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: 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 13^th. 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 9^th 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 6^th 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 23^rd. 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 18^th 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 17^th at 2pm. Read more here

Cyber Conversation Speaker Series with author Andy Greenberg

March 11, 2020

On March 11^th, 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 9^th. 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 4^th from 11am - 1pm. Read more here

Cyber Conversation & Coffee (C3)

February 24, 2020

The next Cyber Conversation & Coffee will be in February on the 24^th. 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 19^th 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 12^th 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 12^th, 9-3pm. Read more here

Cyber Conversation & Coffee (C3)

February 10, 2020

The next Cyber Conversation & Coffee will be in February on the 10^th. 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 6^th 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 30^th 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 28^th, 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 27^th. 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 22^nd 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 15^th from 10am - 12pm. Read more here

Cyber Conversation & Coffee (C3)

January 13, 2020

The next Cyber Conversation & Coffee will be in January on the 13^th. 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 8^th 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 9^th. 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 28^th. 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 12^th 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 16^the, 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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DISA TEM: SAIC

DISA TEM: Pluralsight

DISA TEM: Keeper Security

DISA TEM: Black Kite

AWS Summit Washington, DC

Industrial Control Systems Security Training

DISA TEM: Sepio Cyber

HammerCon

Pre HammerCon Cocktail Party

DISA's Artificial Intelligence Summit

DISA TEM: Advanced Communication Cabling

AttackIQ Academy Live

DISA TEM: AttackIQ

DISA TEM: Astadia

Global Marine Transportation System (MTS) Cybersecurity Symposium

DISA TEM: Interos

DISA TEM: Netscout

DISA TEM: Forcepoint ONE

DISA TEM: Forcepoint

DISA TEM: HCL Software/Vertosoft

DISA TEM: BMC Software

DISA TEM: Stealth Entry

DISA TEM: Qmulos

DISA TEM: Armis

DISA TEM: CloudBees

DISA TEM: vArmour Networks

DISA TEM: Axis Security

DISA TEM: Illumio

DISA TEM: Neo4j

DISA TEM: Broadcom/Symantec

DISA TEM: Azul

DISA TEM: SambaNova Systems

Loyola Blakefield Cyber Challenge

Hack The Port

NVIDIA GTC 2022

DISA TEM: TMGcore Inc.

DISA TEM: Saviynt Federal

DISA TEM: Spectra Logic

DISA TEM: Anno.AI

DISA TEM: Vectra

DISA TEM: SteelCloud

DISA TEM: Domain Tools/Farsight Security

DISA TEM: CalypsoAI

DISA TEM: RSA Security

F-35 Joint Strike Fighter's Cybersecurity and Cyber Defense Challenge

DISA TEM: RAD

DISA TEM: Thales Trusted Cyber Technologies

Startup Grind Global Conference 2022

DISA TEM: Help Systems

DISA TEM: OPEX Systems

DISA TEM: HCL Software/Vertosoft

AWSome Day

DISA TEM: Corelight

NestGen 2022

DISA TEM: AppScale

DISA TEM: Soteria Software

DISA TEM: AlphaBravo

DISA TEM: Agile5 Technologies

DISA TEM: Device42

DISA TEM: DocuSign

DISA TEM: ActiveNav

DISA TEM: MarkLogic

DISA TEM: Varonis

DISA TEM: Kiteworks

DISA TEM: Zscaler

DISA TEM: Flexera Software

DISA TEM: Devo Technology

ShmooCon 2022

DISA TEM: Swyft Technology

DISA TEM: Pensando Systems

Red Hat® Summit 2021

DISA TEM: 22dot6

DISA TEM: Cyber Forza

CMMC 2.0 Crossfire Panel

DISA TEM: Sonatype

DISA TEM: NineFX

DISA TEM: RealTyme

DISA TEM: Box

Red Hat^® Summit 2021