Join NVTC and co-host Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) on Sept. 25 for the 2015-2016 NVTC/CEA Presidential Series event featuring presidential candidate Governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin. Technology and innovation, and their role in spurring the nation's economic growth, will be important issues in the 2016 presidential election. NVTC and CEA have extended invitations to a number of potential Democrat and Republican presidential candida...

Earlier this year, President Obama instituted Executive Order 13636 - Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity. The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) was tasked to provide the White House recommendations for prudent next steps to mitigate the risks this Executive Order addresses. In an effort to promote a more holistic approach to risk mitigation, GSA worked directly with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Department of...

Celebrate National Cybersecurity Awareness Month at the NVTC Cybersecurity and Privacy Committee Happy Hour! Mingle with area cybersecurity professionals from both commercial and government organizations. You must RSVP to evan@w2comm.com 5-7pm at La Tasca2900 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA

Organizations spend millions of dollars on cybersecurity technology but often the bad guys avoid the firewalls, intrusion detection systems and other perimeter protections by using employees as their unwitting accomplices. Bad guys hack employee passwords, they send employees email attachments that contain malicious payloads and they social engineer acces to the corporate network via the help desk, etc. This NVTC Cybersecurity and Privacy Comm...

In 2009, Chinese hackers began stealing sensitive intellectual property from U.S. oil, gas and petrochemical companies. The attacks were attributed to the Chinese based on recognition of Chinese hacking tools previously identified on underground hacking sites and the attacks apparent origin in Beijing. Termed “Night Dragon,” these attacks included social engineering, spear-phishing attacks, exploitation of Microsoft Windows OS vuln...

Teaming, Partnering and ContractingNVTC’s Small Business and Entrepreneur Committee is connecting small businesses with prime contractors from the region. Network and discuss how smaller companies can do business with established companies, what types of partners they are looking for and potential opportunities for teaming in the future.Panelists will focus on various aspects of teaming in government contracting. Companies with successfu...

Join NVTC and co-host Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) on Wednesday, November 2, for the first event in the 2011-2012 NVTC Presidential Series, featuring Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain. The former president and CEO of Godfather's Pizza, Cain is a businessman, columnist and radio talk show host. Cain also formerly served as chairman of the board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City.Technology and innovati...

Date:January 25, 2011 Time:7:30 a.m. Registration and Networking8:00 - 9:30 a.m. ProgramReal-World Success with Social MediaEveryone talks about utilizing social media for business, but have you spoken to someone who has successfully integrated and executed social media as part of a business plan? The next Social Media Committee event features panelists who will provide real-world case studies about how they've used social media to further gai...

Walt Havenstein, CEO of Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), will kick off NVTC's 2010-2011 Titans Series on September 23. Founded in 1969, SAIC is a FORTUNE 500® scientific, engineering, and technology applications company with approximately 45,000 employees worldwide. The company, which moved its headquarters to McLean last year, serves customers in the U.S. Department of Defense, the intelligence community, the U.S. De...