CybersecurityDominating cyberspace through advanced network security, capabilities

Published 9 August 2016

As the cyber domain continues to expand, the U.S. military and government have begun to place greater emphasis on cyber operations. As cyber operations have increased, the need for enhanced monitoring, security, and access technologies to promote advanced cyberspace operations have increased as well. The Defense Strategies Institute (DSI) has designed a forum in order to promote conversation that seeks to advance network security and cyber capabilities.

As the cyber domain continues to expand, the U.S. military and government have begun to place greater emphasis on cyber operations. As cyber operations have increased, the need for enhanced monitoring, security, and access technologies to promote advanced cyberspace operations have increased as well.

As state and non-state adversaries continue to develop their cyber capability to degrade the defense of U.S. Commercial Networks, the United States Military and Government must continue to expand their capabilities to increase cyber situational awareness in order to protect the nation’s cyber networks, information and critical infrastructure. The United States Government and Military are expanding their capabilities to not only support defensive cyberspace solutions, they are also employing proactive measures to automatically monitor, deter, and react to threats accordingly.

The Defense Strategies Institute (DSI) says that in response to these initiatives, it has designed a forum in order to promote conversation that seeks to advance network security and cyber capabilities. DSI’s 3rd Annual Cyber Security Symposium, taking place 9-10 August 2016, will assemble the experts in human and technical intelligence analysis from military cyber commanders to key policy-makers across military and civilian offices. DSI’s notes that its non-partisan approach allows it to reach across all services and organizations to bring together a truly holistic group of decision makers and solution providers.

With a focus on policy, operations, and technology, this year’s symposium will examine the methods employed to defend critical networks, as well as the freedom to operate within the cyber domain.

Keynote speakers include:

  • LTG Alan Lynn, Director, DISA, Commander, JFHQ-DoDIN
  • MG George J. Franz III, USA, Director of Operations, J3 USCYBERCOM
  • Thomas Atkin, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Global Security, Department of Defense
  • BG Maria B. Barrett, USA, Deputy Commanding General, JFHQ-Cyber, U.S. Army Cyber Command
  • Richard A. Hale, Deputy CIO Cyber Security Department of Defense
  • Richard W. Downing, Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice

The Cyber Security Symposium agenda is available here.