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Upcoming Events
Security Titans (Scottsdale, Arizona, USA, Feb 23, 2018) Security Titans is a ground-breaking event, bringing the biggest names in Information Security together - all in one day, on a single stage to give the nation's cyber security industry access to the very best InfoSec thought leadership in one, focused event. Keynote speakers Kevin Mitnick, the first computer hacker to make the FBI’s Most Wanted list, and Frank Abagnale, a hacker turned security consultant whose life was the inspiration for the film Catch Me If You Can, will share secrets from their hacking days.
CyberThreat 18 (Westminster, England, UK, Feb 27 - 28, 2018) Hosted by the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre, a part of GCHQ, and the SANS Institute, CyberThreat18 brings together a packed schedule of talks on a broad range of familiar and less familiar topics by security experts and prominent industry figures, interspersed with team-building events and hands-on challenges designed to put both your defensive and offensive skills to the test.
Midlands Cyber: US Cyber Market Workshop (Lutterworth, England, UK, Feb 27, 2018) We are delighted to announce that we will be running two workshops, led by Andy Williams, the International Director of the iCyber Centre @bwtech, Maryland. The workshops have been tailored by the team and Andy Williams, ensuring Midlands based companies that are seeking a market entry strategy into the USA can access the best advice and guidance possible.
European Cybersecurity Forum – CYBERSEC Brussels (Brussels, Belgium, Feb 27, 2018) CYBERSEC Forum is an unique opportunity to meet and discuss the current issues of cyber disruption and ever-changing landscape of cybersecurity related threats. Our mission is to foster the building of an Europe-wide cybersecurity system and to create a dedicated, collaborative platform for the governments, international organisations and key private sector companies.
The Cyber Security Summit: Atlanta (Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Feb 28, 2018) This event is an exclusive conference connecting Senior Level Executives responsible for protecting their company’s critical data with innovative solution providers & renowned information security experts. Learn from cyber security thought leaders from The FBI, U.S. Secret Service, IBM, and more. Engage in panel discussions focusing on trending cyber topics such as Sr. Leadership’s Best Approach to Cyber Defense, What’s Your Strategic Incident Response Plan?, Protecting your Enterprise from the Human Element and more. Your registration includes a catered breakfast, lunch, and cocktail reception. Receive half off your admission with promo code cyberwire50 at CyberSummitUSA.com and view details including the full agenda, participating solution providers & confirmed speakers. Tickets are normally $350, but only $175 with promo code.
PrivacyCon 2018 (Washington, DC, USA, Feb 28, 2018) The 2018 PrivacyCon will expand collaboration among leading privacy and security researchers, academics, industry representatives, consumer advocates, and the government. As part of this initiative, the FTC sought general research that explores the privacy and security implications of emerging technologies, such as the Internet of Things, artificial intelligence and virtual reality. The 2018 event will focus on the economics of privacy including how to quantify the harms that result from companies’ failure to secure consumer information, and how to balance the costs and benefits of privacy-protective technologies and practices.
NITSIG Meeting: Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information On U.S. Government Contractor Information Systems (Laurel, Maryland, USA, Mar 2, 2018) This meeting will discuss the security control requirements for the protection of Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), for contractor information systems upon which CUI is processed, stored on, or transmitted through. These requirements must be implemented at both the contractor and subcontractor levels based on the information security guidance in NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-171: Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information In Non-Federal Information Systems And Organizations. The CUI protection requirements are intended for use by federal agencies in contractual vehicles or other agreements established between those agencies and non-federal organizations. Failure to implement the security controls to protect CUI, would be a breach of contract.
Insider Threat Program Management With Legal Guidance Training Course (Herndon, Virginia, USA, Mar 6 - 7, 2018) The course will cover current regulations like National Insider Threat Policy NITP and NISPOM Conforming Change 2, and more. The course will provide the ITP Manager and Facility Security Officer with the knowledge and resources to develop, manage, or enhance an ITP. The course will help not only organizations required to maintain and submit an ITP, but any business or organization concerned with Insider Threat Risk Mitigation. Insider Threat Defense has trained over 500+ organizations and has become the "Leader-Go To Company" for ITP Management Training.
SINET ITSEF 2018 (Silicon Valley, California, USA, Mar 7 - 8, 2018) Bridging the gap between Silicon Valley and the Beltway. SINET – Silicon Valley provides a venue where entrepreneurs can meet and interact directly with leaders of government, business and the investment community in an open, collaborative environment focused on identifying solutions to Cybersecurity challenges.
PCI Security Standards Council Middle East and Africa Forum (Cape Town, South Africa, Mar 14 - 15, 2018) Don’t miss the data security event of the year for the payment card industry. Join us for: networking opportunities, updates on industry trends, insights and strategies on best practices, engaging keynotes and industry expert speakers. The PCI Security Standards Council’s 2018 Middle East and Africa Forum (MEAF) provides you the information and tools to help secure payment data. They lead a global, cross industry effort to increase payment security by providing industry-driven, flexible and effective data security standards and programs that help businesses detect, mitigate and prevent criminal attacks and breaches.
