AFCEA International
AFCEA is a professional association that connects people, ideas and solutions globally. We do that by developing networking and educational opportunities and providing them worldwide in an ethical manner. This enables military, government, industry and academia to align technology to meet the needs of those who serve in critical areas, which include defense, security, cyber and intelligence. As a member-based, nonprofit 501(c)6 organization, we have a long history of encouraging innovation and advancing technology to ensure preparedness and security. We officially formed in 1946, but our organizational roots trace back to the Civil War. The association includes individual members and corporate members, and AFCEA's international regional chapter network helps members build networks, grow relationships and expand opportunities. AFCEA members and constituents include professionals in military, government, industry and academia.
Upcoming AFCEA International Events
This expert panel discussion will explore what the DOW Zero Trust for OT guidance requires, how it differs from traditional IT-focused Zero Trust approaches and what effective implementation looks like in real-world OT environments. Panelists will examine scope, the seven Zero Trust pillars and key activities and outcomes across facility systems, industrial control systems, logistics infrastructure and other mission-enabling OT.
In this SIGNAL Media webinar, experts from Owl Cyber Defense® and VTScada will show how hardware-enforced data diodes, integrated with modern SCADA, provide a practical “easy button” for hardware-rooted security. Owl Technical Fellow Ralph Spada will demystify data diodes, explain their defense and nuclear heritage and outline where they are now effectively mandated by risk and regulation. Blair Sooley, with VTScada by Trihedral will share real-world customer case studies from major U.S. municipalities, highlighting how utilities are securing OT-to-IT data flows while maintaining uptime and compliance.
Learning objectives:
- Understand why traditional IT controls fall short for OT
- Learn how hardware-enforced data diodes work within modern security frameworks
- See integration patterns for VTScada with Owl data diodes for OT-to-IT/cloud
- Take away customer lessons from leading U.S. water/wastewater deployments
- Identify when hardware-rooted unidirectional flow is required vs. optional
AI-driven decisions at the tactical edge often fail not because of model capability, but because of constrained, untrusted, or delayed data. In contested, bandwidth-limited environments, defense and critical infrastructure operators need a way to ensure AI outputs remain reliable, secure and contained.
Discover how Owl Cyber Defense® enables customers to deploy AI with confidence using hardware-enforced cross domain and diode solutions. We focus on keeping AI systems trusted, resilient, compliant and contained in high-threat environments while maintaining operational speed. Learn how a dual-AI architecture, with edge AI on the low side paired with decision-support AI on the high side, improves data integrity, reduces latency and protects against adversarial manipulation.Using real-world scenarios, we translate this “Doc Ock problem” into actionable design patterns that align with U.S. federal security standards and support secure, multi-level AI deployment.
Winning Together: A Data-Driven Force
With assistance from the U.S. Army G-6, this two-day
forum addresses how data has become a critical weapon system on the modern
battlefield, reinforcing that the network is for data and data is for the
warfighter. The Annual Data Forum serves as the premier venue to establish
consensus-driven standards and accelerate the secure, interoperable
technologies that will define tomorrow's warfighting ecosystem.
Registration is not yet available. Check back in the Fall of 2026.
Sea Service leaders today confront profound and rapidly changing threats in a landscape of increasingly complex challenges. Join us and engage with leaders from the Navy, Marine Corps and the Coast Guard as well as industry and academia experts in this extraordinary opportunity to explore the depths of the unique issues they confront. Engage in discussions, network with peers and be a part of devising the needed solutions to enhance operational capabilities that overcome evolving threats. Gain knowledge and forge connections while discovering the latest platforms, cutting-edge technologies and advanced capabilities crucial to supporting maritime operations.
AFCEA is the world’s largest association dedicated to intelligence professionals. Through our resources for professional development, thought leadership and networking, we serve government, military and private-sector intelligence professionals worldwide.
Established in 1981 as part of AFCEA International, AFCEA Intelligence provides the structure and interactive forum for networking and sharing ideas. AFCEA Intelligence strengthens the public/private partnership and advocates for foreign and domestic intelligence in support of improved national and global security. We are focused on intelligence challenges and opportunities.
Through AFCEA Intelligence, government agencies have an outside unbiased source that they can come to for an industry perspective, and industry has an influential voice with the intelligence community.
What AFCEA Intelligence Does
- Actively engage the public and private sectors to support and improve intelligence through thought leadership
- Provide unparalleled professional development and networking opportunities for intelligence professionals and the companies that support them
- Honor intelligence professionals through a prestigious awards program
The harnessing of the right cyber power is more important than ever in a domain deluged by persistent attacks and simultaneous sophisticated campaigns that threaten global political, economic and security interests. A flagship event, AFCEA’s TechNet Cyber serves as a center of gravity for a whole-of-government effort to bring together the policy, strategic architecture, operations and C2— along with the joint capabilities—needed to meet the global security challenges and successfully operate in a digital environment. Join us in Baltimore and be a part of the conversation led by U.S. Cyber Command, DISA, the DoW CIO, and numerous industry and academia partners to deliver solutions for this enduring, no-fail mission.
TechNet Augusta gives participants the opportunity to examine and explore the intricacies of the cyber domain. With assistance from the U.S. Army Cyber Center of Excellence and industry experts, the conference is designed to open the lines of communication and facilitate networking, education and problem solving. Leaders and operators also discuss procurement challenges the military, government and industry face during a time of uncertain budgets and runaway technology advances.
TechNet Indo-Pacific is co-sponsored by AFCEA International and AFCEA Hawaii. It is the largest event in the Pacific Rim focusing on regional defense issues. Keynote speakers, panel moderators and panelists will discuss defense policies and challenges in the Indo- Pacific region and their relevance to both industry and government. Industry exhibitors will demonstrate products and solutions to meet the services' requirements and needs.