Information operations

Cyber Issues Colloquium: From Threat and Problem to Defense and Solution

Joel Harding

Devote a day to increasing your understanding of leading-edge issues in cyber security being or to be addressed by public-private cooperation and collaboration in research and technical solutions by government, academia, and industry.

Monday, March 24, 2014 (Next Week!)

Hosted by:

In partnership with:

National Cybersecurity Institute

CSFI

Monday, March 24, 2014

The Mason Inn
4352 Mason Pond Drive
Fairfax, VA 22030

Listen to and meet government decision makers who face daily the dual challenge of completing their agencies’ objectives while protecting their operations and resources from  unbidden intrusions. Hear academic and industry experts share research and breakthroughs that meet known and looming concerns.

Anticipated Topic Areas Include:

  • Trends to watch or forget in 2014
  • Big data, Data-mining, Deep Net, Hadoop functionalities
  • Cyber warfare
  • Social Media, BYOD

REGISTER TODAY

Colloquium URL:  http://vipglobalnet.com/CyberIssues.html

Agenda


Cyber Issues Colloquium: From Threat and Problem to Defense and Solution
24 March, 2014
The Mason Inn, 4352 Mason Pond Drive, Fairfax Virginia 22030***All times are tentative and subject to change***
Monday, March 24, 2014
7:15 – 8:30
Registration and Breakfast

 
8:30 – 8:40
Announcements and Colloquium Objectives

  • Mr. W. Scott Berg – ATA-LLC
  • Mr. Bill Pramenko – VIP GlobalNet, LLC
 8:40 – 9:00
Ms. Linda Cureton – Owner, Muse Technologies; ex-CIO, NASA

 
9:00 – 9:45
 
Dr. Ron Ross – Fellow, NIST

              
9:45 – 10:15
              		 Building a Cyber Defense and Insider Threats

  • Mr. Chad Caison – Technical Director, KeyW Corp.
10:15 – 10:30
 
Morning Networking Break

 
10:30 – 11:15
 		 Examining Trends and Predictions for 2014

  • Mr. Loren Schwartz – CPA, CISA, Cotton & Co. 
  • Dr. Kevin C. Thomas – Boston University
  • Dr. Allan Friedman – GWU
  • Scott Berg – Panel Moderator

 
11:15 – 12:00 The Honorable Gerald Connolly, Member of Congress
12:00 – 13:00
 
Lunch and Exhibit Hall Tour*

 
13:00 – 13:20
 Mr. Paul de Souza – CSFI
13:20 – 13:45
 
Third Party Threat

  • Mr. Greg Schaffer – First72Cyber

 
 13:45 – 14:10 Hardening the Human Factor

  • Mr. Albert Schultz – Krypteia

 
 14:10 – 15:00
Critical Infrastructure

  • Mr. Robert Dix – Juniper Networks
  • Mr. Steven Chen – Power Fingerprinting
  • Mr. Joe Klein – SRA Int’l; ISSA NOVA Director, Infrastructure

 
15:00 – 15:15
 
Afternoon Networking Break*

 
15:15 – 16:00
 		 Big Data

  • Ms. Ximena Avila – SRI Int’l
  • Mr. Geoff Hancock – CGI Federal
  • Mr. Charles Brooks – Xerox
  • Mr. Scott Berg – Moderator
16:00 – 16:25              
Pragmatic Intelligence

  • Mr. Curt Shaffer – Symbiotic Network Technologies
 
16:25 – 17:00
Keynote Address
  • Mr. Peter O’Dell – Founder, Swan Island Networks; Author of “Cyber 24-7”
 17:00  Closing Statements
* Attendees are encouraged to tour the exhibit hall during lunch and breaks.  During registration, coffee and a breakfast buffet will be provided.  Lunch buffet will be provided.  During the afternoon break, coffee and a snack will be provided.
Also…  Meet me!  Joel, that is.  The idea behind this colloqium is for business development and networking.  I will be there to help introduce you to new ideas, new people and new ways to put your ideas to work.  Let’s talk, start up a NDA and find better ways to make your dreams happen sooner and better than you might otherwise.