SecureWorld Boston (Boston, Massachussetts, USA, Mar 14 - 15, 2018) Connecting, informing, and developing leaders in cybersecurity. SecureWorld conferences provide more content and facilitate more professional connections than any other event in the Information Security industry. Join your fellow InfoSec professionals for high-quality, affordable cybersecurity training and education. Earn 12-16 CPE credits through 60+ educational elements learning from nationally recognized industry leaders. Attend featured keynotes, panel discussions, breakout sessions, and solution vendor displays-all while networking with local peers.
Cyber 9-12 (Washington, DC, USA, Mar 16 - 17, 2018) Now entering its fifth year, the Cyber 9/12 Student Challenge is a one-of-a-kind competition designed to provide students across academic disciplines with a deeper understanding of the policy challenges associated with cyber crisis and conflict. Part interactive learning experience and part competitive scenario exercise, it challenges teams to respond to a realistic, evolving cyberattack and analyze the threat it poses to national, international, and private sector interests.
Infosecurity Magazine Spring Virtual Conference (Online, Mar 21, 2018) Tune in on Wednesday March 21 for day two of our two-day online event to learn what’s going on at the heart of the industry. Our easy to digest format offers a mix of short sessions, panel debates and live profile interviews, all fully produced and moderated by the Infosecurity Magazine editorial team. Each day event looks into the biggest industry issues and trends creating an immersive education program featuring a large selection of high calibre speakers and specialists in their field.
3rd Annual Billington International Cybersecurity Summit (Washington, DC, USA, Mar 21, 2018) With confirmed speakers from Estonia, Romania, Singapore, Sweden, the United States, and Kuwait, and with attendees from many more countries, this summit brings together world-class cybersecurity thought leaders to engage in high-level information sharing, unparalleled networking and public-private partnerships from a cross-section of civilian, military and intelligence agencies, industry and academia.
Infosecurity Magazine North America Virtual Conference (Online, Mar 21 - 22, 2018) Tune in on Wednesday March 21 for day two of our two-day online event to learn what’s going on at the heart of the industry. Our easy to digest format offers a mix of short sessions, panel debates and live profile interviews, all fully produced and moderated by the Infosecurity Magazine editorial team. Each day event looks into the biggest industry issues and trends creating an immersive education program featuring a large selection of high calibre speakers and specialists in their field.
The Cyber Security Summit: Denver (Denver, Colorado, USA, Mar 22, 2018) This event is an exclusive conference connecting Senior Level Executives responsible for protecting their company’s critical data with innovative solution providers & renowned information security experts. Learn from cyber security thought leaders and Engage in panel discussions focusing on trending cyber topics such as Sr. Leadership’s Best Approach to Cyber Defense, What’s Your Strategic Incident Response Plan?, Protecting your Enterprise from the Human Element and more. Your registration includes a catered breakfast, lunch, and cocktail reception. Receive half off your admission with promo code cyberwire50 at CyberSummitUSA.com and view details including the full agenda, participating solution providers & confirmed speakers. Tickets are normally $350, but only $175 with promo code.
Women in CyberSecurity 2018 (Chicago, Illinois, USA, Mar 23 - 24, 2018) Through the WiCyS community and activities we expect to raise awareness about the importance and nature of cybersecurity career. We hope to generate interest among students to consider cybersecurity as a viable and promising career option.
SecureWorld Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, Mar 28 - 29, 2018) Connecting, informing, and developing leaders in cybersecurity. SecureWorld conferences provide more content and facilitate more professional connections than any other event in the Information Security industry. Join your fellow InfoSec professionals for high-quality, affordable cybersecurity training and education. Earn 12-16 CPE credits through 60+ educational elements learning from nationally recognized industry leaders. Attend featured keynotes, panel discussions, breakout sessions, and solution vendor displays-all while networking with local peers.
National Cyber League Spring Season (Chevy Chase, Maryland, USA, Mar 30 - May 25, 2018) The NCL is a defensive and offensive puzzle-based, capture-the-flag style cybersecurity competition. Its virtual training ground helps high school and college students prepare and test themselves against cybersecurity challenges that they will likely face in the workforce. All participants play the games simultaneously during Preseason, Regular Season and Postseason. NCL allows players of all levels to enter. Between Easy, Medium and Hard challenges, students have multiple opportunities to really shine in areas as they excel. Registration for the Spring Season is 2/26/18-3/25/18.
4th Middle East Cyber Security Summit (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Apr 4 - 5, 2018) The summit will feature state of the art presentations, hackathons and technology showcasing from regional and international experts and leading technology providers. One of the focus areas of the summit will be block-chains & artificial intelligence in existing technical infrastructure in order to protect organizations from external attacks. The need of the hour is to create an ecosystem of trust aided with cybersecurity capabilities.
Cybersecurity: A Shared Responsibility (Auburn, Alabama, USA, Apr 8 - 10, 2018) During the 2018 SEC Academic Conference, we will explore three themes within cyber security: the underlying computer and communication technology; the economic and physical systems that are controlled by technology; and the policies and laws that govern and protect the use of information that is stored in, transmitted by, and processed with technology.
