Recent Attacks Demonstrate Increased Need for Cybersecurity Solutions
AVIATION WEEK's A&D Cybersecurity Forum in Washington, D.C. on March 31-April 1 will address what targeted companies need to do to protect themselves and government programs
NEW YORK, Feb. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Cybersecurity is a top priority for President Barack Obama and Defense Secretary Robert Gates, and protecting the networks that power critical military technologies is essential to the safety and security of U.S. military operations, assets and personnel. To address the immediate and evolving concerns raised by cyber threats, AVIATION WEEK will present the A&D Cybersecurity Forum on March 31 and April 1 at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.
During the Forum, executives from top aerospace and defense (A&D) companies, government agencies, and security experts will share insights for reducing cybersecurity risks through cost-effective strategies and operations. Attendees will discuss the changing dynamics of cyber threats, transitioning from theoretical assessments to practical sessions on protecting data and securing data transfers, reflecting on global vulnerabilities, and analyzing efficiencies.
Featured keynote speakers include Lauri Almann, former Permanent Under Secretary, Estonian Ministry of Defence, who will discuss the major breach in 2007 that disabled many government and corporate websites; Dr. Robert Brammer, VP Advanced Technology and CTO, Northrop Grumman Information Systems, who will review protecting information flows internally and externally; Dale Meyerrose, Maj. Gen., USAF (Ret), VP & GM Cyber and Information Assurance, Harris Corp., who will address how to support trustworthy interoperability beyond internal networks; and Rebecca Rhoads, VP & CIO, Raytheon Co., who will share strategies for detecting and disrupting hackers' command and control channels.
Other speakers include top executives from BAE Systems, Boeing, Carnegie Mellon University, Deloitte Center for Cyber Innovation, Department of Defense Globalization Task Force, EADS-Airbus, George Mason University, Internet Security Alliance, Lockheed Martin Corp., MITRE Corp., Morgan & Cunningham LLC, National Defense University, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), National Security Agency (NSA), Naval Postgraduate School, and Network Centric Operations Industry Consortium (NCOIC).
For more information or to register, visit http://aviationweek.com/events/current/adcyber/index.htm or call 212-904-3195. Discounts are available for government and active military personnel. Press passes can be requested through Lisa Jaycox at +1 212-512-3272. News from the event will be available online at AviationWeek.com and Twitter: @aviationweek, #AWCS. For ongoing coverage of the global defense industry, visit the AviationWeek.com defense channel and the Ares defense technology blog.
A&D Cybersecurity is produced by AVIATION WEEK and supported by the Aerospace Industries Association and Network Centric Operations Industry Consortium. Northrop Grumman is the lunch sponsor. Aviation Week & Space Technology, Defense Technology International, and Fierce Government IT are the media sponsors.
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