Semantic Technology for Intelligence, Defense and Security Conference

When: November 18, 2014 – November 21, 2014 all-day
Where: George Mason University, Dewberry Hall

http://stids.c4i.gmu.edu/index.php The 9th International Conference on Semantic Technologies for Intelligence, Defense, and Security (STIDS 2014) will be held in November of 2014 at Dewberry Hall in the Johnson Center. The main conference will be held there on November 19-20, with a tutorial session on November 18, and a classified session at the Institute for Defense Analyses for those with TS/SCI clearances only on November 21. STIDS provides a forum for academia, government and industry to share the latest research on semantic technology for defense, intelligence and security applications. Semantic technology is a fundamental enabler to achieve greater flexibility, precision, timeliness…

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MIT Sloan School of Mgt Alumni Talk: Cybersecurity

When: January 28, 2015 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Where: MIT Sloan School of Management, 100 Main St, E62-250, Cambridge, MA

http://mitsloan.mit.edu/ The tools for Cybersecurity are shifting from Protection and Detection toward Tolerance and Survivability. As Malware numbers, attacks, cost, and time-to-fix all explode, it has become clear that advances in Cybersecurity technology have outpaced similar advances in People and current Processes. Should we move beyond isolated patch fixes and automated islands towards fail safe protection? Can we align dependent circles…and what can we do until then? Is this simply a technology discussion? Everardo Ruiz (SM ’00) and Col. (ret.) and current CSI employee Robert Banks will lead the discussion. Alumni Talks feature MIT alumni sharing their career paths, offering…

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2015 DoDIIS Worldwide

When: August 23, 2015 @ 5:00 pm – August 26, 2015 @ 4:00 pm
Where: San Antonio, Texas

http://www.ncsi.com/dia/2015/index.php Find Chris Wheedleton or Duncan McCaskill at the conference. Looking forward to a great week making contacts and learning about current and future DoDIIS activities.

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