Past Events
Just in case you wanted to see what kind of events we've put on in the past… You can see the following events and more on our calendar.
DISA TEM: Invicti Security
August 16, 2022 | 1100 - 1200 ET
Invicti Enterprise is a comprehensive automated web application security solution that includes web vulnerability scanning, assessment, and management (DAST+IAST+SCA). Its strongest points are Proof-Based Scanning for extremely high scan accuracy, automated web asset discovery, and out-of-the-box integration with leading issue management and CI/CD solutions. Conference ID: 973 975 64# Join Teams
DISA TEM: Itential
August 17, 2022 | 1100 - 1200 ET
Itential is an automation solution built to support both network and cloud, making it easy for enterprise organizations to maintain network compliance, reduce manual operations, and simplify network management. The Itential Automation Platform is a low-code solution that seamlessly connects IT systems with network technologies for end-to-end network configuration, compliance, and automation. Conference ID: 930 979 829# Join Teams
STEM Pioneers Rock: Loretta Hall
August 15, 2022 | 1300 – 1430 ET
Brought to you by NSA and Dreamport/MISI, the STEM Pioneers Rock series, highlights significant accomplishments of those who are "firsts" in their field. Loretta Hall is a freelance writer and nonfiction book author. Although she has written for a variety of consumer magazines, she concentrated on civil engineering and architecture trade publications for many years. Learn More [MISI]
DEF CON 30
August 11-14, 2022
Join members of the DreamPort team as we support the Military Professionals Cyber Association at DEFCON. Originally started in 1993, it was a meant to be a party for member of "Platinum Net", a Fido protocol based hacking network out of Canada. As the main U.S. hub I was helping the Platinum Net organizer (I forget his name) plan a closing party for all the member BBS systems and their users. Learn More (External)
DEF CON Arcade Party
August 13, 2022 | 2100 ET
The DEF CON Arcade Party is back! Come play your favorite classic arcade games while jamming out to Keith Myers DJing. Your favorite custom built 16 player LED foosball table will be ready for some competitive games. This epic party is an official DEF CON party and is hosted by the Military Cyber Professionals Association (MCPA) and friends. It's a way to share information about technology (specifically aracade games) in support of the MCPA's nonprofit STEM education mission...while having a GREAT time. Open to all DEF CON attendees at no cost and games are free to play! We ask attendees to consider donating to our charity in bitcoin or card here, or cash on-site. Learn More and Register
DISA TEM: Dun & Bradstreet
August 11, 2022 | 1100 - 1200 ET
Dun & Bradstreet created D&B Investigate, a purpose-built platform to help analysts, auditors, and agents collaborate, so you can more easily and quickly share business due diligence. D&B's newest platform, Fortify, is purpose built to deliver deep business insights with intuitive visualizations enabling timely decision making during critical events and inside complex operational environments. Conference ID: 541 097 357# Join Teams
DISA TEM: cPacket Networks
August 10, 2022 | 1100 - 1200 ET
cPacket’s observability solution provides access to network data anytime and anywhere within a hybrid cloud environment. All the way from 100Gbps datacenters to any public cloud environment. cPacket’s distributed observability nodes with a single pane of glass control let the organization reduce the mean-time-to-resolution and recovery from an incident. Conference ID: 784 791 571# Join Teams
DISA TEM: Technical Systems Integrators (TSI)
August 9, 2022 | 1100 - 1200 ET
AgileWARE based on CloudShell from Quali, is the leading platform for delivering Infrastructure Automation at Scale for complex on-premise, hybrid, and cloud environments. IT leaders and innovators around the world trust CloudShell to enable self-service environment provisioning and automated decommissioning to streamline the development, testing, and certification of various technologies into production environments. Conference ID: 621 128 588# Join Teams
The Future is Now: Air Force Digital Engineering and Transformation, A Conversation with the DAF Digital Transformation Office
August 4, 2022 | 1 - 4:30pm ET
This is a great opportunity for small businesses to become engaged in the DAF's Digital Transformation efforts and is not to be missed! Digital Transformation is the disruptive enabler the Air Force needs to face rapidly evolving threats. Small business innovation can help make this happen! Read more here (External)
DISA TEM: Virsec Systems
August 4, 2022 | 1100 - 1200 ET
The Virsec Deterministic Protection Platform (DPP) leverages patented dynamic application map (AppMapTM) technology to protect high-value enterprise applications deployed in the data center, public and hybrid clouds, and in air-gapped environments from highly sophisticated attacks including memory corruption, code injection, zero-day exploits, supply chain poisoning, ransomware, and other advanced attacks. Conference ID: 889 280 756# Join Teams
DISA TEM: Joust
August 3, 2022 | 1100 - 1200 ET
Joust, an on-premises secure content dissemination and end-to-end encrypted chat application, helps ensure the "right thing" is done every time. When content (documents or images) is shared using Joust, the recipient isn't able to download or forward the content. The content is watermarked, can be passcode protected, and the sender knows when, where, and for how long the content is viewed. Conference ID: 555 562 419# Join Teams
DISA TEM: ProLion
August 2, 2022 | 1100 - 1200 ET
CryptoSpike is a security and access transparency solution for the data center which eliminates system downtime and data loss risks within ONTAP storage environments. It provides data insights for 450+ customers across retail, finance, telco, healthcare, and manufacturing. CryptoSpike offers active ransomware protection and file system auditing, using artificial intelligence (AI) to learn user behavior and actively block a user on anomalies or file patterns. Conference ID: 799 810 454# Join Teams
DISA TEM: Nucleus Security
July 28, 2022 | 1100 - 1200 ET
Nucleus is a provider of unified vulnerability management tools. Nucleus' multi-tenant tool allows for integration from nearly unlimited asset/inventory tools (think Tenable Qualys, R7, Crowdstrike spotlight, DevSecOps tools, etc.), additionally your various threat/vuln intelligence tools (Mandiant, recorded future etc.) as well as your ticketing system tools (ServiceNow, Jira, etc.). Conference ID: 997 637 720# Join Teams
USCYBERCOM Cyber Procurement Forum 2022
July 27, 2022 | 0800 – 1700 ET
This event is acquisitions-focused and a follow-on to USCYBERCOM's Industry Day 2022. Cyber Procurement Forum 2022 focuses on the Command's business and acquisitions-related functions. Presentations from Command leadership provide an overview of Cyber PEO programs, Innovation through Acquisitions, and a preview of the Command's newly updated Technical Challenge Problems. Learn More
AWS re:Inforce 2022
July 26-27, 2022
Join us in summer 2022 for two days to reinforce your AWS security posture. Discover how AWS is innovating in the world of cloud security, and then hone your technical skills in expert-led interactive sessions. You'll hear the latest from industry-leading speakers in security, compliance, identity, and privacy and meet fellow security professionals at our fun events. Read more here (External)
DISA TEM: PixelWorks
July 27, 2022 | 1100 - 1200 ET
PixelWorks creates visual media that delivers engaging communication, cutting-edge branding, and effective messaging for our customers. PixelWorks also develops web applications that are designed to improve process efficiencies, standardize workflows, and aid in decision-making based on real-time data/information. Conference ID: 808 486 57# Join Teams
Intro to Attacking ICS
July 26, 2022 | 0900 – 1600 ET
Registration is closed. This 1-day course will impart foundational knowledge of common ICS attack methodologies. Topics covered will include basic ICS architecture, ICS protocols (including Modbus), vulnerable architectures and devices, and using python to automatically attack vulnerable situations. Learn More
DISA TEM: RAD
July 26, 2022 | 1100 - 1200 ET
EA Virtualization Operating System is an operating system residing in the vCPE, designed with the requirements of the virtualized environment in mind. The primary functions include hosting VNFs (Virtual Network Functions), managing/monitoring local resources and management functions. RAD’s vCPE-OS provides these functions in an optimized lightweight package. Conference ID: 911 257 873# Join Teams
MindScape Tech Tuesdays: Splunk Log Analysis Training
July 26, 2022 | 1100 – 1200 ET
Looking to learn more about Log Analysis? Join this advanced level log analysis training hosted by one of industry's leaders. This training is designed specifically for individuals who have a foundation in log analysis. Learn More and Register Here
STEM Pioneers Rock: Dr. L. Jean Camp
July 25, 2022 | 1300 – 1430 ET
Brought to you by NSA and Dreamport/MISI, the STEM Pioneers Rock series, highlights significant accomplishments of those who are "firsts" in their field. Professor L. Jean Camp is a founder of the interdiscipline of economics of security. Her core contributions are in area of the social and economic implications of technologies of security and privacy. She is a leader in the investigation of the insider threat in the networked realm. Learn More [MISI]
MISI's MindScape First Anniversary
July 21, 2022 | 1400-1700 ET
The first anniversary is coming up soon and we are planning to have a celebratory event! The MISI Mindscape team has worked hard over the past year to provide its customer with an innovative environment, collaborative engagement and mind breaking ideas. We would like to welcome all government personnel to attend the celebration. Learn More [MISI]
DISA TEM: Edge Technologies
July 21, 2022 | 1100 - 1200 ET
Edge Technologies (Edge) is a software provider that provides a secure COTS solution, edgeCore, that will enable DISA to move at a velocity greater than that required to win in order to accelerate the achievement of its five lines of effort ahead of schedule and dramatically under budget. By using Edge's unique data integration and visualization platform, edgeCore, DISA can securely leverage its data assets and mission systems across domains to provide purpose-built solutions for warfighters and leaders in a fraction of the time of traditional integration efforts, typically within weeks. Conference ID: 633 780 709# Join Teams
DISA TEM: Swish Data
July 20, 2022 | 1100 - 1200 ET
As part of our Performance Engineering practice, Swish Data provides innovative and cost effective observability solutions in the Federal space for over 14 years. This includes Artificial Intelligence for IT Operations (AIOps), Network Performance Management (NPM), Information Technology Infrastructure Management (ITIM) Application Performance Management (APM), UC Monitoring, Flow Analysis, and Packet Analysis solutions deployed on-premise, private cloud, and public cloud solutions in the Civil Federal and Military segments. Conference ID: 730 658 303# Join Teams
DISA TEM: LMC Data Corporation/Druva
July 19, 2022 | 1100 - 1200 ET
LMC Data Corporation invites you to consider our FedRamp approved solution for endpoint data protection and resiliency, Druva. Druva is the leader in cloud backup, data protection, and information management. Druva leverages the AWS GovCloud to offer a single pane of glass to protect, preserve and discover information thereby dramatically increasing the availability and visibility of business-critical information, while reducing the risk, cost and complexity of managing and protecting it. Conference ID: 392 107 512# Join Teams
DISA TEM: Aronetics
July 14, 2022 | 11am-12pm ET
Aronetics LLC is a technology-enabled service provider. We name our technology Thor, which provides a single autonomous and adaptive plural machine learning (ML) meta-network which operates as an analogous and cooperative system that is a segment of a distinct and different dedicated data layer intended for sole analytics of the entered architecture(s) across a various network of nodes. Conference ID: 102 257 388# Join Teams
MISI DreamPort Speaker Series with author Sounil Yu
July 13, 2022 | 1300-1500
The MISI DreamPort Speaker Series is hosting Sounil Yu, security innovation and author of the Cyber Defense Matrix. Sounil will present his new book that focuses on understanding the complex cybersecurity landscape. The Cyber Defense Matrix discusses the range of capabilities necessary for building, managing ad operating an effective security program. Sounil will be available to sign copies of the book after his speaking session. All sttendees will be provided a copy of the Cyber Defense Matrix. Come enjoy a good book, coffee and do some networking while your at it! Learn More and Register Here
DISA TEM: WalkMe
July 13, 2022 | 11am-12pm ET
WalkMe’s Digital Adoption Platform (DAP) is a no-code software platform that enables organizations to measure, drive, and act to ultimately maximize the impact of their digital transformation and accelerate the return on their software investment. Conference ID: 114 200 973# Join Teams
Just Announced: STEM Pioneers Rock: Major Katie Higgins Cook
July 12, 2022 | 1300 – 1430 ET.
