Inaugural Defense Systems Summit to focus on network security

The Sept. 7 Defense Systems Summit will center on defense of military and critical national networks, featuring guests Robert Carey, deputy assistant secretary of defense, DOD, and Richard Hale, chief information assurance executive, DISA, to name a few.

Defense Systems magazine will host its inaugural Defense Systems Summit Sept. 7 at the Crystal City Marriott at Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Va.

The one-day event will center on the defense of military and critical national infrastructure networks. It is open to and free for all government and military personnel. There is a fee for all industry attendees. Registration is required and may be completed by clicking here. The registration desk is open at 7 a.m.

Speakers at the event will include: Major General Alan Lynn, chief of signal, U.S. Army Signal Corps, commanding general of the Signal Center of Excellence and Fort Gordon; Robert Carey, deputy assistant secretary of defense, Department of Defense; Richard Hale, chief information assurance executive, Defense Information Systems Agency; Dennis McCallam, director of IS Cybersecurity, Advanced Technology, CSSLP and Distinguished Technical Fellow, Northrop Grumman Information Systems; Daniel Bradford, deputy to the commander and senior technical director, NETCOM/9th Signal Command, United States Army, SES; and John Garing, vice president, ViON Corporation.

Featured sessions will include Military Responses to Advanced Persistent Threats; Stuxnet Lessons Learned; Military Cloud Computing and Security; A New Direction in Cyber for US Signal Command; and Educating Cyber Warriors for Today and Tomorrow.

For the complete list of speakers and the day’s events, click here.