelligence Forum (Brussels) explored the intelligence lessons learned and not learned since 9/11. Lord Robertson, former Secretary General of NATO, noted that Europe “… collectively woke up to the importance of in...

Many regions in the world will be in persistent conflict for generations and the adaptive IED challenge will remain a potential threat across the full range of Alliance operations. We must contain the spread of IEDs as a global weapon of choice by making them too costly to produce and too risky to employ by Attacking the Network that emplace IEDs, and by training our forces on effective CIED operations. As the war in Afghanistan winds down U.S...