Brought to you by NSA and Dreamport/MISI, the STEM Pioneers Rock series, highlights significant accomplishments of those who are "firsts" in their field. Major Cook is a third-generation military aviator. Her paternal grandfather served during World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. Her father had a 26-year long career in the Navy and was an F-18 fighter pilot. Carrying on the family legacy, she joined the Marine Corps after graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy in 2008. She made the choice to go into the Marine Corps, after spending time training with Marines in Quantico, Va. Learn More [MISI]
DISA TEM: Imperva
July 12, 2022 | 11am-12pm ET
Many organizations don’t actually know where all of their sensitive data is and whether it’s exposed. Imperva Database Security helps organizations reduce noncompliance and breach risk by locating sensitive data and identifying the vulnerabilities that could lead to data compromise. Conference ID: 126 136 884# Join Teams
DISA TEM: Aigo.AI
July 7, 2022 | 11am-12pm ET
Aigo uses Evidence Based Hypothesis modeling and Natural Language Processing to create Hyper-Personalized Conversations for each user. These are developed through an advanced Cognitive Architecture to create an environment of Perceiving, Learning, and Reasoning, along with the ability to generalize to make data-set inquiry possible through natural human language conversations. Conference ID: 564 713 613# Join Teams
DISA TEM: Alset Technologies
July 6, 2022 | 11am-12pm ET
Alset's new tool, Dash, provides near-real time data visualization by parsing and ingesting individual checklist data, ACAS XCCDF and SCAP XCCDF results into a structured query language database where computations and correlations will occur instantly. With one click, multiple checklists can be populated to the Dash backend database, generating an updated and current data summarization. Conference ID: 162 838 996# Join Teams
DISA TEM: NVIDIA Corporation
June 30, 2022 | 1300 - 1530 ET
This special two-hour technical exchange session features NVIDIA Corporation. NVIDIA will be presenting its artificial intelligence (AI) and chatbot technologies in person at the DISAWERX Innovation Laboratory located in Columbia, Maryland. This technical exchange will also be broadcast on DoD365-J Microsoft Teams for remote participants. Conference ID: 148 595 900# Join Teams
Cybersecurity Unification Workshop: Research & Development
June 30, 2022 | 0900-1600 Pacific Daylight Time
Enter for Cyber Security Training's workshop will take attendees through a deep dive into mission-critical topics— ranging from an iterative and incremental threat modeling method that you can integrate in your development and deployment pipeline to touring of the defenses that have been added to modern operating systems such as Windows and Linux that raise the bar against reliable exploitation of vulnerabilities. Learn More and Register Here
DISA TEM: Thales Trusted Cyber Technologies
June 29, 2022 | 11am-12pm ET
Thales High Speed Encryption platform (HSE) can help DISA and other government agencies prepare immediately for the transition to quantum safe network infrastructures. HSE is a future proof platform that provides full crypto-agility and in-field upgradeability, HSE customers have the ability to protect themselves from the emerging quantum threat. Conference ID: 734 384 912# Join Teams
DISA TEM: Siriux
June 28, 2022 | 11am-12pm ET
Siriux’s SaaS Vulnerability Assessment tool for Microsoft 365 (M365) collects configuration settings by leveraging PowerShell and making Microsoft Graph API calls. This information is then automatically analyzed to produce a clear picture of the organization’s M365 security posture. Conference ID: 103 979 768# Join Teams
MindScape Tech Tuesdays: ATT&CK Framework & Advanced Log Analysis
June 28, 2022 | 1100 – 1200 ET
June 28, 2022 | 1100 – 1200 ET. Join Stephen Alexander, Senior Manager of Enterprise support AWS, to build on MITRE ATT&CK knowledge and advanced log analysis to execute advanced response techniques in the cloud. Stephen has over 20 years’ experience in networking and information technology and also is a former US Marine. Learn More and Register Here
WERXshops Series: The Airmen’s Guide To Cyber Security
June 27, 2022 | 12:30-2pm ET
MGMWERX will be hosting a Cyber Security Panel Discussion between 3 SMEs representing the military, academia, and industry. They will cover many vital topics of discussion, as well as a research paper written by an AU student. Read more here (External)
RPE-018: Binary Signature Diversity
June 28-29, 2022
This event focuses on tools and techniques for signature diversity and measurement across Microsoft Windows (x86 and amd64), Linux (x86 and amd64), OS X (amd64), and Android (x86 and ARM) platforms. Samples can include both binaries and scripts (e.g., JavaScript). Participants will play either offense or defense. Learn More Here
Industrial Control Systems Security Training
June 21-24, 2022 | 9am-5pm ET
The 4-day ICS Security Training course combines foundational lecture content with innovative lab modules featuring 3D simulated ICS facilities to prepare users for assessing and defending their ICS networks. This course has a max capacity of 25 students, so please register if you are interested in attending. Read more here (External)
The Journey to Zero Trust in the National Security Sector
June 23, 2022 | 2pm ET
Brought to you by Dreamport/MISI and Vectra AI Federal, this panel from the NSA, DoD CIO and DNI will discuss the journey to zero trust in the national security sector. Is zero trust about philosophy or technology? What impact does AI mean to Zero-Trust? How can the NSC create organizational partnerships to be successful in the ZTA journey? Read more here (External)
DISA TEM: Axonius Federal Systems
June 23, 2022 | 11am-12pm ET
Axonius Federal Systems, LLC is a subsidiary of Axonius—the leading cybersecurity asset management platform—that safeguards mission objectives by strengthening IT asset identification and management in federal agencies. The Axonius Platform is a correlation engine for all assets within a technology environment. Conference ID: 858 502 574# Join Teams
DISA TEM: Cohesity
June 22, 2022 | 11am-12pm ET
Cohesity is a software-defined, web-scale, data management platform which brings a number of key capabilities (Backup & Recovery, Files & Objects, Disaster Recovery, Data Security and Governance, Development & Test and Analytics & Insights) to customers centered around data management. Conference ID: 928 415 903# Join Teams
Purdue University Cybersecurity Camp
June 12-17, 2022
The Purdue University Cybersecurity Camp is the only residential GenCyber student program in the state of Indiana and the surrounding Midwestern states created for girls entering 9th - 12th grades. The camp is FREE to all accepted female students! Apply by Thursday, March 31, 2022 at midnight. Read more here (External)
DISA TEM: Pluralsight
June 16, 2022 | 11am-12pm ET
Pluralsight is a workforce development platform that empowers leaders and learners to create a highly skilled workforce. With over 9,000 courses—in areas like networking, cyber security, agile, cloud, AI/ML, data, zero trust, containers, etc.—learners can leverage a role-based path to mastery. Conference ID: 252 230 127# Join Teams
DISA TEM: CyberArk
June 15, 2022 | 11am-12pm ET
The CyberArk Identity Security Platform enforces least privilege and enables access across any device, anywhere, at just the right time. Architected for the modern enterprise, CyberArk is built on a foundation of Privileged Access Management and powered by artificial intelligence-based behavior and risk analytics. Conference ID: 882 585 97# Join Teams
USCYBERCOM Industry Day 2022
June 14, 2022 | 0800 - 1700
Industry Day 2022 is an opportunity for USCYBERCOM to communicate its capability requirements and challenges to Industry. Strategic requirements will be presented via its Technical Challenge Problems as well as how USCYBERCOM will leverage its emerging cyber solutions to accelerate mission objectives. Learn More and Register Here
DISA TEM: Corsha
June 14, 2022 | 11am-12pm ET
Corsha is on a mission to simplify API security and allow enterprises, developers, and DevSecOps teams to embrace modernization, complex deployments, and hybrid environments with confidence. Using a dynamic, blockchain-based machine identity, Corsha has developed a patented way to provide multi-factor authentication (MFA) for APIs, where API access may be pinned to only trusted machines. Conference ID: 919 535 865# Join Teams
MISI's Summer 2022 Virtual Internship
Applications closed June 10th 2022
Intern with MISI this Summer 2022! Continuing our mission in building the future of cyber, we are excited to announce that MISI will offer its summer virtual internship experience again for rising high school juniors and seniors. The 6-week program will run daily from July 11 through August 19th. Applications are due by June 10th 2022. Learn more and Apply (External)
2022 Tech Center Science & Technology Accelerator Network Program
June 6-11, 2022
Accelerator Network Program, Newport News, Virginia. (Final day to Register an application, Friday May 6). Ideation to bring patented NASA Technology to Market. Read more here (External)
DISA TEM: Spry Squared/Eclypsium
June 9, 2022 | 11am-12pm ET
Most modern security tools focus on security at the network, application, and OS levels, leaving firmware exposed and vulnerable to attack. Firmware houses the most permissions of any code on any system, attacks here can be especially dangerous. Without firmware visibility, organizations are left vulnerable and ripe for intrusion. The ability to monitor, alert, and manage firmware addresses a known vulnerability in overall cybersecurity management. Conference ID: 144 368 336# Join Teams
DISA TEM: Proofpoint
June 8, 2022 | 11am-12pm ET
Email is a fundamental feature of modern government. It is also the No. 1 threat vector. In fact, more than 90% of threats arrive via email according to the FBI. Email attacks are constantly evolving–from phishing attacks to new forms of email threats, including those from your trusted technology partners and the defense industrial base. Some attacks include business email compromise (BEC), supply chain attacks, ransomware and cloud account compromise. Conference ID: 791 417 71# Join Teams
NICE Conference and Expo 2022
June 6-8, 2022
Hear MISI presenting at the upcoming NICE conference! The next National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) Conference and Expo will take place June 6-8, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. A pre-conference virtual event is planned for November 2021 in lieu of no full conference for 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The NICE program is supported by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the U.S. Department of Commerce. Read more here (External)
DISA TEM: Obsidian Security
June 7, 2022 | 1-2pm ET
Obsidian offers the first truly comprehensive threat and posture management solution built for SaaS, enabling security teams to confidently protect Microsoft 365, Workday, ServiceNow, Salesforce and other business-critical applications. The company's platform consolidates data across the interconnected SaaS environment to harden configurations, reduce sensitive publicly exposed data, right-size over-privilege, and mitigate account compromises and insider threats. Conference ID: 187 303 204# Join Teams
DISA TEM: Lookout
June 7, 2022 | 11am-12pm ET
Lookout provides a cloud-based security platform that helps secure any device to any cloud, public or private. The Lookout solution enables the worker/teleworker a secure method of communicating from any device and any application including Microsoft's O365 cloud or any DISA asset/datacenter. Conference ID: 145 905 030# Join Teams
2022 SINET 16 Innovator Application
Deadline to apply is June 6, 2022
To apply to the annual SINET16 Innovator Award program, companies must be a Cybersecurity product and/or services company, be completely autonomous (not part of a larger entity), have annual revenues of $15 Million dollars or less, and not have previously won the SINET16 Innovator Award. Learn More and Apply Here
DISA TEM: Folio Photonics
June 1, 2022 | 11am-12pm ET
Folio Photonics is developing a next-generation optical data storage solution that has the ability to reshape the archival storage ecosystem. Through our novel utilization of the co-extrusion manufacturing process, new nanophotonic materials, and optical engineering, we are able to create high capacity, low cost optical discs. Conference ID: 446 536 072# Join Teams
CyCon
May 31 - June 3, 2022
All times: EEST (Eastern European Summer Time), UTC/GMT+3 | Throughout the years, the annual International Conference on Cyber Conflict, CyCon, organised by the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE), has established itself as a major multidisciplinary conference on the technical, legal, policy, strategy and military perspectives of cyber defence and security. In just over a decade, CyCon has also become a community-building event for cyber security professionals. Read more here (External)
DISA TEM: SAIC
May 26, 2022 | 11am-12pm ET
SAIC will describe its Tenjin Data Science Suite (DSS) that provides the mission partner with the ability to ingest all types and sources of data to draw inferences at the speed of relevance. In addition, SAIC will discuss an operational "end-to-end" solution that provides the mission partner with secure data management and artificial intelligent solutions that will empower the analyst to achieve desired mission outcomes – both kinetic and/or non-kinetic. Conference ID: 573 424 004# Join Teams
DISA TEM: Pluralsight
May 25, 2022 | 11am-12pm ET
Pluralsight is uniquely qualified to address the DISA's strategic plan and ongoing missions to support current and next-generation warfighters. Pluralsight is a workforce development platform that empowers leaders and learners to create a highly skilled workforce. Conference ID: 252 230 127# Join Teams
DISA TEM: Keeper Security
May 24, 2022 | 11am-12pm ET
Built from the ground up with record-level encryption and client-side key generation, the foundation of Keeper is built upon a model that ensures only the user is able to decrypt and access their privileged information such as credentials and secrets. Conference ID: 874 651 442# Join Teams
DISA TEM: Black Kite
May 24, 2022 | 11am-12pm ET
At Black Kite, we're redefining vendor risk management with the world's first global third-party cyber risk monitoring platform, built from a hacker's perspective. We're committed to improving the health and safety of the entire planet's cyber ecosystem with the industry's most accurate and comprehensive cyber intelligence, boasting the largest data lake of intelligence in the marketplace. Conference ID: 835 643 042# Join Teams
AWS Summit Washington, DC
May 23-25, 2022
Deepen your cloud knowledge and gain new skills to design and deploy solutions in the cloud to accelerate your mission at the AWS Summit Washington, DC. Over the three day in-person event, attendees will be able to hear from Amazon Web Services (AWS) experts, customers, and partners on how to leverage the cloud computing technology and learn the technology with interactive content. Read more here (External)
Industrial Control Systems Security Training
May 16-20, 2022
The 5-day ICS Security Training course combines foundational lecture content with innovative lab modules featuring 3D simulated ICS facilities to prepare users for assessing and defending their ICS networks. This course has a max capacity of 25 students, so please register if you are interested in attending. Learn more and Apply (External)
DISA TEM: Sepio Cyber
May 19, 2022 | 11am-12pm ET
Sepio delivers a unique and efficient capability that detects all IT, OT, IOT, and USB devices connected via ethernet, WIFI, and USB. It supports issues such as network device detection, comply to connect, supply chain, and other relevant use cases. Sepio's fast and highly effective approach utilizes existing metadata that is present on network switches, WIFI controllers, and endpoint USB to fingerprint connected devices based on their physical electrical characteristics, combined with machine learning and big data for a low bandwidth rapid detection solution. Conference ID: 381 219 010# Join Teams
HammerCon
May 19, 2022 | 7:30am - 7:00pm ET
HammerCon is the First National Convention of the Military Cyber Professionals Association. Over the course of one day, there are multiple tracks and sessions covering topics including techniques, new solutions, legislation, research, and even a CTF! MCPA members and US military attend FREE. Read more here (External)
Pre HammerCon Cocktail Party
May 18, 2022 | 5 - 8pm ET
Join us for a pre-conference cocktail party. This is a great opportunity to mingle and network while enjoying cocktails & Hors-d'œuvres at MISI's DreamPort facility in Columbia, Maryland. You must register ahead of time to attend this exclusive event. Learn More and Register Here
DISA's Artificial Intelligence Summit
May 18, 2022 | 9am - 3pm ET
DISA's Emerging Technology Directorate would like to invite you to the Artificial Intelligence Summit. Participants will learn about various artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives within DISA and around the Department of Defense (DoD). Participants will have the opportunity to meet and great leaders that specialize in the implementation and advancement of AI. Demonstrations will be provided by the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC), DISA, National Intelligence University, and Industry Leaders. Come learn, and explore why AI is a revolutionary technology that is forecasted to impact DISA and partner daily operations. Learn More and Register Here (External)
DISA TEM: Advanced Communication Cabling
May 17, 2022 | 11am-12pm ET
Advanced Communication Cabling inc. working with Bridgeworks, leaders in Software Defined Protocol Acceleration over WAN, moves data irrespective of size, protocol or distance at high speed over TCP/IP infrastructures. Bridgeworks brings automation of data movement, no matter the project – Data Centre, Cloud or Hybrid. Conference ID: 735 686 812# Join Teams
AttackIQ Academy Live
May 12, 2022 | 9am-1pm ET
On Thursday, May 12th at the Convene Arlington from 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM EDT, AttackIQ will be hosting an Academy Live event. Your team can join fellow peers for in-person discussion, labs, exercises, including a catered lunch, earn prizes and ISC2 CPEs along the way. One lucky attendee will win a Nintendo Switch! This is a live, 3.5 to 4 -hour course on "Building Threat-Informed Emulation Plans." Your team will learn and participate in a live Purple Teaming planning exercise taking publicly available threat intelligence and applying it to secure our fictional company "Sable Bluff Labs." Use the complimentary promo code to waive the $50 registration fee. Simply use AIQCOMPREG when you register. Read more here (External)
DISA TEM: AttackIQ
May 12, 2022 | 11am-12pm ET
AttackIQ is the leading independent vendor of breach and attack simulation (BAS) solutions. The AttackIQ Security Optimization Platform tests not just single security controls, but your whole security program – your people, processes, and technologies – generating real-time data about your program performance. With granular data about your program, you can make better decisions to improve your overall cybersecurity readiness and drive down risk. Join Teams
DISA TEM: Astadia
May 11, 2022 | 11am-12pm ET
stadia is the largest and fastest growing software-enabled, mainframe migration boutique. We move mainframe workloads to the cloud in unprecedented timeframes. Our FastTrack software platform is unique in the industry for its automated testing, Highly maintainable Java and C#, numerous Fortune - 100 class references at scale, and more. Join Teams
Global Marine Transportation System (MTS) Cybersecurity Symposium
May 10-12, 2022 | 8am - 6pm PDT
The 2022 Global MTS Cybersecurity Symposium seeks to gather technical and regulatory experts to discuss the ideal structure for public and private sector maritime cybersecurity, with a focus on our information sharing capabilities, assessing the current risk environment, establishing best practices within maritime cyber risk management, and developing universal frameworks, guidance, and policies to address current and future threats. Read more here (External)
DISA TEM: Interos
May 10, 2022 | 11am-12pm ET
Interos is the operational resilience and supply chain risk management company — reinventing how organizations manage their supply chains and business relationships — through its SaaS platform that uses artificial intelligence to Map, Monitor, and Model the complex global ecosystems of businesses, creating the world's largest living business relationship map and knowledge graph, down to any single supplier, anywhere. Join Teams
DISA TEM: Netscout
May 5, 2022 | 2-3pm ET
Omnis Cyber Intelligence (OCI) is an enterprise-wide network threat and risk investigation solution that helps reduce the impact of cyber threats on your business. With its comprehensive security visibility and NETSCOUT's global threat intelligence feed, it provides the ability to promptly and efficiently detect, validate, investigate, and respond to cyber threats, whether on prem or in the cloud. Join Teams
DISA TEM: Forcepoint ONE
May 4, 2022 | 11am-12pm ET
Forcepoint ONE is an all-in-one cloud platform that makes security simple. You can quickly adopt Zero Trust and Security Service Edge (SSE, the security component of SASE) because we unified crucial security services, including Secure Web Gateway (SWG), Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) and Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA). Join Teams
DISA TEM: Forcepoint
May 3, 2022 | 11am-12pm ET
Agencies today face the immediate challenge of enabling secure, remote access to mission-critical resources. Trusted Thin Client Remote (TTC-R) provides a simple solution to this challenge, allowing secure access to an agency's data center from laptops and hybrid devices. Telecommuting office workers gain access to all authorized networks required to do their jobs. Join Teams
DISA TEM: HCL Software/Vertosoft
April 21, 2022 | 11am-12pm ET
BigFix is an analyst recognized leader in Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) providing the most comprehensive solution that fully automates the discovery, management, patch and remediation of all endpoints whether on-prem or cloud, regardless of location or connectivity. BigFix is currently deployed on over 100M endpoints globally and over 2M federal civilian, IC and DoD endpoints. Join Teams
DISA TEM: BMC Software
April 20, 2022 | 11am-12pm ET
BMC Software TrueSight Capacity Optimization enables your infrastructure and cloud teams to optimize, forecast, and model as they prepare to move workloads to the cloud. Capacity Optimization gives DoD agencies the ability to gain insight into IT resources running their business services, optimize resources while reducing costs, and successfully plan for changes and future IT resource needs as agencies shift from on-premises to cloud environments. Join Teams
DISA TEM: Stealth Entry
April 19, 2022 | 11am-12pm ET
IntelliChain is a decentralized-based blockchain system that relies strongly upon the utilization and separation of either a single instance of the public or private key within the public key infrastructure, encryption and decryption methodologies, and secure identity management. Join Teams
DISA TEM: Qmulos
April 14, 2022 | 11am-12pm ET
Qmulos will be demonstrating a COTS modern enterprise risk and compliance capability that replaces manual data collection and analytics. Leaders can now have automated, continuous monitoring and real time data to demonstrate system risk postures. This is in high contrast to point compliance solutions that offer limited feedback and stale information especially in view of the expanded compliance mandates – i.e. revised NIST 800-53, zero trust networking and insider threat. Join Teams
DISA TEM: Armis
April 13, 2022 | 11am-12pm ET
Armis is the first agentless, enterprise-class security platform to address the new threat landscape of unmanaged and IoT devices. Armis' unique out-of-band sensing technology discovers and analyzes all managed, unmanaged, and IoT devices—from traditional devices like laptops and smartphones to new unmanaged smart devices like smart TVs, webcams, printers, HVAC systems, industrial robots, medical devices and more. Join Teams
DISA TEM: CloudBees
April 12, 2022 | 2-3pm ET
CloudBees provides the leading DevOps solutions for large and compliance-first organizations. We enable developers to focus on delivering great software, while providing management with powerful risk mitigation, compliance and governance capabilities. The CloudBees Platform supports any CI tooling including Jenkins and GitLab, but also more importantly ties the whole software development/delivery lifecycle together with CD, Feature Management, and Compliance capabilities. Join Teams
DISA TEM: vArmour Networks
April 12, 2022 | 11am-12pm ET
vArmour’s AC provides deep understanding of every relationship and dependency of every workload associated with every application and all of its attributes to include the host the application is operating on by depicting these relationships in a dynamic, real-time graphical map of the application landscape. Understanding the relationships between these applications is a fundamental first step in any planning or execution of modernization, movement to the cloud or zero trust strategy efforts. Join Teams
DISA TEM: Axis Security
April 7, 2022 | 11am-12pm ET
Axis Security has developed a cloud-based platform to deliver secure remote access, based on a Zero Trust approach, to so-called private apps, which include custom applications that a company has developed itself that it is running on its premises or in the cloud, such as legacy apps. The use cases it is targeting are B2B (partners, supply chain, and contractors, as well as M&A), but the technology also lends itself to B2E remote access scenarios, including VPN expansion/replacement scenarios. Join Teams
DISA TEM: Illumio
April 5, 2022 | 2-3pm ET
Illumio is a cybersecurity software company using Zero-Trust Micro-segmentation to stop the lateral movement of a cyberattack. Illumio provides real-time visibility, reduces the dynamic attack surface, and enables faster implementation using existing hardware and software infrastructure to improve cybersecurity. Illumio is FIPS 140-2 and Common Criteria Protection Profile Certified. Join Teams
DISA TEM: Neo4j
April 5, 2022 | 11am-12pm ET
Centered around the market leading graph database, today's Neo4j Graph Data Platform is a suite of applications and tools helping the world make sense of data. The Platform includes the Neo4j Graph Data Science Library – the leading enterprise-ready analytics workspace for graph data, Bloom – the graph visualization and exploration tool, the Cypher graph query language, and numerous tools, integrations and connectors to help developers and data scientists build graph-based solutions with ease. Join Teams
DISA TEM: Broadcom/Symantec
March 31, 2022 | 10-11am EST
The Broadcom/Symantec Industrial Control System Protection (ICSP) solution consist of two components:Symantec Industrial Control System Protection (ICSP) Neural appliance, and the Symantec Enforcement Driver. ICSP scans and cleans USB-borne infections traversing the air-gap. It leverages and visualizes Symantec's Machine Learning stack and cross hatches with signatures, emulation, and reputation to help you protect against weaponized malware. Join Teams
DISA TEM: Azul
March 30, 2022 | 2-3pm EST
For the last 20 years Azul has been the world’s only company 100% focused on Java. Our innovative Platform Prime is a high-performance Java-virtual machine (JVM) aimed at increasing your applications throughput, decreasing latency, and achieving a more optimized runtime environment. Join Teams
DISA TEM: SambaNova Systems
March 29, 2022 | 2-3pm EST
SambaNova offers a complete hardware/software stack. The solution stack leverages our proprietary Reconfigurable Dataflow Architecture (RDA) for accelerated execution of hyperscale deep learning models in a dramatically smaller footprint than current technology. Join Teams
Loyola Blakefield Cyber Challenge
March 26, 2022 | 9:30am-3pm EST
The LBC2 competition is created by students at Loyola Blakefield High School for students grades 8-12 all across the nation. Participants will be tasked with solving challenges on a wide variety of topics, all pertinent to real-life cyber threats prevalent in today’s society. Whether this is your first introduction into the world of cyber security, or you’ve mastered many skills in the field, this competition is open to you. Read more here (External)
Hack The Port
March 21-25, 2022
Hack the Port 2022 is another MISI DreamPort inspired event designed to highlight cyber security threats, policy, and solutions surrounding one of the nation’s critical infrastructure top sectors—our ports, cargo vessels, and the IT, Control Systems, and IoT systems they rely on. Join us at The Broward County Convention Center in Ft Lauderdale, Florida for this maritime cyber conference! Read more here (External)
NVIDIA GTC 2022
March 21-24, 2022
NVIDIA GTC is more than a game-changing AI developer conference. It's a global community committed to decoding the world's greatest challenges, transforming every major industry workflow, and exploring tomorrow's next big ideas—together. GTC 2022 will have a special focus on US Public Sector with trainings, demos, developer sessions and leadership discussions on modernizing the US government. Read more here (External)
DISA TEM: TMGcore Inc.
