Recent research suggests that up to a third of businesses have had at least one cyber security breach in the last year. This points to the fact that the constantly evolving threat landscape means that no defense is likely to be 100% secure. Instead, the key to effectively mitigating and minimizing the impact of cyber-attacks is to identify and respond to them as quickly as possible.However, the ever-expanding threat surface, the evolving threa...

To protect the health and safety of attendees, this event has been moved to online-only due to COVID-19 concerns. In person event has been postponed until December, 2020. Welcome to IDGA's 8th succesful iteration of our Future Ground Combat Vehicle Summit, a keynote industry event highlighting the ever-evolving needs of the Ground Combat Vehicle community. Highlighting one of the major Modernization Priorities of the US Army, the Next-Generat...

The 2020 Vision: Enhancing Security in the Government and Law Enforcement with Innovative Biometric Data and Technology. Biometric technology has altered and transformed security in the United States and beyond. The fiscal year 2020 Budget request of $269.6M for the Office of Biometric and Identity Management clearly identifies a continuous advancement in mobile biometrics, automation, contactless passage, verification, multimodal and analysis...

A more connected defense and intelligence world means that warfighters receive more information faster and more accurately than ever. However this increased connectivity also means that there are more opportunities for cyber attacks, data leaks and other IT security breaches. This is the issue at the crux of modern cybersecurity issues: Developments in technology also mean new tools and strategies to protect our critical networks. The goal of...

FGCV brings together more than 200+ industry executives, military program managers, academic researchers, engineer, and other key decision-makers together to discuss upcoming acquisition & modernization programs, new initiatives and technologies in the combat vehicle space for both manned and unmanned systems. FGCV provides a unique opportunity for the combat vehicles community to come and gather in an intimate setting to discuss and deter...

Advancing Training Capabilities to Maintain Battlefield Dominance and Soldier LethalityThe Synthetic and Simulation Training summit will discuss the current and future direction and utilization of virtual training & simulation technologies throughout the Military, Academia, Commercial Aviation, and Gaming sectors to ultimately allow military leaders the ability to plan, prepare, execute, and assess training events through minimal time, mo...

Cyber threats continue to originate from a wide variety (and ever-multiplying) range of entities from state-sponsored groups and terrorists to criminal elements and emerging hacktivist movements. As these groups exercise increasing sophistication in their use of advanced technology, the federal government is pressured to keep “ahead of the game” in protecting a wide array of disparate legacy systems with more limited resources. Th...

Protecting Our Nation From Faceless Enemies IDGA's flagship cyber event, the 3rd Annual Cyber Security for Defense is back! Last year’s event hosted over 200 attendees, and a variety of extraordinary speakers. This year, we are taking it to a whole new level! An exciting array of new additions will be the key highlight of this year's event taking place in Washington D.C. Bringing in law enforcement and international military perspectives...

Arctic Patrol and Reconnaissance 2017 will be a unique opportunity to debate the future development of High North capability. Senior commanders and leading solution providers will gather to discuss solutions to limited satellite coverage, poor communications and hostile climatic conditions. These operational issues will be set alongside high-level strategic discussions, which will identify the future priorities for enhanced Arctic security.

The 13th annual Maritime Security & Coastal Surveillance conference is back in Singapore after the runaway success last year in Malaysia with the official support of the Royal Malaysian Navy. Following intensive market research with the Navies, Coast Guards, Air Forces, government maritime organisations and key industry players, Defence IQ Asia is pleased to present a special focus on search and rescue operations, EEZ protection, multi-lat...