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For the fourth year in a row, the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence invites experts from government, military, academia and the private sector to Tallinn to discuss recent trends in cyber security. In 2012, the conference will focus on military and paramilitary activities in cyberspace. This topic will be explored from the political, legal and technical perspectives within two parallel tracks: the Law & Policy Track and the Technical Track. Additionally Strategy Breakout Session and three different workshops, two of which are organized by the Cyber Security Forum Initiative (CSFI), will be offered.
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The Cyber Security Forum Initiative (CSFI) and NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE) will be presenting a unique workshop on the online recruitment of volunteers for enhancing the instruments of cyber power of nations and organizations. This is a great opportunity to learn more about methodologies, lessons learned, deliverables, coordination and volunteerism in cyberspace.
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CSFI is officially releasing "Project Cyber Dawn Libya." Project Cyber Dawn Libya is the result of a collaborative research effort of twenty-one individuals from the USA, Australia, Canada, Egypt, Italy, Tunisia and the UK.

Project Cyber Dawn Libya collates, analyzes, and reports on raw data and its Interconnections that have been harvested from the public domain. Recent events are correlated with known historical data to provide an in-depth view into Libyan Cyber Warfare capabilities and defenses. Through this analysis, CSFI can help the international community to understand not only Libya's potential to influence the balance in cyberspace, but also the physical repercussions of cyber-attacks originating from, and directed towards Libya.
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Our preliminary STUXNET report and demonstration video represent the essence of our CSFI collaboration efforts between the public and private sectors in support of CSFI's mission and vision.

CSFI Mission

"To provide Cyber Warfare awareness, guidance, and security solutions through collaboration, education, volunteer work, and training to assist the US Government, US Military, Commercial Interests, and International Partners."

OCS Operational CSFI Sponsors

Cyberspace As A Fighting Domain
The OCS program is designed to bring together CSFI members, supporting vendors and entities in the commercial sector, all working toward a mutual focus of cutting-edge cyber knowledge. The Air Force remains committed to providing full-spectrum cyber capabilities to include global command and control, electronic warfare and network defense.

MDDF (Maryland Defense Force) Attends Specialized CSFI Training

http://mddf.maryland.gov/

"The training the Maryland Defense Force received about Cyber Warfare was current, relevant and real time intelligence on the threat to our nation"
- SGT (MDDF) Brian F. Payton

CSFI Cyber Operations Training

CSFI Spotlight
Who Needs to Attend: Anyone interested in the field of cyber warfare/cyber operations and/or looking to expand a cyber-security career, including cyber commanders, information operations officers, information security/assurance professionals, cyber security consultants, cyber strategists, military members (J2, J3, J6, J9 types), SOC/NOC security analysts, network security engineers, penetration testers, auditors, government officials, and security engineers. Harold "Punch" Moulton
Major General (ret), USAF
Strategic Consultant, CSFI
Cyberspace consultant, strategist, lecturer
Official Biography
"CSFI is an incredible forum and resource for cyber security content. As a strategist for cyberspace, I rely on keen insights and focused information. I turn to CSFI daily…it's my premier conduit to both learn and collaborate with the cyber security community. I am honored to be a CSFI member and recommend it highly to anyone interested in staying on the cutting edge of cyberspace security."

Cyber Warfare Training

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GITI and Photonis group receive CSFI Cyber Warfare training certificates Become a CSFI-DCOE (Defensive Cyberspace Operations Engineer). This is a unique CSFI certification track covering cyber operations (full spectrum). This track is designed to give the cyber warrior of today advanced capabilities.
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Securing Industrial Control Systems


Joel T. Langill, CSFI DCI Officer
CEH, CPT, CCNA, TUV FS-Eng ID 1772-09
CSFI Department of Critical Infrastructure - DCI
www.scadahacker.com

Joel's unique approach to security emphasizes the processes and people used to implement security programs, rather than relying solely on technology or "products". The best strategy for comprehensive security balances People, Processes and Products. His perspective has been sought and cited by numerous industry publications focused on both industrial automation and information security. Most recently he has played a central role in the analysis and implications of the Stuxnet worm, including new methods of mitigating current and future attacks on critical infrastructure.

CSFI Cyber Warfare Training Authors and Instructors


Dale C. Rowe has over 15 years experience in secure systems architecture in the communications and aerospace industry and now teaches Information Technology at Brigham Young University in Utah with an emphasis in Cyber Security. Dale received his PhD. in Electronics Engineering at the University of Kent, England and is a Chartered IT Professional of the BCS. His research interests include Information Assurance and Security, Biometrics and Open Source Intelligence.

Kevin G. Coleman is a Kellogg School of Management Executive Scholar and a Senior Fellow at Technolytics. He is the former Chief Strategist at Internet pioneer Netscape and has testified before Congressional Commissions on cyber security issues. His opinions and writings on cyber warfare, terrorism and intelligence are distributed in 42 countries.