March 24, 2022 | 2-3pm EST
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Teams
DISA TEM: Saviynt Federal
March 23, 2022 | 2-3pm EST
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Teams
DISA TEM: Spectra Logic
March 22, 2022 | 2-3pm EST
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Teams
DISA TEM: Anno.AI
March 22, 2022 | 2-3pm EST
Built on the Anno.Ai Engine, Network Investigator ingests and integrates the most challenging and voluminous cybersecurity data types. Leveraging Anno.Ai's deep data science expertise, Network Investigator provides cyber operators and analysts, and network admins powerful new ways to monitor their network activity, identify and investigate unusual behavior, and flush out threats. Join Teams
DISA TEM: Vectra
March 15, 2022 | 2-3pm EST
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Teams
DISA TEM: SteelCloud
March 16, 2022 | 2-3pm EST
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Teams
DISA TEM: Domain Tools/Farsight Security
March 10, 2022 | 2-3pm EST
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Teams
DISA TEM: CalypsoAI
March 9, 2022 | 2-3pm EST
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Teams
DISA TEM: RSA Security
March 8, 2022 | 10-11am EST
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Teams
F-35 Joint Strike Fighter's Cybersecurity and Cyber Defense Challenge
February 8, 2022 – March 3, 2022
This challenge focuses on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter's cybersecurity and cyber defense capabilities. Cyber security, resilience, and survivability of the F-35 air system are critical to national security and necessary to maintain air dominance in any future conflict. This challenge release is the first stage of a multi-stage selection process to augment existing security by developing and integrating promising technologies onto the F-35 aircraft and supporting ground systems. Learn More (MISI)
DISA TEM: RAD
March 3, 2022 | 10-11am EST
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Teams
DISA TEM: Thales Trusted Cyber Technologies
March 2, 2022 | 10-11am EST
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Teams
Startup Grind Global Conference 2022
February 28 - March 2, 2022
Global ‘22 brings together the world’s best startups and scaleups building the next wave of the web. Joining Us? MISI will be at Startup Grind 2022 in Silicon valley. Read more here (External)
DISA TEM: Help Systems
March 1, 2022 | 2-3pm EST
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Teams
DISA TEM: OPEX Systems
CANCELLED
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations.
DISA TEM: HCL Software/Vertosoft
February 24, 2022 | 10-11am EST
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Teams
AWSome Day
February 24, 2022 | 8am-4pm EST
Join us at DreamPort on February 24, 2022 for AWSome Day! Topics will focus on Zero-Trust and AWS across three courses, 'Re:Invent re:Cap', 'NIST for your Cloud Deployments', and 'AWS Classified Regions 101'. Limited seating available, breakfast and lunch are provided! RSVP to khaahall@amazon.com RSVP here (External)
DISA TEM: Corelight
February 23, 2022 | 10-11am EST
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Teams
NestGen 2022
February 22, 2022
NestGen is a one-of-a-kind virtual conference bringing together the community of drone industry experts and drone users with a focus on drone autonomy. Join virtual workshops, fireside chats, and panels featuring CXOs, leaders, and contributors in the drone autonomy space. Read more here (External)
DISA TEM: AppScale
February 16, 2022 | 10-11am EST
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Teams
DISA TEM: Soteria Software
February 15, 2022 | 10-11am EST
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Teams
DISA TEM: AlphaBravo
February 10, 2022 | 10-11am EST
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Teams
DISA TEM: Agile5 Technologies
February 9, 2022 | 10-11am EST
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Teams
DISA TEM: Device42
February 8, 2022 | 10-11am EST
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Teams
DISA TEM: DocuSign
February 3, 2022 | 10-11am EST
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Teams
DISA TEM: ActiveNav
February 2, 2022 | 10-11am EST
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Teams
DISA TEM: MarkLogic
February 1, 2022 | 10-11am EST
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Teams
DISA TEM: Varonis
January 27, 2022 | 10-11am EST
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Teams
DISA TEM: Kiteworks
January 26, 2022 | 10-11am EST
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Teams
DISA TEM: Zscaler
January 25, 2022 | 10-11am EST
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Teams
DISA TEM: Flexera Software
January 20, 2022 | 10-11am EST
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Teams
DISA TEM: Devo Technology
January 19, 2022 | 10-11am EST
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Teams
ShmooCon 2022
January 14-16, 2022
ShmooCon is an annual east coast hacker convention hell-bent on offering three days of an interesting atmosphere for demonstrating technology exploitation, inventive software and hardware solutions, and open discussions of critical infosec issues. Be sure to check out the other events running during ShmooCon, including the Lockpick Village, ShmooCon Labs, Hack Fortress, and more. Read more here (External)
DISA TEM: Swyft Technology
January 12, 2022 | 10-11am EST
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Teams
DISA TEM: Pensando Systems
January 11, 2022 | 10-11am EST
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Teams
Red Hat® Summit 2021
October-December, 2021
Red Hat® Summit 2021 is expanding to fit your open source journey by featuring an all-new flexible approach. Designed to be more accessible than ever before, these events will provide a mix of innovation, collaboration, and learning opportunities. Gain insights from breakout sessions and technical content geared toward the topics most relevant to your career. You can also interact live with Red Hat professionals. Read more here (External)
DISA TEM: 22dot6
December 16, 2021 | 10-11am EST
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Teams
DISA TEM: Cyber Forza
December 14, 2021 | 10-11am EST
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Teams
CMMC 2.0 Crossfire Panel
December 9, 2021 | 1pm EST
With the advent of CMMC 2.0 the debates are raging. The interim rule announcement and change in administration left many with serious concerns for their respective organizations. MISI has assembled a panel of diverse perspectives on the CMMC for a crossfire style discussion to delve deep into many aspects of CMMC 2.0. Read more here
DISA TEM: Sonatype
December 9, 2021 | 10-11am EST
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Teams
DISA TEM: NineFX
December 8, 2021 | 10-11am EST
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Teams
DISA TEM: RealTyme
December 7, 2021 | 10-11am EST
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Teams
DISA TEM: Box
December 2, 2021 | 10-11am EST
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Teams
Joe Weiss Tech Talk on Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity
RESCHEDULE PENDING
Join us for a hybrid tech talk on Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity. Come onsite to DreamPort or join in virtually to chat with Joe Weiss, PE CISM CRISC ISA Fellow! Joe Weiss has been providing strategic consulting to optimize and secure Control Systems used in industry, manufacturing, transportation, building controls, and defense. Weiss has over 40 years of industry leadership experience, has authored multiple publications, and owns three patents on control and instrumentation systems. Read more here (MISI)
RPE-016: The Gremlins in the Cloud
November, 2021
In this event, we are hunting gremlins in the cloud. We are looking for defensive participants who can configure security services and install software (if required) to detect previously executed attacks and monitor live to detect new attacks that are launched. We have $15,000 (USD) in prizes to give away to the best performers as determined by us! Read more here
DISA TEM: Avanan
November 30, 2021 | 10-11am EST
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Teams
AvengerCon VI: Ransomware – Flipping the Script
November 29-30, 2021
AvengerCon is a free security event hosted every fall by Maryland Innovation and Security Institute to benefit the hackers of the U.S. Cyber Command community and the U.S. Army 780th Military Intelligence Brigade. The event is open to all service members and employees of U.S. Cyber Command and Department of Defense personnel supporting cyberspace missions. AvengerCon features presentations, hacker villages, training workshops, and much more. Read more here, or pre-register for AvengerCon VI Workshops, Villages & CTFs here (MISI).
ICS Security Training
November 15-19, 2021
MISI Academy in partnership with UMBC Training Centers and Fortiphy Logic is offering a 5-day ICS Security Training course. The course combines foundational lecture content with innovative lab modules featuring 3D simulated ICS facilities to prepare users for assessing and defending their ICS networks. Attendees can participate either physically at DreamPort or virtually in the course. Read more here (External)
Who's Watching Your Firmware? The Next Level of Cyberattack
November 18, 2021 | 12-5pm MT
Firmware is the new battlefield. When compromised, firmware can wreak havoc on any system, potentially taking out critical infrastructure or crippling the War Fighter mission. Join Spry Squared and Eclypsium at the Catalyst Campus for a free workshop on firmware attack and defense. In a few hours, you’ll get insights into practical security of the firmware foundation of every infrastructure. Read more here (External)
DISA TEM: Nucleus Security
November 18, 2021 | 10-11am EST
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Teams
DISA TEM: Cigent
November 16, 2021 | 10-11am EST
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Teams
Digital Rights Management – Accelerating CUI Protection Education Virtual Session
This event has been cancelled.
Presenters: Armando Seay, MISI and Ross Seay, Maverc Technologies, LLC. This is the first in a series of three Cyber Security Education sessions for small business. This event is free to Members, Non Members may purchase enrollment for the series.
