The 3rd Annual Global SOF Symposium - Europe will focus on the European, North African, and Latin American special operations communities and the shared issues they face. Join us on September 25-27, 2018 in Madrid, Spain for this unique opportunity.Symposium Highlights A packed agenda that includes high-ranking speakers and extensive networking opportunitiesThe largest exhibit space at a GSF Symposium to dateAttendees include: active duty a...

The 2018 GEOINT & Open Source Analytics Summit will focus on integrating open source and unclassified intelligence to enhance geospatial analysis and support critical IC operations. This educational summit allows the Intelligence Community, US military commands, government agencies, academia, and solution providers the opportunity to have an open dialogue regarding the current and future role of commercial imagery providers and open source...

The Intelligence & National Security Summit is the premier forum for unclassified, public dialogue between the U.S. Government and its partners in the private and academic sectors. The 2018 Summit will include five plenary sessions, where senior leaders from the intelligence and national security communities will discuss top priorities, challenges, and assessments of key threats, as well as nine breakout sessions that will examine issues o...

The inaugural Global SOF Foundation (GSF) Modern Warfare Symposium and Modern Warfare Expo will bring together the special operations forces (SOF) community on August 21-23, 2018 in Fort Bragg's Iron Mike Conference Center. The purpose of this event is to convene subject matter experts, SOF, conventional units, industry, and academia for a Symposium and Expo that aim to both educate and connect on the future of modern warfare from a SOF perspe...

Students will learn the difference between qualitative and quantitative risk analysis. They will use a variety of methodologies (including MSHARPP & SME3R [asset owner's point of view], CARVER [aggressor's point of view], ABRA [combination] & CAIRA [analysis of energy systems supporting critical assets]) to evaluate single or multiple buildings and critical infrastructure nodes. This class is very “hands-on” with numerous f...

The Intelligence and National Security sectors depend upon an immense amount of data to sustain, maintain, and forecast actions critical to mission assurance. The dramatic impact that timely, rellevant, and predictive data has on our nation's defense is immeasurable. Or is it? Real-Time Situational Awareness and Common Operating Pictures (CoP) can be measured in lives saved, time spent, financial and other resources wasted, and overall efffici...

The security challenges facing the U.S. are well-understood; the return of Great Power competition, marked by a resurgent Russia and a confident China; instability in the Middle East; rapid technological change that outpaces policy and practice; proliferation of information and the deluge of data. With this increasingly complex environment, actionable intelligence is critical. The ability to streamline data from various sources, amongst severa...

The GEOINT Symposium is the Preeminent Event of the YearGEOINT 2018 takes place April 22-25 at the Tampa Convention Center in Tampa, Florida. Hosted and produced by the United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF), a non-profit, non-lobbying educational organization, the annual GEOINT Symposium is the nation’s largest gathering of industry, academia, and government to include Defense, Intelligence and Homeland Security Commu...

Information Security Training in Boston, MassachusettsSANS is recognized around the world as the best place to develop the deep, hands-on cyber security skills most needed right now. Join us for SANS Boston Spring 2018 (March 25-30) for immersion training that will provide you with the skills to defend your organization against security breaches and prevent future attacks.Take advantage of these opportunities to get the most out of your traini...

What is SANS Pen Test Austin 2018?SANS Pen Test Austin is six days of in-depth, hands-on ethical hacking, penetration testing, and exploit development training for professionals who need to know how to find vulnerabilities within their organizations, understand risk, and prioritize resources based on potential real-world attacks."SEC504 is foundational and core strength-building in the most critical areas of incident handling. It reinforces an...