Jeff Bardin has a BA in Middle East Studies & Arabic Language from Trinity College as well as a MS in Information Assurance from Norwich University. He is an adjunct professor of cyber intelligence, counterintelligence, cyber terrorism and cybercrime at Utica College. Jeff also served in the USAF and UANG.

Ed Covert is the Director of Information Assurance Programs for Applied Network Solutions. He has nearly two decades in the federal government risk and security management fields. He holds the CISSP, the CISM, the CRISC and the PMP certifications. He is also the author of several publications and white papers.

Marcus Morissette is the COO and Co-founder of the Concise Consulting and the President of Concise Government Servics. He holds certifications as a CISSP, CISA and CIPP. He has a B.A. in Economics and a law degree. He currently holds the rank of Commander in the US Navy JAG Corps reserves, and serves as an Assistant SJA for NORAD-USNORTHCOM.

Alexander R. Tambascia is a 20 year veteran of working in the information technology field. He is both a DoD Civil Servant as well as a member of the US Army Reserves. He holds several certifications which include: MCITP, MCSE, MCSA, Security+, CEH, CHFI, JNCIS and is also a test writer for the Security+ and CEH exams. He is currently earning his Doctorate in Computer Science at Colorado Technical University.

Khatuna Mshvidobadze: Senior Associate, Georgian Security Analysis Center; Academy of Political Science of Georgia; Advisor to the Minister of Defense, Tbilisi, Georgia. Bachelor degree in English, Tbilisi State University; MBA, Caucasus School of Business; PhD expected in 2012, Georgian Technical University. Extensive publications and presentations on geopolitics and cyber security.

David J. Smith: Director, Georgian Security Analysis Center, Tbilisi; Senior Fellow, Potomac Institute for Policy Studies, Washington. Degrees from University of Arizona, London School of Economics, Harvard University. Background in think tanks, State Department, Pentagon, both houses of Congress. Retired USAF Major. Active columnist with extensive publications on security issues.

Connie Peterson Uthoff is a graduate of Saint Olaf College where she holds a BA in History. She is also a distinguished graduate of the American Military University where she received her MS in Intelligence Studies and a Concentration in Competitive Intelligence (3.98 GPA). A member of two international honor societies, she has written and lectured extensively on national security, international relations and cyber concerns. Recently, she co-authored Project Cyber Dawn, a CSFI cyber analysis of Libya. Currently, Ms. Uthoff sits on the Board of Directors for an Agricultural Management corporation and is an Independent Business Consultant. Connie has certificates in international peace studies from the Transcend Peace University, extensive overseas experience and is the recipient of a 2007 Congressional Medal of Distinction Award, a 2006 National Leadership Award and was an Honorary Chairman of the Business Advisory Council.

Jesus Oquendo is a Chief Security Architect at a New England Telecommunications provider's managed security services division. He has 20 years professional computing experience with over 14 of those years focused on security. Jesus has worked in the penetration testing, incident response, forensics, networking and systems administration fields. He currently holds the CEH, CHFI, OSCP, RWSP, CPT, GREM, SGFA and SGFE technical certifications.

Arnold H. Webster is a Deputy Director of Information Assurance Compliancy for the Department of Defense and adjunct professor with EC-Council University, University of Maryland University College (UMUC), and City University of Seattle. Arnold H. Webster has more than 25 years of industry experience in multiple disciplines for such companies as Department of Defense, Civilian Agencies, Ingersoll Consulting, and the Department of State. Most of his experience has been in Telecommunications management, Information Assurance, and Electronics Engineering Technologies. Arnold earned a BS in Computer Systems with a concentration Networking/Telecommunications an MS in Network Security with Security Management and Physical Security add-ons, and pursing a Master's in Cyber security Policy from UMUC and a PhD in Business Administration with a concentration in Engineering and Technology Management. Arnold maintains an assortment of industry recognized certifications including but not limited to A+, CET, CISM, CRISC, C|EI, CCO, CAS, and CSS.

Don Eijndhoven has a BA in System & Network Engineering with a Minor in Information Security from the Hogeschool van Amsterdam, The Netherlands, and he is currently pursuing a Masters degree in Business Administration at Nyenrode Business University. Among a long list of professional certifications he obtained are the titles CISSP, Certified Ethical Hacker, MCITPro and MCSE. He has over a decade of professional experience in designing and securing IT infrastructures. He is the CEO of Argent Consulting and often works as a management consultant or Infrastructure/Security architect. In his spare time he works as a Project Manager for CSFI and currently has 2 projects in his portfolio. He also blogs for several tech-focused websites about the state of Cyber Security and is a founding member of a Dutch foundation that aims to support the Dutch Ministry of Defense in writing proper Cyber Doctrine.

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