NVIDIA GTC Keynote Watch Party at Dreamport
November 9-10, 2021
Don't miss the exciting GTC keynote from Jensen Huang—NVIDIA Founder and CEO—as he shares how the company is driving the rapid pace of technology advancements that are helping to solve the world’s toughest challenges. The keynote happens on November 9 at 9:00am. Join us at Dreamport for the watch party, food and drinks will be served! Read more here (External)
NVIDIA GTC
November 8-11, 2021
NVIDIA GTC is more than a must-attend AI conference for developers. It’s a global experience that brings together thousands of innovators, researchers, thought leaders, and decision-makers who are shaping our world with the power of AI, computer graphics, data science, and more. Read more here (External)
Container Security Lunch & Learn with Red Hat
November 9, 2021 | 12pm EST
Red Hat will provide a one hour Lunch and Learn presentation on Container Security, presented by Alex Jacocks. The discussion will focus on how Red Hat technologies enables you to secure the host kernel and secure containers from each other giving you better resource utilization and operational consistency in your environment. Alex will also discuss how SELinux provides an additional layer of security with your containers and how Red Hat’s Container Security process helps reduce attack surfaces. Read more here (MISI)
DISA TEM: Onclave Networks
November 9, 2021 | 10-11am EST
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Teams
DISA TEM: HackerOne
November 4, 2021 | 10-11am EST
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Teams
Imagine Cyber-Cocktails and Conversation
November 3, 2021 | 4-6pm EST
Help Young Women in Cyber! Join MISI and the MISI Academy as we discuss cyber internship scholarships for young women. Registration for this event is $25 per person. We hope you can join us! Read more here (External)
CMMC: Policy and Technical Requirements
November 3, 2021 | 2-4pm EST
This course will provide an overview of the Cyber Security Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) requirements from a governments contracts and a data security perspective. The course begins with a foundation in the law and regulatory requirements required today and in the near future. Then the course will examine what it takes for defense contractors to address CMMC requirements and satisfy associated audits, by delving into the CMMC domains, levels of maturity, and practical approaches to building a CMMC governance program. Read more here (External)
DISA TEM: Dynamite Analytics
November 3, 2021 | 10-11am EST
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Teams
DISA TEM: Prophecy Americas/Snare Solutions
November 2, 2021 | 10-11am EST
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Teams
Triangle InfoSeCon 2021
October 28-29, 2021
Triangle InfoSeCon is the largest annual Information Security conference in the area and is the flagship event of the Raleigh Chapter of the Information System Security Association. Join us for another insightful conference while networking with the nations innovators. Featuring keynote speaker Armando Seay, Co-Founder & Director of MISI. Read more here (External)
2021 ICS Cyber Security Conference
October 26-28, 2021
SecurityWeek’s ICS Cyber Security Conference is the conference where ICS users, ICS vendors, system security providers and government representatives meet to discuss the latest cyber-incidents, analyze their causes and cooperate on solutions. Since its first edition in 2002, the conference has attracted a continually rising interest as both the stakes of critical infrastructure protection and the distinctiveness of securing ICSs become increasingly apparent. Read more here (External)
Cybersecurity Demo Day
October 26, 2021
Purdue@WestGate in partnership with Purdue MEP + Purdue CyberTAP invite you to WestGate Academy for a full day, in-person event focused on current challenges of the Cybersecurity industry. Join us for networking, panel discussions and more as we assess all aspects of cyber threats in education, small businesses and DoD contractors. Read more here (External)
AI & Quantum Computing Symposium
October 21-22, 2021
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Quantum Computing are transformational technologies that will fundamentally change how we observe, interpret, and interact with the world of data that surrounds us. This symposium will focus on the state of the art in AI and Quantum Computing, touch upon the convergence of these two transformational technologies, and provide insights on future R&D opportunities from thought leaders in the field. Read more here (External)
6th Annual Cyber Future Summit 2021
October 20-22, 2021
The Cyber Future Summit is a unique event that gathers global thinkers, executive leaders and action-oriented practitioners focusing on building a collaborative and trusted global platform for cyber. The Summit theme this year is “Resurgent Humanity, Resilient Cyberspace” which reflects our tryst with the two biggest challenges facing us during our time, fighting our way out of the pandemic and the myriad cyber challenges that have been holding us hostage. Read more here (External)
DISA TEM: Oracle Corporation
October 21, 2021 | 10-11am EST
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Teams
MOSAICS Industry Day
October 18-20, 2021
Join us for MOSAICS Industry Day, co-located with Defense TechConnect, Resilience Week, and TechConnect World, 18-21 October, Gaylord Resort and Convention Center, National Harbor, MD. The purpose of the event is to continue the discussion between the government and private sector on how to transition the technologies developed and lessons learned during the MOSAICS JCTD to interested and willing members of the civilian cyber/ICS community. Read more here (External)
DISA TEM: SixMap
October 20, 2021 | 10-11am EST
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Teams
CMMC Industry Day
October 19, 2021 | 10am-2pm EDT
Join industry leaders and businesses as we gather to share ideas, resources, and best practices for navigating Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) compliance. CMMC Industry Day will be presented as a hybrid (both webcast and live) event. Attendees via webcast and in-person will be able to attend all presentation sessions. Read more here (External)
DISA TEM: ExtraHop Networks
October 19, 2021 | 10-11am EST
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Teams
Florida Cyber Forum
October 18-19, 2021
Learn how the business community and Florida government are planning the protection and resiliency of critical state infrastructure from major cyberattacks, and on Day 2 you can learn how to meet new DoD requirements for cybersecurity, including the DFARS regulations and DoD’s new Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) standards. Read more here (External)
The Future of Cyber Operations: A Capture the Flag Event by SixGen
October 14-15, 2021
Test your hacking skills at SixGen’s annual Offensive CTF event. Join this 24 hour battle where teams will be given a set of challenges with increasing difficulty to ultimately find and declare the best of the best. In-person attendance and online participation is limited, sign up today to save your spot! Read more here (External)
DISA TEM: Snowflake
October 14, 2021 | 10-11am EST
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Teams
SANS Cybersecurity Leadership Summit
October 14, 2021
Whether you aspire to the CISO role or never expected to be in a leadership position, you have the daunting responsibility of protecting your organization's assets from advanced adversaries. Security leaders need both technical knowledge and management skills to communicate effectively with key stakeholders, gain the respect of technical teams, and align security initiatives with business strategy. Attend this one-day Summit for in-depth talks from industry leaders on these must-have skills and capabilities. Read more here (External)
Data Pipeline Development: Increasing Data Science Productivity and Performance
October 13, 2021 | 2-3pm EST
The data science workflow has traditionally been slow and cumbersome when it comes to loading, filtering, and manipulating data, as well as ML training itself. These processes were constrained to slow, CPU-based computing, and resulted in lengthy cycle times impacting data science productivity. NVIDIA RAPIDS delivers GPU-accelerated machine learning and analytics libraries, deployed on NVIDIA GPU-platforms for maximized data science productivity, performance, and insights. Register and discover how to develop efficient data pipelines and unlock insights to enterprise scale datasets! Read more here (External)
United States Cyber Command Academic Engagement Strategy Informational Webinar
October 13, 2021 | 1pm EST
Mr. David Frederick, Jr, Executive Director of the Cyber Command in Fort Meade, Maryland will explain Cyber Command’s mission in the Department of Defense and how its new Academic Engagement Strategy is designed to support our Nation’s defense in the cyber domain. The webinar will describe how Cyber Command will manage academic partnerships. Participants will have an opportunity to pose questions via the chat feature. Registration is now closed. Thank you to all who registered! Read more here (MISI)
DISA TEM: Fidelis Cybersecurity
October 13, 2021 | 10-11am EST
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Teams
SANS Threat Hunting Summit & Training 2021
October 7-8, 2021
Will you be the Hunter or the Prey? This two-day virtual Summit brings together prominent security practitioners for in-depth talks focused on techniques that can be used to successfully identify, contain, and eliminate adversaries targeting your networks. As an attendee, you'll walk away from this Summit with new tools and methods to leverage as soon as you return to work. Read more here (External)
ElasticON Global 2021
October 5-7, 2021
ElasticON Global 2021 is a chance to educate - and celebrate - Elastic customers everywhere. We provide solvers of all types with the skills and connections they need to take their organization's search, observability, or security capabilities to a whole new level. Read more here (External)
DISA TEM: Gurucul
October 6, 2021 | 10-11am EST
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Teams
DISA TEM: Advanced Ground Information Systems (AGIS)
October 5, 2021 | 10-11am EST
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Teams
Cornerstone Research Group - A SBIR Success Story, Sharing Their Strategy
September 30 | 2-4pm EDT
If you are a SBIR company now or thinking about becoming one, maybe you have struggled with SBIRs, or you won a Phase I and lost at your Phase II, this is an event for you! Even if you think you are successful at SBIRs you won't want to miss the content in this Collider. The Wright-Brothers Institute (WBI) Small Business Hub has partnered with Cornerstone Research Group (CRG), a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Company to share their success story and strategy with other SBIR companies. Read more here (External)
DISA TEM: The Reddix Group (TRG)
September 30, 2021 | 10-11am EST
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Teams
CMMC Boot Camp
September 29, 2021 | 10:30am CDT
Tired of CMMC webinars repeating the same things? It's time to get into the trenches to discuss the real challenges facing industry. Listen to CMMC Ecosystem Leaders discuss the hard topics. Learn CMMC training to meet DFARS 7012 and CMMC requirements from the world's leader in CMMC standards. Prepare to gain the competitive advantage with this live 6 hour CMMC Bootcamp event. Read more here (External)
CANCELLED: Cyber Resilience and Compliance Using the CyVaR Method – a MISI Webinar
September 28, 2021 | 1pm EST
The MISI team recently began the onboarding of 3 new DoD supply chain companies for our various cyber resilience, cyber compliance services and solutions.
What's interesting is the different challenges each business has in dealing with CMMC compliance. We see this all the time. CMMC nor cyber is a one size fits all ordeal. The expense and resources required pose many challenges to the average small business. Read more here (MISI)
The Future of Data-Centric AI
September 28, 2021 | 12pm EDT
Join us at The Future of Data-Centric AI, a free, one-day virtual summit. This summit connects experts on data-centric AI from academia, research, and industry to explore the shift from a model-centric practice to a data-centric approach to building AI. We will discuss challenges, solutions, and ideas to make AI practical, both now and in the future. Read more here (External)
DISA TEM: Team Xtremis
September 29, 2021 | 10-11am EST
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Teams
DISA TEM: Vonahi Security, LLC
September 28, 2021 | 10-11am EST
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Teams
RPE-015: Sage and Sentry
September-October, 2021
We have defined a fictitious threat actor named DreadRiver (adversary) who has been reportedly attacking other cities, and our DreamValley would prefer to refine its defenses. In this event we are studying solutions (software and techniques) for performing analytics against cyber threat information. We have $15,000 (USD) in prizes to give away to the best performers as determined by us! Read more here
DISA TEM: Imperva
September 23, 2021 | 10-11am EST
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Teams
DISA TEM: Immuta
September 22, 2021 | 10-11am EST
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Teams
DISA TEM: GuROO
September 21, 2021 | 10-11am EST
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Teams
RPE-014: Rossum's Universal Robots
September-October, 2021
This event is open to all colleges, universities, individuals and non-traditional participants who have experience in machine learning applications to network packet capture (PCAP) for automated anomalous behavior identification. We have $10,000 (USD) in prizes to give away to the best performers as determined by us! Read more here
DISA TEM: Intrusion
September 16, 2021 | 10-11am EST
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Teams
DISA TEM: SentinelOne
September 15, 2021 | 10-11am EST
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Teams
DISA TEM: ARAR Technology
September 14, 2021 | 10-11am EST
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Teams
2021 Intelligence & National Security Summit
September 13-14, 2021
#IntelSummit21 offers powerful plenaries covering mission critical priorities; engaging breakout sessions with influential government, industry and academic leaders; and an exhibit hall filled with the latest technology innovations. Join 1500 IC professionals at the Gaylord National Resort for this can't-miss event! Read more here (External)
CornCon Cybersecurity Conference & Kids' Hacker Camp
September 10-11, 2021
CornCon is a regional Midwest cybersecurity conference. The "Quad Cities Cybersecurity Conference and Kids' Hacker Camp" will be held this year at Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center in Bettendorf, Iowa. There will be training, hacker villages, a vendor expo and an all-day Saturday kids' hacker camp "The Children of The CornCon". Door prizes, contests, t-shirts, electronic badges (limited). Kids activities include soldering, lockpicking, ethical hacking, contests and more! Read more here (External)
SANS Blue Team Summit & Training 2021
September 9-10, 2021
Defending against attacks is an ongoing challenge with new threats emerging all the time. Do you want to enhance your current skill set and become even better at defending your organization? Are you looking for the latest ways to mitigate the most recent attacks? The blue team represents information security professionals on the front-line of defending an organization’s critical assets and systems against attacks and threats from adversaries. Level up your Blue Team skills at Blue Team Summit. Read more here (External)
WiCyS 2021 Annual Conference
September 8-10, 2021
The 8th Annual WiCyS Conference is not only the flagship conference for women in cybersecurity but, regardless of gender, is the largest cybersecurity conference with equal representation of professionals and students. Registration opens June 28 at 10am CT, and typically closes out in less than one day. Read more here (External)
How Low-code platforms prepare companies for Industry 4.0
September 9, 2021 | 11am EST
Companies need cost-effective ways to quickly build industry-vertical IoT applications and leverage built-in connectivity with edge devices. This conference witll cover key topics such as the innovation factory and where to start, the 4 elements of digital execution, how to scale using low code platforms, and defining the value of low code applications. Read more here (External)
DISA TEM: Hoylu
September 9, 2021 | 10-11am EST
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Teams
Hack the Airport
September 1, 2021
Hack the Airport, presented by WiCyS-CI, will be proceeded by virtual pre-event training focusing on tactics, techniques, and tools in effecting the aviation sector within transportation systems by exploiting a (notional) airport’s runway lighting system. Everyone at all skills levels is welcome to participate. Read more here (External)
CMMC-AB Town Hall
August 31, 2021 | 6pm EST
As all of us continue to await what final direction the DoD will take with CMMC, we at MISI continue to leverage the CMMC-AB available training and ensure that the CMMC is part of our cyber resilience and compliance project plan for each DoD supplier we support across the nation. The upcoming virtual CMMC-AB meeting on August 31, 2021 is a great way to get any updates that are available about the way ahead. Read more here (External)
MD Cyber Meet-up: Connecting the CMMC Ecosystem
August 31, 2021 | 4:30-6:30pm EST
While the CMMC-AB is starting their process of licensing training materials and certifying providers, we are organizing our members in preparation. Whether you're in the queue for accreditation or you're seeking training and partnership opportunities, you will connect with others who are in the ecosystem at this MD Cyber meet-up. This will be the first event in a series of CMMC events; as the CMMC-AB proceeds in their licensing and accreditation process, you can expect collaborative events to connect the MD CMMC ecosystem with the DoD contracting community. Join Teams
CMMC Day
August 31, 2021
CMMC Day will provide important perspectives for anyone involved in supply chain cybersecurity: Product Vendors, Component Suppliers, Commercial Testing Laboratories, DIB Subcontractors, Trusted Integrators, Standards Organizations, and Government Agencies. We’ll investigate how these foundational standards are being extended to ensure cybersecurity for a wide range of DoD stakeholders. Read more here (External)
DISA TEM: Hyperscience
August 31, 2021 | 10-11am EST
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Teams
DISA TEM: Tidelift
August 26, 2021 | 10-11am EST
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Teams
A SANS 2021 Survey: OT/ICS Cybersecurity
August 25, 2021 | 1pm EDT
SANS Certified Instructor Mark Bristow asked some critical questions about current threats and challenges for OT security in this years OT/ICS Survey. The webcast will explore actual and perceived risks, threats, information sources and operational implementation challenges as well as levels of investment in this important topic, building on results from past SANS ICS surveys that have been leveraged to drive the industry into to new areas of expansion and maturity! Read more here (External)
DISA TEM: ServiceNow
August 25, 2021 | 10-11am EST (Rescheduled)
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Teams
DISA TEM: Atakama
August 24, 2021 | 10-11am EST
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Teams
Hack the Airport Speaker Series - #3
August 19, 2021 | 5-6pm EST
The airline sector faces unique challenges when building cybersecurity and resilience strategies. Many of the core systems used across the aviation sector rely on a complex web of OT and IT security controls. Join us as we host a panel of experts to discuss the challenges facing the airline sector and need for collaborative security programs. Read more here (External)
Fortifying the Cyber Quiver
August 19, 2021
Red Hat along with its industry partners Carahsoft, Splunk and FireEye is hosting an industry event at Dreamport/MISI that focuses on cyber preparedness, cyber resiliency, cyber adaptability and cyber capabilities for today's cyber environment. The future of cyber warfare will be determined by policies, strategies and tools. This event will focus on specific software capabilities that provide the foundational predictability to the cyber mission that in turn enable the USCYBERCOM to operate in the "5th warfare domain". Read more here (External)
DISA TEM: 22dot6
August 19, 2021 | 10-11am EST
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Teams
Emerging Tech Summit 2021
August 17-18, 2021 | 12-2:30pm EDT
New, exciting, transformative technologies are emerging that have the potential to reshape how government fulfills its mission. Mass telework and communication tools, and the dynamic infrastructure like cloud and software-defined networks that support those tools, are making it possible for federal agencies to work in new ways. Tune in to hear Nextgov and federal government experts explore how advances in supercomputing, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and big data collection and analysis are tackling the biggest challenges facing government leaders today. Read more here (External)
Firmware Security Panel
August 17, 2021 | 1pm EST
The technology industry seems to be nearing a tipping point. Increasing attacks targeting firmware have already hit the supply chain multiple times. This panel provides a high-level look at firmware security threats and paves a path to identify, verify, and fortify firmware. After the panel, Eclypsium will host a technical review of recent research and show device security capabilities in the supply chain, vulnerability management, and security operations. Read more here (MISI)
DISA TEM: Garrison
August 17, 2021 | 10-11am EST
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Teams
DISA TEM: DataWalk
August 12, 2021 | 10-11am EST
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Teams
DISA TEM: Tripwire
August 10, 2021 | 10-11am EST
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Teams
Congressman Posey Virtual Legislative Roundtable
August 9, 2021 | 10:30am EST
Join Congressman Bill Posey at the Virtual Legislative Roundtable, sponsored by the Florida Defense Contractors Association (FDCA). Registration is now open and free for all FDCA members. Read more here (External)
SANS Security Awareness Summit & Training
August 5-6, 2021
Join us for the 8th annual SANS Security Awareness Summit! This year’s summit theme is “Managing Human Risk”. Traditionally awareness events have focused on topics such as ‘engagement’, ‘interaction’ and ‘gamification’. While important and will continue to be developed, we should remember that awareness is about driving behavior change and ultimately managing human risk. Our goal with this theme is to help mature the field and better align it with the strategic security priorities of organizations around the world. Read more here (External)
DISA TEM: Unify Point
August 5, 2021 | 10-11am EST
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Teams
DISA TEM: Persado Federal
August 3, 2021 | 10-11am EST
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Teams
Camp Stay-at-Home
July 30 - August 1, 2021
For 2021, BSides Las Vegas brings Security Summer Camp to a screen near you! All of the quality content and networking you love us for, all of the mischief and weird Canadian hijinks, and even something not entirely unlike our famous pool party! Join us on Twitch. Read more here (External)
State-of-the-State Manufacturing 2021
July 30, 2021 8-10am
NJMEP's Virtual State-of-the-State of Manufacturing Summit brings together manufacturing, STEM Firm executives, and NJ elected officials, only, to share information and highlight challenges within the industry. State-of-the-State is a collaborative, honest, and candid conversation between industry and government. No Cost to Register – Exclusive to Manufacturers, STEM Firms, and NJ Legislators. Read more here (External)
DISA TEM: Sertainty Federal Systems
July 29, 2021 | 10-11am EST
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Teams
The Secret of Israeli Cyber Innovation
July 28, 2021 | Noon-1:30pm EST
If you're under the impression that every time you look up another Israeli cyber startup has reached "unicorn" status - the coveted $1B valuation - you're not entirely mistaken. Israel has hundreds of top cyber startups, many with unique solutions not available anywhere else. Numerous multinationals also do cyber R&D in Israel. And as the nation's enemies know, its cyber warfare capabilities are world class. Why though is such a tiny country of barely nine million people such a hotspot for cyber? The answer is Israel's unique cyber ecosystem. This special event will explore the secret behind Israeli cyber prowess - Israel's "secret innovation sauce." Read more here (MISI)
DISA TEM: CyberHaven
July 27, 2021 | 10-11am EST
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Teams
USCYBERCOM Procurement Forum 2021
July 27, 2021 | 9am - 5pm EST
Listen to US Cyber Command discuss current and future needs and how US Cyber Command plans to get after emerging cyber solutions that accelerate mission objectives. This is an opportunity for USCYBERCOM to connect with private industry to communicate its capability requirements and challenges. Read more here
SANS DFIR Summit & Training 2021
July 22-23, 2021
The annual SANS Digital Forensics & Incident Response (DFIR) Summit is the most comprehensive DFIR event of the year, bringing together a passionate and influential group of experts, cutting edge research and tools, immersive training, and industry networking opportunities. Read more here (External)
DISA TEM: BMC Software
July 22, 2021 | 10-11am EST
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Teams
DISA TEM: NVIDIA Corporation
July 21, 2021 | 10-11am EST
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Teams
Tech Talk Series: Blurred Lines on Cybersecurity
July 20, 2021 | 1-2pm EST
In this talk, Joe Cummins, Founder/CEO of CybernetIQ, will provide a grassroots view from the front on interconnected environments, walking the audience from genesis of the concepts and development straight through to current real-world interpretation of findings and examples where having “full-spectrum” understanding of the complete security deployment, complete with off the shelf and homegrown scripts, offered a clear picture to the cyber battlefield that the teams were struggling to perceive across multiple fronts. Read more here (MISI)
DISA TEM: IndraSoft
July 20, 2021 | 10-11am EST
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Teams
Google Cloud Government Security Summit
July 20, 2021 | 9am-3:30pm EDT
Join us to learn how you can stay ahead of next-generation threats with Google Cloud – whether your organization is in the cloud, on-premises, or in a hybrid environment. Get fresh insights from industry and government thought leaders and engage in interactive sessions that will help you solve your most critical security challenges. Read more here (External)
Conquer the Hill: Adventurer Edition
July 16-18, 2021
Adventurer Edition is a virtual, individual mission that will test participants cyber knowledge, skills, and abilities through the use of anomalies. Students will be provided access to the competition files the week prior to the competition start and then have three days to complete as many challenges as they can. The participant with the most points at the end is the Conqueror of the Hill. Read more here (External)
DISA TEM: SAP NS2
July 15, 2021 | 10-11am EST
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Teams
DISA TEM: Automation Anywhere
July 14, 2021 | 10-11am EST
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Teams
DISA TEM: Spry Squared, Inc.
