Countering Advanced Threats in a Rapidly Evolving Cyber Landscape

Today’s adversaries are more sophisticated and agile than ever before, utilizing rapidly changing tactics to exploit vulnerabilities. Within mere minutes, adversaries can move laterally across a network, making it critical for defense agencies to adopt proactive, layered approaches to security. The integration of advanced threat intelligence and robust threat hunting capabilities is key to detecting, disrupting and stopping these threats before they can compromise mission-critical systems.

 

According to the CrowdStrike 2024 Threat Hunting Report, there was a 55% increase in hands-on-keyboard intrusions in 2023. This emphasizes the need for heightened vigilance across all government sectors, including the DoD. Empowering security teams to swiftly track and neutralize these increasingly sophisticated adversaries is vital for protecting against threats that target critical cloud, identity and endpoint environments.


Join us for this one-hour webinar — specifically designed for defense agencies — where we will discuss:

  • Emerging adversaries and their evolving tactics
  • The growing stealth and sophistication of cyber threats
  • Modern threats to cloud infrastructures, identity systems and endpoint environments
  • Critical aspects of endpoint detection and response (EDR) that can enhance your ability to detect, validate and prioritize threats
  • How defense agencies can leverage these strategies for faster, more accurate remediation
  • How to equip your team with the knowledge and tools to stay ahead of today’s most elusive cyber adversaries

Speaker Details

Jay Aleem
Chief Cloud Cybersecurity Architect
U.S. Army Special Operations Command

 

George Seffers (Moderator)
Editor in Chief
SIGNAL Magazine

 

Jeff Worthington
Executive Strategist
CrowdStrike

Event Topic

Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity, Defense

Relevant Audiences

All State and Local Government, All Federal Government, National Guard, Air Force, Coast Guard, Navy, City Government, County Government, Municipalities, State Government, Central Intelligence Agency, Department of Agriculture, Department of Commerce, Department of Defense, Department of Energy, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Department of Interior, Department of Justice, Department of Labor, Department of State, Department of Transportation, Department of the Treasury, Environmental Protection Agency, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Federal Aviation Administration, Federal Communications Commission, Food and Drug Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, General Services Administration, Government Accountability Office, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Institute of Health, National Security Agency, U.S. Agency of International Development, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, U.S. Postal Service, Veterans Affairs

Other Agency

Office of the President (includes OMB), Other Federal Agencies, Judicial Branch Agencies, Foreign Governments/Agencies
Countering Advanced Threats in a Rapidly Evolving Cyber Landscape
Event Type
On-Demand
Event Subtype
Webinar / Webcast
Registration Cost
Complimentary
Website
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Organizers
AFCEA International