The Department of Defense innovation ecosystem serves as an incubator for new technology and processes. Discover how these agencies are modeling new best practices that scale robust collaboration within the services and across the defense industrial base. Understand what capabilities are needed to secure and drive mission success today. How can organizations harness true collaboration via Bluescape’s secure digital whiteboard (IL4 ATO/DI...

Following in the footsteps of a cyber-criminal and uncovering their digital footprint. This is a journey inside the mind of an ethical hacker’s response to a ransomware incident that brought a business to a full stop, and discovering the evidence left behind to uncover their attack path and the techniques used. Malicious attackers look for the cheapest, fastest, stealthiest way to achieve their goals. Windows endpoints provide many oppor...

With the recent cybersecurity threats and attacks, including breached content, the shutdown and lock outs of systems and the recurrence of ransomware, the reality of the need for zero-trust and cybersecure systems is evident. The White House responded with a new Cybersecurity Executive Order that lays out and defines stringent mandates to update policies and procedures across government entities for adopting cybersecurity best practices. These...

On Thursday, Feb 25, 2021, AFCEA Quantico-Potomac will host a virtual Luncheon with BG Paul Craft, USA. BG Craft serves as the Army’s 4th Chief of Cyber and Commandant of the U.S. Army Cyber School headquartered in Fort Gordon, Georgia, with schools in Fort Sill, Oklahoma, and NAS Pensacola-Corry Station, Florida.

Threat actors continue to develop better, more advanced tactics to encrypt your organization’s data for ransom, destroying backups along the way to ensure their payday. There are many tools, capabilities and techniques to build resilience to counter these threats, but there are few standards to help. How do you know what to do and whether it will actually protect you? Please join Jim Clancy—SVP, Global Data Protection Sales and Jim...

CMMC is fraught with uncertainties in today’s environment, but one thing is still sure: CMMC preparations take a lot longer than defense suppliers think. Although timelines have been adjusted somewhat due to the COVID-19 pandemic, giving defense contractors a little more time to become CMMC compliant, recent DOD updates regarding CMMC indicate that the first pilot contract RFPs including CMMC requirements are expected in Q1FY21. For thos...

Interactive discussion on implementing and sustaining a Zero Trust data security architecture, particularly in Remote Work environments, and the additional challenges associated with O365/Teams. Zero Trust is a Data-Centric security strategy, built on the premise that the traditional perimeter-based security model isn't enough, and implementing automated Least Privilege is imperative. This model becomes even more critical in a Remote Work clou...

The Dayton-Wright AFCEA Chapter cordially invites you to participate in our Wright Information Technology Summit (WITS) to be held virtually on October 6-7 2020. The Summit theme is “Technology at the Edge.” This thought-provoking Summit will provide participants with two full days of expert panelists and esteemed keynote speakers addressing technology, experiences, and future trends. The two-day agenda conveys how the Air Force an...

The National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) – Southwest Chapter, AFCEA – Tucson Chapter, Arizona InfraGard, and the Arizona Cyber Threat Response Alliance (ACTRA) will once again host the 5th Annual Cyber Southwest (CSW) Symposium set to take place on Friday, August 28, 2020, The event will be held virtually this year. Expected attendance is 200 plus from the military, local government, academia, and industry. A primary focu...

To protect the health and safety of attendees, this event has been rescheduled due to COVID-19 concerns. New Date: 8/12/2020 AFCEA Washington, DC's 13th Annual Military IT Leadership Awards Dinner will recognize outstanding officers and enlisted service members across each of the services and the joint community for their significant contribution to the warfighter through the use of information technology. This elegant event is a salute to our...