July 13, 2021 | 10-11am EST
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Teams
UMBC Workshop Series: An Introduction to Data Analysis with Python Pandas
July 12, 2021 | 9am-4pm EST
Pandas is a popular data analysis library built on top of the Python Programming Language. We will leverage this library to work with large datasets. We'll use pandas to ingest CSV data into a pandas DataFrame, a powerful data structure to work with tabular datasets. Participation is limited to 20, so register now! Read more here (MISI)
DISA TEM: Area 1 Security
July 8, 2021 | 10-11am EST
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Teams
MISI, GBC MISI Academy, NSA and the DoD Office of Small Business Programs Cyber Education Diversity Skills Program
Do you know a cybersecurity student attending a Historically Black College/University (HBCU) or Minority Serving Institution? Help us spread the word about the CyberShip, a unique internship program for college seniors attending an HBCU with an existing NSA Center of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (NSA CAE-C) designation or an HBCU NSA CAE-C candidate school. This six week paid internship program is accepting applications now for the March 2021 cohort. Read more here (MISI Academy)
Zero Trust Rising
June 30, 2021 | 1-2pm EST
This briefing will focus on how transitioning to a Zero Trust architecture improves the risk framework and attack surface of the entire environment, while at the same time enabling organizations such as DoD to move to a “work comes from everywhere” strategy. The evolution to Zero Trust is a natural progression from older architectures with on-premise security stacks to a modern “cloud delivered security” approach. Read more here (MISI)
Insider Threat Early Warning
June 29, 2021 | 1pm EST
Splunk and Ava Federal integrate their JITC approved offerings for an NITTF compliant cybersecurity insider threat early warning, reporting, and prevention capability. Combining Splunk SIEM & SOAR with Ava “Reveal” user activity monitoring (UAM) creates a low cost, low risk, high reward answer to detect and mitigate the insider threat. The event will be hybrid with some onsite seats available to physically attend at DreamPort while all others may participate virtually. Read more here (MISI)
Splunk GovSummit
June 29, 2021 | 11am-3pm EDT
Join us for Splunk GovSummit! This complementary, interactive experience is for Public Sector organizations who want to learn new and exciting ways they can harness their data to deliver on their mission. The agenda is packed with learnings from leaders in both government and industry on how data is fueling modernization, enhancing security, and delivering successful citizen services. Read more here (External)
DISA TEM: Inrupt
June 29, 2021 | 10-11am EST
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Teams
UMBC Workshop Series: Python Syntax Basics and SQL Database Interaction
June 28, 2021 | 9am-4pm EST
UMBC Training Centers Python Programming course introduces the Python language to students that have prior experience in programming but want to gain a specific expertise in Python. This course will cover the critical language components such as Python types, control flow, looping constructs, working with Python collections, functions, and modules. Participation is limited to 20, so register now! Read more here (MISI)
The Ever Changing and Increasing Frequency of Cyber-Physical and Adjacent Technologies Attacks
June 24, 2021 | 5pm EST
Join us as we host IntelliGenesis LLC’s Chief Technologist, Mr. Stephen Scarbrough for a discussion on The Ever Changing and Increasing Frequency of Cyber-Physical and Adjacent Technologies Attacks. We will discuss the history of cyber-physical attacks, common technologies and threat vectors as well as growing trends that will continue threaten the nation’s critical infrastructure and how the need for increased awareness and workforce development must be addressed now. Read more here (External)
DISA TEM: Advent Business Company
June 24, 2021 | 10-11am EST
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Webex
The US Cyberspace Solarium Commission will discuss with a panel of “Cyber Warriors” The impact of the report on Cyber Education
June 23, 2021 | 2pm EST
MISI ‘s DreamPort will host a panel discussion event with two US Cyberspace Solarium Commissioners and four panelists. The panel will discuss; “What educational aspects and resources have been approved for support by the USCSS commission?” How we can see this impacting the overall state of play in the cyber community? What was not included? And most importantly - What still needs to be done? Read more here (MISI)
DISA TEM: RapidFort
June 23, 2021 | 10-11am EST
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Webex
2021 Department of Defense Artificial Intelligence Symposium and Tech Exchange
June 22-24, 2021
The 2021 DoD AI Symposium and Technology Exchange will virtually bring together thought leaders from across the National Security enterprise to discuss themes critical for transforming the U.S. military through the acceleration and integration of AI. Topics will include: competitive challenges, technological opportunities, Research & Development, Responsible AI, and AI Readiness and Implementation. Read more here (External)
Tech Talk Series: Separate Signal from Noise
June 22, 2021 | 1pm EST
In this talk, Joe Stradinger, Founder/CEO of EdgeTheory, will discuss how narrative intelligence is a valuable resource in the mission-critical task of understanding the strategies, cadences, coincidental amplifications, and coordinated efforts of APMs, as well as the narratives they amplify and how they insert themselves into online communities. Read more here (MISI)
DISA TEM: AnaVation, LLC
June 22, 2021 | 10-11am EST
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Webex
DISA TEM: Varda Space Industries
June 17, 2021 | 10-11am EST
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Webex
2021 CMMC Forum
June 16, 2021 | 8-10am EST
Potomac Officers Club will host its 2021 CMMC Forum on June 16th to bring together the most significant federal executives and thought leaders from across the federal landscape to discuss the latest updates, requirements and questions regarding Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification. Read more here (External)
Red Hat® Summit 2021
June 15-16, 2021
Red Hat® Summit 2021 is expanding to fit your open source journey by featuring an all-new flexible approach. Designed to be more accessible than ever before, these events will provide a mix of innovation, collaboration, and learning opportunities. Gain insights from breakout sessions and technical content geared toward the topics most relevant to your career. You can also interact live with Red Hat professionals. Read more here (External)
DISA TEM: BizFlow Corporation
June 15, 2021 | 10-11am EST
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Webex
IBM Security Command Center | Inside the Mind of a Hacker for the Public Sector
June 10, 2021 | 11am-12:30pm EST
Recent studies show that 93% of data breaches begin with attacks targeting individuals. But how and why do these attacks take place? Join the IBM Security Command Center team on June 10, 2021 as we bring you Inside the Mind of a Hacker. We’ll demonstrate the types of tools hackers are using today, examine the scope of current attacks, and discuss best practices based on the collective intelligence of IBM Security in order to increase your cyber awareness and help protect your organization. Read more here (External)
DISA TEM: Aronetics LLC
June 10, 2021 | 10-11am EST
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Teams
Snowflake Summit
AMERICAS: June 8-9, 2021 | 12 pm EST
Data is everywhere and it holds the keys to unlocking your organization’s success today and in the future. Attend Snowflake Summit and you’ll learn how to use the Data Cloud to unify, analyze, and share data previously out of your reach for impact you have ever only imagined. Read more here (External)
Zero Trust Security for Your Industrial Operations
June 8, 2021 | 11am EST
Zero Trust is a comprehensive framework to secure the workforce, workload and workplace. As you are being tasked with securing the broader workplace, let's look at how Cisco Zero Trust can help you extend your security practice to your outdoors and industrial settings. Read more here (External)
DISA TEM: Ncoded
June 8, 2021 | THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations.
DISA TEM: Enveil
June 8, 2021 | 10-11am EST
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Teams Here (External)
Ransomware and Beyond - Cybersecurity is a Team Sport
June 8, 2021 | 8am-5pm EST
Daily headlines underscore the growing threat of ransomware for OT, IoT, and IT. We now live in a world where no single security solution provides adequate protection. To build cybersecurity resilience, you need integrations that leverage your security stack. In this webinar, you'll learn how Honeywell, Fortinet, NTT, and Nozomi Networks bring the power of integrated solutions and services together to build resilience in the face of sophisticated ransomware and escalating attacks. Read more here (External)
DISA TEM: Plurilock Security
June 3, 2021 | 10-11am
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Teams Here (External)
CYBERSECURITY FOR CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPLY CHAINS
May 27, 2021 | 12-1pm EST
The Israeli Economic Missions to North America together with Team8 invite you to a unique panel discussion about the recent hacks on critical infrastructure (SolarWinds and Colonial Pipeline), latest trends in cybersecurity for supply chains and best practices to prevent the next hack. Read more here (External)
DISA TEM: BlueVoyant, LLC
May 25, 2021 | 10-11am
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Teams Here (External)
DISA TEM: Titania
May 20, 2021 | 10-11am
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Teams Here (External)
RSAC365 Virtual Experience
May 17 - 20, 2021
Did you attend last week's RSAC365 virtual sessions? If not, you can catch many of the great lectures and ask the expert sessions and panel discussions as they get posted to the RSAC website. MISI supported the lightning round presentations sponsored by ICS Village to discuss lessons learned from last year's Hack the Building 2020. MISI was also supported the RSAC365 Office Hours, an open forum for questions from participants on cybersecurity. Read more here (External)
DISA TEM: Zimperium
May 19, 2021 | 10-11am
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Teams Here (External)
DISA TEM: NewsGuard
May 18, 2021 | 10-11am
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Teams Here (External)
DISA TEM: Google Anthos
May 13, 2021 | 10-11am
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Teams Here (External)
DISA TEM: Bluescape
May 11, 2021 | 10-11am
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Teams Here (External)
DISA TEM: IronNet
May 6, 2021 | 10-11am
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Teams Here (External)
Hack the Capitol
May 4, 2021
Our partners, IC Village are hosting Hack the Capitol again this year. It's a great event. Have you seen ICS Village's ranges and demonstrations units? The DreamPort facility has one in the lobby, but there are other cool examples of their dedication to best-in-class ICS training and knowledge using the real thing. MISI has a travel kit built by them that is also very cool! Read more here (External)
DISA TEM: Fornetix
May 4, 2021 | 10-11am
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Teams Here (External)
DISA TEM: AchieveIt
April 29, 2021 | 10-11am
The Technical Exchange Meeting (TEM) is a weekly event established and hosted by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Emerging Technology (EM) Directorate and DOD Office of the Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) as a means to collaborate with commercial entities, non-profit organizations, and academia. TEMs offer a platform for organizations to present technological advancements and innovations. Join Teams Here (External)
Red Hat® Summit 2021
April 27-28, 2021
Red Hat® Summit 2021 is expanding to fit your open source journey by featuring an all-new flexible approach. Designed to be more accessible than ever before, these events will provide a mix of innovation, collaboration, and learning opportunities. Join us to get the latest news and announcements, ask the experts your technology questions, and learn how open source is innovating the future of the enterprise. Read more here (External)
Tech Talk: Enabling Trusted Compute in Untrusted Locations through the Use of Privacy Enhancing Technologies
April 22, 2021 | 1pm EST
In this presentation, Dr. Ryan Carr will provide an overview of the foundational technologies in this powerful category and discuss how recent advances are enabling Data in Use protection for critical mission use cases. He will address the unique challenges PETs can overcome in the mission space for applications in search/collaboration as well as machine learning. By enabling secure and efficient data sharing, collaboration, reporting, and alerting across multiple classification levels, PETs can significantly reduce operational risk and accelerate the timeline for turning raw data into actionable intelligence. Read more here (MISI)
NVIDIA GTC21
April 12-16, 2021
Join NVIDIA for breakthroughs in AI, data center, accelerated computing, healthcare, intelligent networking, game development, and more. Discover the advanced technologies that are transforming today's industries. Register now for free access to over 1200+ sessions during GTC. Read more here (External)
WiCyS Capture The Flag
April 14, 2021 | 5:30pm EST
WiCyS (Women in Cybersecurity) is hosting their first Capture The Flag event! Join one of our experienced women team leaders to participate in a cybersecurity challenge where you'll get to solve challenges in cybersecurity and critical infrastructure topics like cryptography, binary analysis, computer forensics, network analysis, and more! Read more here (External)
ElasticON Public Sector: State and Local Government & Education
April 14, 2021 | 11am EST
MISI will be supporting a panel discussion with DoD and Industry on how data analysis and visualization solutions such as Elastic help security operations personnel identify cyber threats. MISI will discuss how the SOC it is testing as part of a DoD pilot for supporting defense industrial base supply chain cyber resilience and threat detection and sharing effort is helping to find and mitigate active threats for key DoD supply chain companies. Read more here (External)
Investigating with Splunk Workshop
April 14, 2021 | 10am EST
This intensive, hands on workshop is designed to demonstrate how users will use Splunk in a real-world incident investigation scenario. We will use Splunk Enterprise, in combination with open source intelligence, to provide greater visibility into the totality of a security incident while mapping our findings to the Lockheed Martin Cyber Kill Chain. Users will leave with a better understanding of how to use Splunk to efficiently conduct a security investigation. Space is limited. Read more here (External)
National Cryptologic Foundation - 25th Anniversary
April 14, 2021 | 9-10:30am EST
We hope you will join us for a very exciting virtual program on 14 April 2021, featuring a panel discussion with six former NSA directors to discuss challenges we have faced in the past 25 years, as well as challenges we may face in the next 25 years. Read more here (External)
ElasticON Public Sector: Federal
April 13, 2021 | 11am EST
Learn how organizations like yours are leveraging Elastic to quickly analyze data, unify intelligence, standardize datasets, and achieve the mission faster in this free, virtual event. Read more here (External)
ICS Lessons Learned from the Field
April 13, 2021 | 1pm EST
Mark Bristow, Director, NCCIC Hunt and Incident Response Team (HIRT) @DHS, and Armando Seay will host a virtual session on lessons learned from the frontlines responding to critical infrastructure cyber attacks, but will also discuss supply chain cybersecurity threats such as the now infamous solarwindsbreach. Read more here (MISI)
Red Hat DevSecOps Lunch & Learn
April 8, 2021
Red Hat will provide a one hour Lunch and Learn presentation on DevSecOps. With Red Hat's recent acquisition of StackRox, this event will highlight Red Hat's Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes (RHACS). RHACS, powered by StackRox technology, protects your vital applications across build, deploy, and runtime. Read more here (External)
DC3 Spring Virtual TECHEX 2021
March 31 - April 1 2021
Join the Defense Cyber Crime Center (DC3) for their 2021 cybersecurity focused TechEX 2021. We host more than 200 cybersecurity professionals from the Department of Defense and the DoD-Defense Industrial Base to share the latest information regarding understanding and countering cybersecurity threats to the DIB. DC3 provides actionable cyber threat intelligence that many of the attendees do not get anywhere else. Stay tuned for the publication of the event website. This event is only open to members of the DC3 Threat sharing community. Read more here (External)
NDIA-DVC CMMC Webinar – What You Need to Know
March 30, 2021
The National Defense Industrial Association Delaware Valley Chapter (NDIA-DVC) is hosting a Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) webinar focused on providing a brief introduction of CMMC, the accreditation process, self-assessments, preparing for CMMC, and implementation guidance. We also will gain insight into the Government’s execution and contractual challenges in implementing and following CMMC controls. Read more here (External)
3rd Annual Defense & Intelligence Boss of the SOC
March 23, 2021
Boss of the SOC (BOTS) is a blue-team capture the flag-esque competition. As a contestant, you will explore and investigate realistic event data in Splunk Enterprise and Splunk Enterprise Security. During the competition on March 23rd, you'll practice your security skills and compete against peers for prizes and bragging rights. Players will be given a series of questions of varying type and difficulty and points are awarded for both accuracy and speed. Competitors will gain a stronger and more realistic understanding of their strengths regarding incident investigations. In addition, the results will highlight areas for training and education. Read more here (External)
IIoT World's Manufacturing Day
March 18, 2021
One of a kind online conference that will bring together IIoT subject matters experts from all over the world to share insights on smart manufacturing. This virtual event will focus on deploying machine learning on devices and on the network infrastructure that supports the intelligent IoT in manufacturing. Read more here (External)
ICT Supply Chain Resilience: The Way Ahead
March 18, 2021
Join MISI and our Board of Directors in supporting this informative event with our friend Cyberspace Solarium Commission Executive Director Mark Montgomery and other experts. Read more here (External)
Cyber Threats and Defense in a Maritime and Intermodal World
March 17-18, 2021
The MISI team is in the midst of evaluating locations for a Maritime cyber exercise this year. MISI has past leadership experience providing cyber hardening for certain ports that are important to our stakeholder missions all over the world. This event is part of our continuing efforts to keep up-to-date with the cybersecurity of the nation's divese critial infrastructure. The event is only open to US citizens. Read more here (External)
Insights on the Top OT/IoT Security Threats – How to Protect Your Operations
March 16, 2021
Nozomi network and MISI have dome some great work together helping craft solutions for the DoD supply chain in the small and medium sized business manufacturing sector but also for building automation industrial control cyber risk assessments and monitoring. This should be an informative session if you are seeking to learn how Nozomi can help provide continuous OT cyber threat and situational awareness. Read more here (External)
ICS Security Training
March 8-13, 2021
The SANS Institute training is a great forum for gaining necessary training in cybersecurity. Great instructors like Verve's Ron Brash and Dragos' Rob lee are reasin enough to explore the SANS ICS Summit and Training. Read more here (External)
ICS Security Summit
March 4-5, 2021
The team at MISI is big on control systems/ICS cybersecurity. The team is constantly seeking out technology that can meet stskeholder defensive cyber needs in the areas of critical facilities, DoD supply chain manufacturing, the electric grid and more. Read more here (External)
Virtual Cybersecurity Summit: Zero Trust
February 2, 2021 | 9am EST.
