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Summer 2020 Technology Vectors Update by the AFCEA Technology Committee
Provided By: AFCEA   Send Email to POC   View Content   May 2020
An annual presentation on current technology trends provided by the AFCEA International volunteer Technology Committee. Provides insights and expertise in emerging technology topics most relevant to Federal technology leaders.

Key Cyber Issues and Recommendations: A Way Forward
Provided By: AFCEA   Send Email to POC   View Content   Jan 2017
Given the breakneck speed of technological change, challenges associated with developing/issuing national policy and concomitant adversary capabilities, government often finds itself behind the curve with respect to coordinated
cybersecurity readiness and response. The sheer size and number of agencies with their various systems, missions and legal mandates make it difficult to know how major cyber threats should be addressed and cyber events can be mitigated. Decisions on response actions are delayed or rejected due to lack of understanding on the consequences of th ...

Recommended Context and Framework for a National Cyber Information Sharing Initiative
Provided By: AFCEA   Send Email to POC   View Content   Oct 2016
There has been increased public dialogue recently regarding the importance, potential benefits and urgency of sharing cyber-related information. The inference from much of the dialogue is
that information sharing is viewed as a primary means to improve the nation's cybersecurity posture. AFCEA's Cyber Committee has been evaluating the topic of information sharing. This paper provides additional recommendations for establishing the
standards and implementation of an effective National Information Sharing Infrastructure.

Public/Private Information Sharing
Provided By: AFCEA   Send Email to POC   View Content   Oct 2016
This white paper captures some areas of great interest to the cyber community as represented by our sample of interviewees. There is no shortage of practical and achievable process improvement ideas. The overarching theme is that, with the correct and timely level of cooperation between the public and private sector, we can improve our response to cyber attacks and begin to better understand how the adversaries are attempting to position themselves in the ever-changing world of cyberspace.

Results from the AFCEA Industry Brainstorming Session in Support of the Defense Health Agency (DHA)
Provided By: AFCEA   Send Email to POC   View Content   May 2016
Representatives from several organizations currently doing or having done business with DHA and with IT expertise came together to discuss DHA current information technology and related issues and brainstorm to generate a list of potential priorities and focus areas for a new incoming CIO. Participants included small, medium and large businesses as well as federally funded research and development centers and consulting firms.

Recommended Implementation Strategies for a National Cyber Information Sharing Initiative
Provided By: AFCEA   Send Email to POC   View Content   May 2016
The AFCEA Cyber Committee has continued to evaluate the appropriate strategies for improving our nation's approaches to information sharing. In the fall of 2014, the committee developed a set of recommendations and provided them to the White House team evaluating this topic. More recently, the committee provided recommendations regarding the appropriate context and framework for developing a national cyber information sharing infrastructure. This paper addresses recommendations for implementation strategies that should be pursued in implementing the provisions of the ex ...

The Cyber Edge -April 2016 - Sponsored by Fortinet
Provided By: AFCEA   Send Email to POC   View Content   Apr 2016
The Cyber Edge in SIGNAL's April 2016 issue features:

-The new deputy assistant secretary of defense for cyber policy discussing the way ahead for cyber.

-How U.S. forces are pursuing programs to seed the military with young cyber experts.

-Researchers and how they are testing new ways of providing vital cybersecurity for unmanned aerial vehicles.
-The key to meeting emerging cybersecurity challenges with a segmented network environment.

The Cyber Edge -January 2016 - Sponsored by Fortinet
Provided By: AFCEA   Send Email to POC   View Content   Feb 2016
The Cyber Edge in SIGNAL's January 2016 issue gives readers these four stellar articles:
" A U.S. Army cyber leader confronts the ethics of offensive operations in the cyber domain.
" The U.S. Army reassesses how it understands and defines cyber talent.
" One firm's solution to cybersecurity combines tradition with innovation.
" University researchers are taking a new approach to cybersecurity.

Driving Cybersecurity Awareness Home!
Provided By: AFCEA   Send Email to POC   View Content   Dec 2015
In the cyber environment, some realities defy dispute. First, the cybersecurity challenge is pervasive and growing with an ever-evolving range of threats. Second, no one wants to be a victim of cyber crime or a cyber attack, but many people, businesses, and organizations simply do not know how to dissuade cyber intruders.

The Cyber Edge - Sponsored by Fortinet
Provided By: AFCEA   Send Email to POC   View Content   Oct 2015
SIGNAL Magazine introduces "The Cyber Edge". This quarterly publication will immerse readers in the cyber world with cutting-edge cyber news stories that highlight threats and solutions.

Network Interoperability
Provided By: AFCEA   Send Email to POC   View Content   Jun 2015
Network interoperability has been a long-sought goal ever since the appearance of the second military network. The issue has grown, of course, concurrent with the development of varied networks serving multiple and single customers. Now, militaries are embracing network of networks architectures as they seek an enterprise network solution.

The Security Implications of the Internet of Things
Provided By: AFCEA   Send Email to POC   View Content   Mar 2015
The Internet of Things (IoT) comprises creative products that connect healthcare, home energy consumption, mass transit, insurance, and almost every economic sector. With these new devices, we have infinitely more opportunities, yet little consideration is being paid to the cyber security of this phenomenon. Once consumers introduce the IoT into their lives, machine-to-machine interactions begin on their behalf. Assumptions about privacy and protections need to be considered now, before the massive rollout. The implications of the IoT are significant, and nothing short ...

Cybersecurity
Provided By: AFCEA   Send Email to POC   View Content   Jan 2015
Cybersecurity is becoming the defining element of information system success. Where capabilities and services once ruled, safety now is looming as the most important aspect of a network or information storage system. Since its origins as an afterthought, cybersecurity has moved up the ladder to hold
veto power over the use of a new capability.

Big Data
Provided By: AFCEA   Send Email to POC   View Content   Nov 2014
Big data is on every network managers lips as systems and operations are re-shaped to take advantage of this information wellspring. This EBook contains valuable insight on some of the big data initiatives underway and the technology involved as covered by SIGNAL Media.

About AFCEA
Provided By: AFCEA   Send Email to POC   View Content   Nov 2011
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