From sanctions evasion and large-scale fraud to drug trafficking and terrorist financing, illicit actors are increasingly turning to cryptocurrencies to carry out their illegal activities. And while threat actors largely use virtual currencies to remain anonymous, investigators can better unmask and target these networks with access to the right data and technology. Join this masterclass from Sayari and Chainalysis to learn how pairing public...

Join Women in AFCEA for our popular virtual Happy Hour! Switch off from work, grab a drink, and join your fellow women professionals for a positive chat about life in the IT/Cyber/Global Security industry. This month we will also discuss the new Women in AFCEA mentorship pilot program with program organizer, Shandi Perkins.

TechNet Augusta 2023 gives participants the opportunity to examine and explore the intricacies of the cyber domain. With assistance from the U.S. Army Cyber Center of Excellence and industry experts, the conference is designed to open the lines of communication and facilitate networking, education and problem solving. Leaders and operators also discuss the procurement challenges the military, government and industry face during a time of uncer...

Our annual virtual Boot Camp is an excellent opportunity to learn more about what AFCEA International offers its chapters in the way of resources and information, and to discover some best practices initiated by chapters. It is invaluable for both new and existing chapter officers, as in addition to explaining available resources, we focus in-depth on a different topic each year, followed by a question and answer session. Our virtual Boot Camp...

Registration is closed for our upcoming AFCEA Educational Foundation Golf Tournament as we have reached the maximum number of players and sponsors. Join us for a fun-filled day of golf and networking to help support a great cause! All proceeds support the AFCEA Education Foundation scholarships and teacher grants. The AFCEA Educational Foundation provides incentives, opportunities and assistance to students and teachers engaged in the science,...

Take a tour of the Army's Cyber Corps operations in cyberspace and what it takes to build a specialized workforce. The military occupation specialties (MOSs) within CMF 17 are unique and more technical than most of the Army's other MOSs.Learn about the ongoing efforts to recruit the necessary talent into the Cyber Corps to be the most effective and dominating cyber force in the world. Recruitment is straightforward and one of the Army's big fo...

Data literacy plays a vital role in the modern military, enabling effective decision-making, enhanced operational efficiency and improved strategic planning. By leveraging data effectively, the military can gain valuable insights, optimize resources and use drive data-driven decisions that allow commanders to make decisions in near real-time. 

Cyber threats related to mis/disinformation are rapidly evolving. Artificial intelligence (AI), deep fake technology and machine learning have the potential to greatly expand the capabilities—and the reach—of mis/disinformation. New language model technologies have the potential to generate extensive amounts of mis/disinformation—much of which may be distributed without fact-checking resolution. Enemy states and terrorist gro...

Over the next four years, the Department of Defense (DoD) will be adopting Zero Trust Architectures based on the guidance set forth in the DoD Zero Trust Capability Execution Roadmap. One of the recent challenges to adoption is fully understanding how different vendor technology solutions can achieve the intended outcome of the DoD Zero Trust capabilities and activities. Additionally, having assurance that solutions selected to fill architectu...

There is a clear and compelling need for a repository of systematically collected and analyzed data on cyber threat activity and of the relative effectiveness of different measures of cybersecurity, resilience and recovery. At the highest level, defense and effective deterrence of adversary activity in cyberspace requires data that is accurate, timely and pertinent to the policy and operational decisions made by government and industry executi...