Join this virtual summit to gain expert insight from practitioners, researchers and vendors on the myths and realities about zero trust, the emerging guidelines and standards, and how zero trust is being deployed successfully. Read more here (External)
Mid-Tier Advocacy Business Insider Webinar: Sizing Up the SBA Mentor Protege and Joint Venture Programs
January 28, 2021 | 12-1pm.
The SBA Mentor Protege Program is where your small business can learn from an experienced government contractor through the mentor-protégé program. Protégés can get valuable business development help from their mentors in several areas. Read more here (External)
RSAC 365 Virtual Summit Lightning Talks
January 27, 2021. 9:25-9:50am
Three experts have been challenged to provide their thoughts in less than seven minutes on the most pressing issues facing our Critical Infrastructure. Armando Seay will kick us off with Learning From "Hack the Building" – Insights for Better Facility Security. He'll be followed by Maxim Mamaev's thoughts on AI on the Watch for Plant Floor Breakdowns, and then the session will conclude with Temperature-Based Intrusion Detection in Industrial Control Systems by Tsion Yimer. This lively format encourages rapid ideation and engagement, with audience participation via chat. Open to all levels of experience. Read more here (External)
Tech Talk Series: The Cyber Maginot Line Conundrum
January 19, 2021
The predominant cyber defense strategy (a layered stack of COTS) is inadequate. APTs are neither deterred nor reliably denied access to critical IT systems. These layered stacks are effectively cyber Maginot Lines which APTs have no difficulty bypassing. If a stack is not a strategy, then what is an effective strategy to deter adversary aggression in a live cyberconflict in which civilians and allies are part of theatre? Read more here (MISI)
Splunk Workshop for MPO
January 19, 2021 | 9am - 12pm
Splunk Phantom allows you to execute actions in seconds, not hours by using multiple data sources -- either pushed into Splunk or pulled from assets in your environment -- to trigger Phantom into action. Gain full visibility into anomalous incidents, threat indicators, vulnerabilities, emails, and more. In addition, users have the capabilities to create Playbooks, ensuring a repeatable and auditable process around your security operations and assets. Read more here (External)
Red Hat AI-ML Lunch and Learn
January 14, 2021
Red Hat will provide a one-hour Lunch and Learn, January 14th, discussing AI-ML. The first 30 minutes will be an overview of how Red Hat has operationalized its technologies to enable AI/ML processes that automate AI/ML model production; improve data integration; and improve collaboration across teams of data scientists, developers and users. Read more here (MISI)
Technical Workshop Series: Managing Linux Storage
January 14, 2021
This hands-on workshop will take participants through the following topics: creating partitions the command line way, overlaying a Linux filesystem, managing logical volumes, mounting a file system for use, and navigating the Linux directory structure. Read more here (External)
Splunk for Security Virtual Lunch & Learn Workshop
January 13, 2021 |10am
Join us for the Splunk for Security Virtual Lunch and Learn Workshop on January 13th at 1pm ET where you will learn how to leverage Splunk to search security events. This 2-hour hands-on workshop is a great opportunity for you to discover the value of Splunk, continue your professional development and learn more about leveraging data within your organization. Read more here (External)
Bring Velocity to Your Agency IT Modernization
December 10, 2020
Attend this session to learn how to: Improve your data center, cloud, mobility, and security infrastructure by making it more agile, responsive and innovative; Digitally transform your agency to improve mission outcomes and exceed citizen expectations; Empower responsive, accessible, and secure agencies around the world. Read more here (External Site)
Splunk 101 Workshop
December 9, 2020
Join the Splunk Ft. Meade Team for a complimentary hands-on, Introduction to Splunk virtual workshop! Pull up a chair, roll up your sleeves, meet fellow colleagues, and get a better understanding of how the Splunk platform can be leveraged within your organization. Please note that this is a beginner level workshop, intended for folks who are new to Splunk. Feel free to pass this invitation along to any of your colleagues who may be interested in attending. Read more here (External Site)
Red Hat Infrastructure as Code Lunch & Learn
December 3, 2020
Red Hat will provide a one-hour Lunch and Learn, in December, discussing Infrastructure as Code (IaC). The first 30 minutes will be an overview of what Red Hat means by IaC and why IaC is critical to successful Dev/Ops environments. A 15-minute demonstration will follow using Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform and Red Hat Enterprise Linux to demonstrate IaC. The last 15 minutes will be Q&A. Read more here (External Site)
AvengerCon V
November 31 - December 1, 2020
AvengerCon is a free security event held every fall to benefit the hackers of the U.S. Cyber Command community and is supported by the U.S. Army 780th Military Intelligence Brigade and the Maryland Innovation and Security Institute. The event is open to all service members and employees of U.S. Cyber Command and Department of Defense personnel supporting cyberspace missions. AvengerCon features presentations, hacker villages, training workshops, and much more. NOTE: call for presentations/villages/workshops closes September 1. Read more here (External Site)
HACK THE BUILDING
November 16-19, 2020
This MISI and DreamPort event is inspired by a DoD request for an offensive and defenseive exercise that demonstrates the impact of IT, IoT and OT cyber attacks against critical building automation and mission operations. Learn More (External Site)
Control Systems Cyber Conference
November 17, 2020
We are hosting a Control Systems Cyber Virtual Conference on November 17, 2020 as a part of our Hack the Building event. The call for presentations ends October 15. Hack the Building is a conglomerate of offensive and defensive teams across the military, government, academia and industry. Learn More (External Site)
Technical Workshop Series: Wireless Security Threats and Encryption
November 12, 2020
This cybersecurity skills workshop will cover recognizing rogue devices in the workplace, easy methods of network discovery and eavesdropping, evil twin access points, and the limitations of wireless passwords. Read more here (External Site)
Cisco Virtual Manufacturing Summit
November 9-10, 2020
The Cisco Virtual Manufacturing Summit will bring together manufacturing executives, solution providers and industry thought leaders for two half-day sessions to address the ways that manufacturers can provide a safer more secure workplace while maintaining high levels of factory uptime and worker efficiency. Learn More (External Site)
Cybersecurity Compliance Acceleration with Microsoft
October 29, 2020
MISI and Microsoft are joining forces to discuss tools that can assist businesses with existing cybersecurity policy, such as DFARS 7012, and the upcoming CMMC standard. We will also discuss the myths associated with compliance being taken care of when migrating to the cloud! Microsoft Azure and Office 365 are just two tools that are positioned to help with facets of compliance such as CUI. Learn More (MISI.tech)
Splunk's .conf20
October 20-21, 2020
Splunk .conf is the premier education event for thousands of IT, security and business professionals looking to bring data to every question, decision and action. Join us for two days of innovation, featuring today's thought leaders, Splunk's top partners, dozens of educational sessions and numerous opportunities to learn new skills. Get empowered to do amazing things with data at .conf20. Learn More (External Site)
Control Systems Risks & Impacts
October 20, 2020
Join Armando Seay and Ron Brash of Verve Industrial Protection to discuss ICS and its relevancy to critical infrastructure cyber. Learn more about how attacks that target critical infrastructure facilities could impact national and local operations. Learn More (MISI.tech)
Splunk's Boss of the SOC & NOC Competitions
October 19, 2020
Both events will be hosted globally on Oct 19th (the day prior to .conf). You must be registered for .conf in order to participate. Learn More (External Site)
Press Conference for Cybersecurity Education Diversity Initiative (CEDI)
October 15, 2020 | 11am
Learn more about a new cybersecurity workforce development initiative that aims to close the gap in cybersecurity talent. This initiative partners NSA and DoD with HBCU and Minority Serving Institutions, providing an avenue for cybersecurity students in all 50 states to enter the field of cybersecurity equipped with the knowledge, skills and training necessary to fill critical cybersecurity jobs.
Securing your ICS Supply Chain – How to Thwart Attackers and Satisfy Regulators
October 8, 2020
Securing ICS software supply chains is becoming increasingly urgent. Attackers, including criminal and state-sponsored groups, are turning their attention to the ICS supply chain as fertile ground for exploitation. And it is not going unnoticed. Not only are critical industries starting to devote serious resources towards the problem, but regulators are stepping in, like in the power industry, where supply chain regulations such as NERC-CIP-013 are taking effect in October. And with mounting attacks on the medical industry during COVID-19, new regulatory pressures are inevitable. Securing ICS supply chains is a complex undertaking and this virtual conference will highlight key issues, the limitations of currently available technologies, and solutions for safeguarding against attacks. Learn More (External Site)
Securing Building Management Systems & Data Centers with OT Security Monitoring
October 6, 2020
Today's data centers are complex industrial-scale facilities sitting squarely at the intersection of operational technology (OT) and information technology (IT). Securing these strategic revenue-generating facilities requires addressing diverse technologies, from the industrial control systems (ICS) and IoT devices managing HVAC, power, and water; to physical security and building access control systems; to diverse networks including LAN/WAN, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and cellular/mobile; plus the tools used by oursourced vendors, facility personnel, and engineers to manage OT equipment and servers. Learn More (MISI.tech)
Red Hat CI/CD Pipeline Lunch & Learn
October 1, 2020 | 12-1pm
Red Hat will provide a one-hour Lunch and Learn on 1 October discussing the importance of the CI/CD pipeline for DevSecOps. The first 30 minutes will be an overview of what a CI/CD pipeline is and why have a CI/CD pipeline followed by a 15-minute CI/CD demonstration using Red Hat OpenShift, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform and ServiceNow. The last 15 minutes will be Q&A. Learn More (MISI.tech)
Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Overview
September 24, 2020
Corbin Evans, NDIA's Principal Director of Strategy, will provide NDIA members with an update on the current status of DoD's Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification "CMMC" program. CMMC defines DoD's new cybersecurity requirements for unclassified systems, and all DoD contractors must gain third party certification for compliance by 2026. Sign-up now because space is limited! This webinar is available to NDIA, NTSA and WID members only. Learn More (External Site)
Elections Security - Learn & Protect. Equalizing the Electoral Process
September 24, 2020
Join us for this engaging conversation. Our guest speakers are experts in threats to our voting infrastructure and the rise of social media and cyber-attacks to dissuade the voting public from exercising your rights. You will understand the myths, tactics and techniques used by nation state adversaries, but also hacktivists using cyberspace and our populations massive ingestion of digital news, tweets and social platforms. Learn More (External Site)
Accelerating Compliance Readiness with MISI, AWS & Elastic
September 22, 2020
MISI, AWS & Elastic are joining forces to support Defense Industrial Base (DIB) contractors across the country in preparing for the upcoming CMMC standard. AWS will discuss what compliance means for organization's workloads in the cloud and GovCloud resiliency. MISI will discuss how AWS and Elastic are an essential part of our Security Operations Center (SOC) and continuous cyber threat assessment monitoring platform, Jensie. Learn more about how MISI is using AWS along with a variety of solutions in support of businesses all over the US to prepare for compliance readiness. Read more here (MISI.tech)
The Industrial Control Systems Joint Working Group Virtual Meeting
September 21-22, 2020
The Industrial Control Systems Joint Working Group (ICSJWG) welcomes the submission of all types of abstracts related to Industrial Control Systems (ICS) security and resilience across critical infrastructure in all sectors. The intent is to build an agenda that provides value to all attendees with limited general or overview information. To this end, the ICSJWG Steering Team (IST) strives to select a limited number of introductory and overview presentations and as many as possible in-depth and technical sessions with useful take-away information. Learn more here (External Site)
RPE-012: The Finches Across the Islands
July - September, 2020
This competition pits two sides of the 'room' against each other on offense versus defense. We are looking for both attackers and defenders to answer a series of questions. Read more here
Hack the Capitol 3.0 - TRACK ONE - Main
September 16, 2020 8am - 6pm
Welcome to Hack the Capitol 3.0! Hack the Capitol is a daylong virtual event to provide hands-on education and awareness to Congressional staffers, think tanks, and press. We're live streaming displays and demos from Cyber Bytes Foundation in Stafford, VA. Learn more here (External Site)
August Schell/Splunk 101 Workshop
September 10, 2020
Pull up a chair, roll up your sleeves, meet fellow colleagues (virtually, of course!), and get a better understanding of how the Splunk platform can be leveraged within your organization. This introductory Splunk workshop is designed to give you hands-on experience using Splunk to explore how to collect and analyze machine data to gain critical insights into user transactions, customer behavior, machine behavior, security threats, fraudulent activity and more. Read more here (External Site)
2020 Department of Defense Artificial Intelligence Symposium and Exposition
September 9 & 10, 2020
The two-day DoD AI Symposium and Exposition will bring together DoD, industry, academia, and across government AI experts and professionals to discuss the Department's current activities, future direction, challenges, and areas of collaboration with industry and academia that surround the operationalization of AI. Read more here (External Site)
Project Spectrum CMMC Level 3 Preparedness Training Webinar
September 3, 2020
Join Project Spectrum for our Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Level 3 preparedness training. This interactive webinar will present what will likely be required at the intermediate level for a business to become cybersecurity-compliant with the Department of Defense (DoD). Read more here (External Site)
DevSecOps: Everything You Want to Know, But Are Afraid to Ask
August 25, 2020
Join us on August 25 as peers across industry and government share everything you want to know about DevSecOps but are afraid to ask. Many throughout the community have expressed interest in DevSecOps but also confusion about the basics of what it entails, the core technologies involved, and why the approach is beneficial. Representatives from leading technology companies and government agencies driving DevSecOps forward in government have thoughtfully curated the agenda for this event. Read more here
Tech Talk Series: Network Packet Capture & Security Analytics
August 11, 2020
Axellio will discuss their technology for capturing and retaining network packets at line rate with zero packet loss at aggregate speeds up to 100Gbps. This solution is combination of specialized hardware utilizing COTS components and software developed to store the PCAP files for use by on-board or external sensors (i.e., Security Onion). Read more here
The Israel Critical Infrastructure Panel
July 30, 2020
This panel discussion brings together representatives from Israel's leading critical infrastructure organizations, USCYBERCOM and members from the CMMC AB to share their insights on cyber innovation, trends and standards. Read more at MISI.tech
Navigating Cybersecurity Compliance for the Manufacturing Sector
July 23, 2020
MISI joins The Maryland Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MD MEP) to tackle questions as they pertain to the manufacturing sector and cybersecurity compliance. The MD MEP is a non-profit organization funded by industry and the State of Maryland that is focused on growing and strengthening Maryland manufacturers. Read more at MISI.tech
How to Accelerate Your CMMC Compliance Efforts
July 22, 2020
Join Mid-Tier Advocacy on July 22 at noon EST for a FREE webinar on "Rapid Business Transformation - Becoming Agile and Secure Now." This webinar will focus on CMMC compliance efforts and how to be ready sooner rather than later! Read more here (External Site)
Tech Talk Series: 2020 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report and the Public Sector
July 21, 2020
The Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR), now in its thirteenth year, takes a forensic look at all of this breach data, extrapolating trends and breach insights relevant to enterprise across industries. This benchmark report is used by organizations all over the world to understand the breach landscape and to make intelligent security program decisions. Join us as we discuss some of the key findings of the 2020 report and those relevant to the public sector. Read more here
Cybersecurity for the Healthcare Sector
July 16, 2020
This session will be an all-encompassing event for healthcare, highlighting hospitals, pharma, R&D and insurance and will feature presentations on the new cyber challenges. We’ll explore local and international perspectives and discuss opportunities that the cyber era brings to the healthcare industry. Read more here (External Site)
Investigating with Splunk Workshop
July 14, 2020
This talk will look at some of the disregarded security issues with common smartphones today, and present an alternative approach that replaces the OEM-controlled OS with a government-controlled version of Android on off-the-shelf phones. Read more here
A National Listening Session
July 14, 2020
The National Conversation Series provided information for organizations to prepare for the upcoming Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) standard directly from CMMC leaders. The National Listening Session is a town hall that will provide you the ability to advocate your experiences, challenges and provide your input into the process. This is an opportunity for small to medium size organizations and manufacturers to lead and engage with CMMC leaders. Read more at MISI.tech
Tech Talk Series: From Threat to Mission Enabler: Designing Secure Smartphones for Government Use
July 9, 2020
This talk will look at some of the disregarded security issues with common smartphones today, and present an alternative approach that replaces the OEM-controlled OS with a government-controlled version of Android on off-the-shelf phones. Read more here
Hack the Building Conversation with COPT CIO/CISO Ken Kurz
July 7, 2020
Discover different asymmetrical approaches to reducing risk and starting the strategy. Learn about the security architecture and technologies being used to enhance defense against hackers. COPT’s unique position of having a diverse customer base enforces the need to have multiple defensive approaches. Read more here
Virtual Cyber Conversation & Coffee (C3)
June 30, 2020
Bryan Ware, the Assistant Director Cybersecurity Division at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency will be joining Armando Seay, Director of MISI for our virtual Cyber Conversation & Coffee (C3)! The discussion will be focused on CISA's ongoing efforts to protect the COVID-19 response. A/D Ware will also share CISA's insights on critical infrastructure, manufacturing and the electrical grid. Come prepared to engage about critical infrastructure cybersecurity! Read more here
Improving Cyber-Oriented Education
June 25, 2020
The Cyberspace Solarium Commission (CSC) was established to "develop a consensus on a strategic approach to defending the United States in cyberspace against Cyber attacks of significant consequences." The CSC report proposes a strategy of layered Cyber deterrence. The National Cyber Group, DreamPort and the Cyber Center for Education and Innovation (CCEI) will host a suite of esteemed panelists to discuss the Report's findings, the Report's educational aspects, and the opportunities and challenges to progress meaningful sustainable progress to improve Cyber-oriented education. Read more here
Secure Intelligent Automation for Mission Readiness
June 25, 2020
During this ICIT Solution Insights virtual briefing, we will learn from some of the world's top experts in Intelligent Automation and educate attendees on how they can begin their journey to leverage this transformative capability. Attendees will earn 1 CPE for attending this educational briefing. Read more here (External Site)
Tech Talk Series: Understanding the New Approach to Countering Polymorphic Malware
June 24, 2020
This presentation will provide an overview of the risks posed by these threats, gaps in conventional heuristic and behavioral learning-based tools, and new techniques for defense agencies to protect critical applications at runtime in both conventional enterprise and forward-deployed air-gapped systems. Read more here
Cyber Conversation & Coffee featuring NeoSystems: Exploring Cloud Security and FedRAMP
June 22, 2020
Join Armando Seay, Director of MISI and Rob Wilson, Chief Technology Officer at NeoSystems to explore Cloud Security and FedRAMP. What are the risks around non-FedRAMP ready clouds with CMMC? Let's discuss the risk of using clouds that claim to be FedRAMP ready but in actuality are not and how CMMC plays a role in all of this! Read more here
How the DIB is moving towards CMMC
June 17, 2020
Colin Glover of Sera-Brynn joins Armando Seay of MISI for a Q&A session centered on the current state of the defense industrial base's implementation of NIST-based cybersecurity standards and moving towards CMMC. Read more here
User Behavior Analytics (UBA) Workshop
June 16, 2020
This workshop provides users an opportunity to walk through multiple scenarios and see how UBA can be used to dig deeper into threats identified by UBA as well as uncover additional indicators by pivoting through anomalies uncovered by UBA's machine learning models. Read more here
CMMC: Overview, Updates and Opportunities
June 16, 2020
Webinar attendees will receive an introduction and overview of CMMC. They will hear first-hand from key CMMC stakeholders about the practical steps that an organizations can do in order to prepare for CMMC requirements, discuss market opportunities resulting from CMMC, and understand the role of tools in conducting CMMC assessments. Read more here (GoToWebinar)
Q&A Session with the Chair of the Training Committee for the CMMC-AB
June 15, 2020
Join Armando Seay & Ben Tchoubineh, Chair of the Training Committee for the CMMC-AB to discuss elements from the recently released National Conversations Training Committee video. Read more here
Smart Grids: Securing Encrypted Communications Webinar
June 11, 2020
Thanks to the increasing influence of IT where encrypted protocols have existed for some time, OT groups have created encrypted OT protocols. Vendors are now starting to implement them in real-world device firmware. This webinar combines research with field expertise to drill into what is being done, and the security implications of encrypted OT/IoT systems. Read more here (External Site)
The Minnow Webinar
June 10, 2020
This virtual seminar will provide information on how Minnow scans OT and IT networks for vulnerabilities, maps the network to create an asset inventory and much more. Read more here
Human Capital and the Cyber Workforce
June 8, 2020
Representatives from Silicon Valley, the Cyberspace Solarium Commission, the National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service, and Cyber Command will discuss how the federal government is (and should be) addressing the need for human capital in the military and civilian workforce. Read more here
Tech Talk Series: 5G and the Art of the Possible
June 3, 2020
For federal agencies, future 5G wireless technology can provide a revolutionary platform to help improve network infrastructure and system integration. Verizon will help demystify 5G and discuss how 5G can help agencies better respond to their missions. Learn More
RPE: The Broken Gear in the Watch 2
May 26 – 28, 2020
We want to test participant's abilities to find and mitigate vulnerabilities in open source embedded device firmware such as switches, routers and firewalls and other devices. During the actual event, participants should be prepared to analyze firmware images. Teams that participated the first time are able to participate again if they wish. Read more here
RPE: The Dangers in DreamValley
May 19 – 21, 2020
In this event, we are studying solutions (software and hardware) to monitor critical infrastructure by deploying them in a scale model city. For the purposes of this event in DreamValley we have several elements we define as critical infrastructure. Read more here
Cyber Circuits: Protecting America: How the DIB Tackles Cybersecurity Compliance.
May 20, 2020
Part of the Cyber Integrity Initiative (CI2) ‐ and supported by the Department of Defense's (DoD) Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP) ‐ Project Spectrum is the definitive platform to strengthen the cybersecurity of small and medium sized businesses, as well as universities. This event is May 20, 2020 from 11am - 12:30pm. Read more here
Practical steps on your zero trust journey. A CyberWire Pro Briefing by Rick Howard.
May 18, 2020
This CyberWire Pro online briefing will discuss what Zero Trust is, how to think about it in terms of your own environments, and the practical steps you can take right now with equipment you already have that will move you along that journey. This will be a vendor-neutral briefing by the CyberWire's CSO and Chief Analyst, Rick Howard, which will also provide some history and context for those looking to implement Zero Trust solutions. This event is May 18, 2020 from 2 - 3pm. Read more here
Viruses are Disrupting Our Supply Chains – Where Do the Biggest Vulnerabilities Lie?
May 14, 2020
If you think phishing scams and supply chain shortages are anomalies related to the coronavirus, you'd be wrong. The reality is that disruptions to the manufacturing supply chain happen frequently, due to equipment downtime or failure, component unavailability, and nation-state sponsored cyberattacks. This event is May 14, 2020 from 11am - 12pm (ET). Read more here
Mission Resiliency Through a Pandemic Panel
May 13, 2020
Panel: To highlight leadership styles in crisis management so that mission continuity occurs and workplace and workforce are safe. This event is May 13, 2020 from 11am - 12pm. Read more here
Splunk Correlation Search Workshop
May 12, 2020
This workshop on May 12 is led by SEs, Security SMEs, CSMs and Specialists to expose customers and prospects on how to build correlation searches in Splunk Enterprise Security as well as introduce how their associated notable events can be customized to help analysts gain further insight into their security event data. Read more here
Virtual Cyber Conversation & Coffee (C3) 5.11.20
Join us for the upcoming Virtual Cyber Conversation & Coffee! This event will be focused on Quantum with VOR Technology. More information to come soon! Read more here
Tech Talk Series: Publicly Available Information (PAI) Intelligence: Securing Supply Chain in the Open Source
May 6, 2020
We'll discuss using Publicly Available Information (PAI) Intelligence to build a better Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) Framework, using open source to increase supply chain visibility and potential links to regions that pose a severe risk to National Security. Read more here
DISC – SANS ICS Virtual Conference April 30-May 1, 2020
April 30 - May 1, 2020
Dragos is a key cybersecurity partner for MISI and DreamPort and we rely on this partnership for their deep expertise and collaboration on helping solve cybersecurity challenges for our various stakeholders with critical infrastructure SCADA needs. SANS is the nationally recognized leader in cybersecurity education. We are happy to promote this upcoming seminar. Read more here
Red Team Project: Security Data Analytics Workshop
April 15, 2020
Join us on for a virtual event on April 15, from 6-9pm, to learn about the open source tools available from the Red Team Project. Using these projects, attendees will learn how to identify security compliance regime overlaps using our Neo4j-based graph database, as well as how to derive insight into CVE vulnerability data. Read more here
Splunk Tstats/Data Model Acceleration Workshop
April 14, 2020
On April 14, the team will be hosting a Tstats and Data Models workshop designed for intermediate Splunk users. This short and highly information workshop, taught by Alenna Drake, will provide a hands-on focus to Splunk accelerated data models and the tstats command. Read more here
Cyber Conversation & Coffee (C3)
April 13, 2020
CANCELLED. We will be having our Cyber Conversation & Coffee of April on the 13th. Please register for this event on the DreamPort website so we can get an idea of how many people to expect. Read more here
A Data-Driven Analysis of Real-World Vulnerabilities Observed in 1,800+ Production ICS Networks
April 9, 2020
CyberX analyzed over 1800 IoT/OT networks in the past 12 months. In this presentation you'll learn about the degree to which IoT/OT networks and unmanaged devices are soft targets for adversaries, and what steps you can take to mitigate the risk that those soft targets pose. Event is on April 9th from 10 - 11:30am. Read more here
A National Conversation with the CMMC Accreditation Body
April 6, 2020
Maryland Innovation and Security Institute (MISI) is launching a series of virtual events led by the CMMC Accreditation Board as part of our project for the DoD Office of Small Business Programs sponsored, Project Spectrum CMMC Readiness Pilot. Event is on April 6th from 11am-1pm. Read more here
Cyber Conversation & Coffee (C3) 3.23.20
March 23, 2020
CANCELLED. The next Cyber Conversation & Coffee will be in March on the 23rd. We recently required registration, and it has turned out to be very helpful for planning. Read more here
Tech Talk Series: Deception & Active Defense for Election Security
March 18, 2020
This event is now a remote event. Registrants can join online at: https://carahsoft.adobeconnect.com/_a20595625/attivonetworks. The best way to keep up with the tactics that attackers use against us is through automated responses to high-fidelity events, and that is the promise that deception brings to cyber defenders. The talk will cover where deception technologies are today, the future of deception for cyber defense. Event is March 18th from 10am - 12pm. Read more here
WEBINAR: CMMC Is Coming: Are You Ready?
March 17, 2020
Now that DOD has released the final version of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) guidelines, all contractors that work directly or indirectly on Department of Defense (DOD) contracts should be preparing to obtain the CMMC. Event is March 17th at 2pm. Read more here
Cyber Conversation Speaker Series with author Andy Greenberg
March 11, 2020
On March 11th, 2020 at 11:00am at the Maryland Innovation and Security Institute's DreamPort cyber capabilities and Mission Accelerator® facility we will be hosting the first Cyber Conversation Speaker Series with author Andy Greenberg. Read more here
Splunk Phantom Workshop
March 10, 2020
Splunk Phantom allows you to execute actions in seconds, not hours by using multiple data sources – either pushed into Splunk or pulled from assets in your environment – to trigger Phantom into action. Gain full visibility into anomalous incidents, threat indicators, vulnerabilities, emails, and more. Read more here
Cyber Conversation & Coffee (C3)
March 9, 2020
The next Cyber Conversation & Coffee will be in March on the 9th. We recently required registration, and it has turned out to be very helpful for planning. Read more here
Defense Industrial Base Cybersecurity Maturity Model (CMMC) Conference
March 5, 2020
DreamPort and Eccalon will host Department of Defense leaders and cyber solution industry experts to provide industry with the latest update on the Cybersecurity Maturity Model (CMMC). Read more here
Tech Talk Series: Robotic Process Automation Lunch & Learn
March 4, 2020
Robotic Process Automation (RPA) has taken center stage as an excellent method of adding efficiency and revolutionizing the workplace. By automating tedious and manual tasks, RPA permits businesses the space to focus on other important future initiatives and developments. Event is March 4th from 11am - 1pm. Read more here
Cyber Conversation & Coffee (C3)
February 24, 2020
The next Cyber Conversation & Coffee will be in February on the 24th. We recently required registration, and it has turned out to be very helpful for planning. Read more here
Tech Talk Series: Modern Software Defined Architecture Lunch & Learn
February 19, 2020
Where an application tries to access a database, that's a perimeter. When a user elevates privilege to perform a sensitive operation, that's also a perimeter. The zero-trust model of security prompts you to question your assumptions of trust every time there's an access event. Event is on February 19th from 10am - 2pm. Read more here
RPE: The Rotten Apple in the Bushel
February 11-13, 2020
On February 11-13, 2020, we will infect hosts within the RodinCorp network we used in RPE-003 with malware and common attacks which will perpetrate the theft of user credentials. This network will operate as normally designed with users and automated processes constantly logging in and out (of a Windows domain), administrators logging and out of services such as the local firewall and SSH and users logging in and out of applications on the local network. Read more here
Tech Talk Series: MISI Infrastructure - How We Create Fast and Repeatable Cloud Architecture
February 12, 2020
At MISI, we are constantly spinning up new project environments for rapid prototyping. This talk is about how we do just that; how we use infrastructure as code to automate the deployment, configuration, and management of AWS cloud infrastructure. Event is on February 12th from 10am - 12pm. Read more here
End to End Security with the Elastic Stack
February 12, 2020
Come hear how you can operationalize these tools to achieve your mission. You'll also see the exciting roadmap ahead for building security programs with the Elastic Stack that are designed to reduce the attack surface and evolve to match new challenges as the threat landscape shifts. Event is on February 12th, 9-3pm. Read more here
Cyber Conversation & Coffee (C3)
February 10, 2020
The next Cyber Conversation & Coffee will be in February on the 10th. We recently required registration, and it has turned out to be very helpful for planning. Read more here
The Red Hat Ansible Boot Camp
February 6, 2020
Ansible Tower will enable you to create playbooks, while building in security. Automation features will save time, empower junior staff, offload senior staff and automate your most tedious tasks! Event is on February 6th from 3-7pm. Read more here
Tech Talk Series: Reducing the Attack Surface & Halting the Kill Chain with Unikernals
January 30, 2020
In this talk we will go into depth on what unikernels are, what their status is and how those interested can deploy unikernels to google cloud, aws, and others today. Event is on January 30th from 10am - 12pm. Read more here
Splunk Boss of the SOC (BOTS)
January 29, 2020
You're invited to an exciting upcoming Splunk Boss of the SOC (BOTS), a blue team capture the flag-esque competition, taking place on Wednesday, January 29, 2020. Read more here
USC's Election Cybersecurity Initiative
January 28, 2020
Join us on Tuesday, January 28th, for a day-long training session, designed to help protect campaigns and elections in this critical election year. Read more here
OpenC2 Plug Fest
January 27-28, 2020
OpenC2 is a recently released suite of OASIS specifications that define a standard language for command and control of cyber defense technologies. DreamPort has graciously offered to host the first OpenC2 Plug Fest on January 27 and 28, 2020. Read more here
Cyber Conversation & Coffee (C3)
January 27, 2020
The next Cyber Conversation & Coffee will be in January on the 27th. Historically there was no need to register for C3, but due to special circumstances, we recently required it and it turned out to be very helpful for planning. Read more here
Elasticsearch January Meetup at MISI
January 22, 2020
Three topics that will be discussed are: collect at scale, monitor your attack surface, and explore anomalies with machine learning. Event is on January 22nd at 6pm. Read more here
RPE: The Broken Gear in the Watch
January 14-16, 2020
On January 14-16, 2020, we want to test participant's abilities to find and mitigate vulnerabilities in open source embedded device firmware such as switches, routers and firewalls and other devices. During the actual event, participants should be prepared to analyze firmware images. Read more here
Tech Talk Series: Rogue Device Attacks & Mitigation
January 15, 2020
In the session, we will cover the attack deliver methods, attack scenarios, weaknesses of commonly used security tools and ways to mitigate the threat. Event is on January 15th from 10am - 12pm. Read more here
Cyber Conversation & Coffee (C3)
January 13, 2020
The next Cyber Conversation & Coffee will be in January on the 13th. Historically there was no need to register for C3, but due to special circumstances, we recently required it and it turned out to be very helpful for planning. Read more here
Tech Talk Series: Using Insights to Support Decision Making, Problem Solving and Innovation
January 8, 2020
The eternal question of "how can we do more with less?" might also be put "how can we do better with what we've got?" We are all faced with wading through content of all kinds – white papers, blogs, digital data, reports and research. Event is on January 8th from 10am - 12pm. Read more here
Cyber Conversation & Coffee (C3)
December 9, 2019
Due to the Holidays, there will only be one Cyber Conversation & Coffee in December on the 9th. Historically there was no need to register for C3, but due to special circumstances, we recently required it and it turned out to be very helpful for planning. Read more here
OpenC2 / Google Platform Crash Course
December 5, 2019
Join the OpenC2 team at Dreamport from 10am to 12pm on December 5 for a free workshop that will teach attendees how to use Google Cloud Platform (GCP) for the upcoming OpenC2 Plug Fest. Read more here
Cyber Conversation & Coffee (C3)
November 18, 2019
Due to Veteran's Day and Thanksgiving, there will only be one Cyber Conversation & Coffee next month on November 18th. Historically there was no need to register for C3, but due to special circumstances, we recently required it and it turned out to be very helpful for planning. Event is November 18, 2019. Read more here
OpenC2 Tech Talk
November 5, 2019
This event will feature a keynote from the NSA's Technical Director of the Cyber Security Directorate. The Tech Talk will include the following: OpenC2 Overview, Live demonstrations of OpenC2 Implementations, Use Cases, Discussion, and Open Source Tool Suite and Current Implementations. Event is November 5, 2019. Read more here
IMAGINE – A MISI Salon-Style Bespoke Dinner and Fundraising Event
November 1, 2019
The Maryland Innovation and Security Institute board and our planning committee are planning a very special evening for our guests and sponsors. Musical performance by by Grammy nominated singer, writer and producer Gordon Chambers. Sponsorships and tickets are now available for this very special event. Event is November 1, 2019. Read more here
Cyber Conversation & Coffee (C3)
October 28, 2019
Our next Cyber Conversation & Coffee event will be October 28th. USCYBERCOM, NSA, DIA, and DISA will each have representatives from their Office of Small Business Programs attending this special edition of C3. This event is a great opportunity for both government and small business industry partners to cultivate their collaborative working relationship in an informal surrounding. The representatives will be ready to share knowledge on how their agency conducts business, resources small businesses may utilize, and answer individual questions small businesses may have. Usually, there is no need to register, but please do so for this event. We hope to see you there! Read more here
DreamPort First Annual Chili Cook Off
October 25, 2019
Now is the time to start planning and preparing your 2000-year-old, passed down for generations, TOP SECRET//NFT (No-Fair-Telling) Chili recipe for DreamPort's First Annual Chili Cook-off! Event is October 25, 2019. Read more here
Election Integrity 2020 Conference
October 24, 2019
We'll gather the personnel on the front lines of the Election Integrity 2020 to inform, listen and learn. Expected attendees include members of the National Guard and US CYBER COMMAND, as well as SMEs from industry, academia and other local, state and federal organizations. Event is October 24, 2019, 9am - 3pm. Read more here
AFCEA CMD Lunch and Learn
October 23, 2019
This event is for small businesses and sponsored by AFCEA CMD. The purpose of the meeting is to inform small DoD businesses about resources that are available to them and offered through the State of MD and include: Maryland Defense Cybersecurity Assistance Program, Maryland Defense Network, Maryland Defense Technology Commercialization Center (DefTech), MIDFA, and the Maryland Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MD MEP). Event is October 23, 2019, 11am - 1pm. Read more here
AvengerCon IV
October 17-18, 2019
This event is planned with an attempt at keeping all members of the organization in mind. This includes both the junior and experienced members, and those in both technical and non-technical job roles, and military, civilian, and contracted personnel. Event is October 17-18, 2019. Read more here
Pop-Up Cyber Conversation & Coffee (C3)
October 7, 2019
This special pop-up event is to announce the December, January and February RPEs. Also, we plan to announce the next prize challenge! Show up to hear about what is coming up, and enjoy the usual great coffee and conversation! As always, there is no need to register. We hope to see you there! This event is October 7, 7:30-10am!
The Red Hat Ansible Boot Camp
September 26, 2019
Ansible Tower will enable you to create playbooks, while building in security. Automation features will save time, empower junior staff, offload senior staff and automate your most tedious tasks! Event is September 26, 3 - 7pm. Read more here
Tech Talk Series: Where do you start with AI and ML? Designing and building Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning from the ground up!
September 12, 2019
USCYBERCOM and DreamPort will host a Tech Talk Series: Where do you start with AI and ML? Designing and building Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning from the ground up! Date is September 12th from 10am - 2pm. Join NVIDIA and NetApp and learn about how to sharpen your IT infrastructure axe, so your organization can tackle your AI/ML tasks in the most efficient manners possible. This DreamPort Tech Talk series is designed to give anyone being tasked with an AI/ML project, from SES to end user, an idea of what needs to happen to create a network that will allow you to build the tools necessary for mission accomplishment. The target audience is anyone interested in AI, from experienced user to someone who is unfamiliar and curious about what all of the buzz is about. Read more here
Eccalon and DreamPort DoD OSD Cyber Integrity Initiative Lunch and Launch Event
September 4, 2019
Eccalon and the DreamPort team have been tasked to conduct outreach, training and test and evaluation of cyber solutions that will accelerate Defense Industrial Base (DIB) compliance with the soon to be released DoD cybersecurity standards. Read more here
Reverse Engineering Showcase
July 17, 2019
USCYBERCOM and DreamPort will host a Reverse Engineering Showcase July 17, 2019 from 9am - 3pm. The goal is for interested organizations to bring product spec sheets, informative white papers, marketing materials, and at least one knowledgeable technical resource to interact with the working group. DreamPort will provide table, power, and Internet to support you in one of our large rooms in a typical tech show environment. In addition, we will have breakout rooms available for one-on-one discussions. If you have a technology, process, or idea how you or your company can help please register to be at our showcase. Read more here
USCYBERCOM Small Business Industry Day
July 16, 2019
On July 16the, USCYBERCOM is an aggressive advocate for small business contracting and is looking to connect its first ever Small Business Programs Manager with all manner of small businesses interested in doing business with them. Read more here. The event slides are now available to download!
Defense Industrial Base Outreach Information Session
June 28, 2019
USCYBERCOM and DreamPort will host an information session on 28 June 2019 at 1:30pm with all interested parties to discuss specific requirements as well as other topics raised by questions and comments received in advance. The information session will be at DreamPort. Interested parties are encouraged to submit written responses to any or all of the REQUIREMENTS listed here. Further details will be provided at the 28 June 2019 industry presentation. This event is June 28 at 1:30pm. Read more here
The Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform Bootcamp
June 27, 2019
The Red Hat OpenShift Bootcamp is all about Containers, DevOps, & Agile Development. Attendees will learn, hands on, how to create, develop, use, deploy, and access containers as DevOps & Agile Development tools. The Red Hat OCP Bootcamp is a BYOD event. This event is on June 27, 2019 from 3pm - 7:30pm at the DreamPort facility in Columbia, MD. Read more here
RPE-006: The Defense at Pemberton Mill
June 18 - 21, 2019
We'll be looking for solutions that monitor a fictitious network for vulnerabilities and detect attacks in progress. We want participants to bring solutions for monitoring both information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) networks both in live (with network taps) and offline (PCAP) mode. This event is June 18 - 21. Read more here
Securing Critical ICS Infrastructure & Solutions and Tips for Complying with DoD Cyber Regulations Panel
June 20, 2019
Join experts from the National Security Agency, USCYBERCOM and the Department of Defense along with CTOs, CISOs from industry and major solution providers for a panel discussion on the state of ICS/SCADA/IoT cybersecurity resiliency. On June 20, the Maryland Innovation and Security Institute, DreamPort and its board of directors invites you to a panel on the state of ICS/SCADA/IoT cybersecurity resiliency. Read more here
Tech Talk Series: How DevOps and Automation Can Accelerate Warfighting Readiness
June 19, 2019
"Speed is life," not only in warfighting operations, but in IT Defensive and Offensive Cyber Operations that are geared to increase battlefield lethality in an increasingly contested battlespace. Achieving speed, innovation, and risk management with traditional processes cannot keep up with our adversaries and meet the needs of today's networked warfighter. NetApp is an IT enabler and accelerator for DevOps for the entire Federal Government including the DoD and IC. On June 19 from 10am - 2pm, come hear NetApp's own DevOps journey and lessons learned and see how NetApp has equipped large enterprises to change fast and manage risk, with its deep integration with DevOps tools. In this interactive demonstration and discussion, NetApp will guide conversation towards a DevSecOps vision that can be realized immediately with capabilities that are available today to Defense Department developers. Read more here
Tech Talk Series: The Perimeter has been Shattered: Cybersecurity in the Age of Mobility
June 13, 2019
Georgia Weidman will talk about the modern threat landscape, the security controls currently available on the market (such as mobile threat defense and mobile application management), and provide real world examples and demonstrations of how they fall short under simulated attacks. Practical ways to improve security around mobile and IoT will also be discussed. Event is June 13, 1 - 3pm. Read more here
Splunk Discovery
June 6, 2019
Keeping up with the speed of business while avoiding costly cybersecurity incidents is critical to an organization's success. But managing security operations can all too often feel like a never-ending battle. From defending the enterprise before the enemy strikes to staying up to date with the tactics and techniques of your most formidable adversaries — all this and more can make managing security operations an increasingly difficult task. Streamline your security practice so you can respond to incidents at machine speed, minimize risk and improve incident response in no time flat. Event is June 6, 8:30am - 12pm. Read more here
The Red Hat Ansible Boot Camp
May 30, 2019
Ansible Tower will enable you to create playbooks, while building in security. Automation features will save time, empower junior staff, offload senior staff and automate your most tedious tasks! Event is May 30, 3 - 7pm. Read more here
RPE-005: The Chameleons and the Snakes
May 21 -23, 2019
In September 2018 we conducted RPE-001 titled 'The Chameleon and the Snake'. While we were very excited to put on this event, as our first RPE it only focused on Windows tools and techniques for signature measurement and diversity. The online world does not take place on Microsoft Windows alone. Defenders must integrate, support and protect other operating systems and hardware on today's networks and so will we. On May 21 - 23, we are going to conduct a similar RPE where we pit offense versus defense but extend out the possible targets to include Linux and Android. Read more here
Threat Hunting with Elastic Stack
April 26, 2019
Join us for some hands-on workshops with Elastic experts. You'll practice using the Elastic Stack to create stunning visualizations, hunting for security threats, and using machine learning features to identify anomalies in your security data. From learning how to write simple queries and create impactful Kibana visualizations to participating in a guided hunt to master threat hunting best practices, you'll leave with new insights into how you can leverage Elastic tools to hone your security practices. This was a BYOD event. It will be held on April 26, 2019 from 8:30am - 4:30pm at the DreamPort facility in Columbia, MD. Read more here
DreamPort Challenge Problems Panel 2
April 24, 2019
This is the second of two panels later this month to hear your ideas, solutions to the latest Challenge Problems. Have a solution, a tech talk, demonstration, or an idea? Then please register and bring it to the panel on April 24 from 9-11am! Note: These are a repeat of the same panel, so you only need to register for one.Read more here
Tech Talk Series: The Importance of Building Your Zero Trust Program on a Solid Platform
April 18, 2019
Kevin McPeak is Symantec's Principal Cyber Architect for the US Federal Government will discuss how to apply Zero Trust tenants to address the modern threat landscape. The model advocates a holistic approach to information security and puts special focus on processes and technologies that secure your data, wherever it resides. This event was held on April 18, 2019 from 1 - 3pm at the DreamPort facility in Columbia, MD. Read more here
DreamPort Challenge Problems Panel 1
April 17, 2019
This is the first of two panels later this month to hear your ideas, solutions to the latest Challenge Problems. Have a solution, a tech talk, demonstration, or an idea? Then please register and bring it to the panel on April 17 from 9-11am! Note: These are a repeat of the same panel, so you only need to register for one. Read more here
The Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform Bootcamp
April 11, 2019
The Red Hat OpenShift Bootcamp is all about Containers, DevOps, & Agile Development. Attendees will learn, hands on, how to create, develop, use, deploy, and access containers as DevOps & Agile Development tools. The Red Hat OCP Bootcamp is a BYOD event. This event was held on April 11, 2019 from 3pm - 7:30pm at the DreamPort facility in Columbia, MD. Read more here
The Red Hat DevSecOps Workshop
March 7, 2019
In this workshop, you learned to build a Secure Software Factory for a Java based website leveraging several containerized tools such as Gogs, Nexus, Jenkins, Sonarqube, and Che hosted on the OpenShift Container Platform. It was held on March 7, 2019 from 3pm – 7:30pm at the DreamPort facility in Columbia, MD. Read more here
RPE-004: The Needles in the Haystack
February 26-28, 2019
How difficult is it to actually find a needle in a haystack? We are going to find out. On February 26-28, DreamPort plans to execute an RPE competition where participants design and implement a solution for automatically identifying the most important assets (needles) on the DreamPort HQ network (haystack) without any prior human knowledge. HQ is the network we used and will continue to use in multiple RPE. Our ideal candidate solution must be able to monitor a network via packet capture (PCAP) only, and automatically identify critical computers or endpoints on the network. Read more here
The Red Hat Ansible Tower Workshop
February 7,, 2019
Ansible Tower will enable you to create playbooks, while building in security. Automation features will save time, empower junior staff, offload senior staff and automate your most tedious tasks! Ansible Tower will enable you to create playbooks, while building in security. Automation features will save time, empower junior staff, offload senior staff and automate your most tedious tasks! Read more here
RPE-003: The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
January 29-31, 2019
The Fables of Aesop by Joseph Jacobs published in 1894 includes the tale of the wolf in sheep's clothing. Just as in this tale, DreamPort is playing the Sheperd trying to spot the wolf in the flock. DreamPort plans to execute an RPE competition where participants design, implement or enhance user activity monitoring (UAM) solutions for detecting live and recent insider threat attacks or unauthorized activities. DreamPort is interested in identifying UAM solutions that employ advanced real-time analysis of multiple data sources for detecting unauthorized activities. Read more here
Zero Trust Technology Showcase
January 28, 2020
DreamPort hosted the Zero Trust Technology Showcase to discern and pilot how zero trust strategies and technologies can help the US Government protect their networks and data. Read more here
Tech Talk Series: The Case for Quantum, by Tony Lawrence, CEO of VOR Technology
January 22, 2020
State-of-the-Art cybersecurity is enough to safeguard our Internet treasure against most threats, but not against all threats. Read more here
Tech Talk Series: Threat Briefing, by Adam Meyers of CrowdStrike
January 8, 2020
Adam is a founding employee and VP of Intelligence at CrowdStrike Inc., a global provider of security technology and services focused on identifying advanced threats and targeted attacks. Read more here
The Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform Bootcamp
January 3, 2019
The Red Hat OpenShift Bootcamp is all about Containers, DevOps, & Agile Development. Attendees learned, hands on, how to create, develop, use, deploy, and access containers as DevOps & Agile Development tools. Read more here
DreamPort First Rapid Prototyping Event
September 17-20, 2018
"The Chameleon and the Snake" specifically targeted malware signature diversity and signature measurement for Microsoft Windows (x86 and amd64) in a simulated operational environment at a realistic pace. Read more here
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