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Panel Looks at Digital Natives and Their Solutions
The Digital Natives and Their Solutions panel at Cyber 1.3. was moderated by Daniel (Dan) Mosqueda, director, Air Force Programs, Universities Space Research Association, and featured: Joe Heagerty, business development director, Security & Information Operations Business Unit, Cyber Solutions Division, Northrop Grumman Information Systems CMSgt. Linus Jordan, USAF, command chief master sergeant, Air Force Space Command Highlights Heagerty…
Baumgartner Brings Cyber Expertise to Cyber 1.3
Featured Speaker Kurt Baumgartner spoke at Cyber 1.3 on Targeted Attack Disruptions in the Post-Stuxnet Era. As senior security researcher for the Americas at Russia-based IT security firm Kaspersky Lab, Baumgartner is responsible for monitoring the malware landscape across the Americas. His remarks covered recent cyber threats, including: Red October: an operation that lasted five…
Panel Talks about Operations Among Allies and Friends
A global panel, moderated by Space Foundation Special Advisor – International Affairs William V. Parker, discussed Joint Cyber Operations with Friends and Allies at the Cyber 1.3 meeting on April 8. Following are a few key points made by the panelists: Col. Jörg Dronia, branch chief, strategic planning air/space/cyber, German Air Force: Nations must support…
Hyten Discusses Projects, Definitions, Commitments
Lt. Gen. John E. Hyten, USAF, vice commander, Air Force Space Command, headlined the Cyber 1.3 luncheon, co-sponsored by General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems. Hyten began by noting that he spends more time on cyber than on space because the challenges are so enormous, saying, “If we don’t defend it all the time, we’re going…
Panel Looks at Potential Collateral Damage
The Cyber 1.3 meeting on April 8, included a panel discussion entitled Collateral Damage in Cyber Operations, which discussed potential collateral damage from cyber attacks. Moderated by Brendan Curry, vice president – Washington operations, Space Foundation, the panel featured remarks from Kurt Baumgartner, senior security researcher, Americas, Global Research and Analysis Team, Kaspersky Lab (pictured, right), and Douglas DePeppe, principal, i2…
Vautrinot Addresses Cyber Audience via Video
Sidelined by travel restrictions, Maj. Gen. Suzanne Vautrinot, USAF, commander, 24th Air Force, commander, Air Force Network Operations, spoke via video teleconference to the Cyber 1.3 audience on April 8. Speaking about the importance of cyber operations, Vautrinot put the magnitude of cyber crime in perspective, saying that the speed of technology evolution can be…
Panel Talks About Detecting, Thwarting Cyber Attack
Can the U.S. detect, thwart and respond to a cyber offensive that would leave our nation vulnerable to other, possibly more conventional, offensive efforts? Visions of a “Cyber Pearl Harbor” are forcing decision makers to take steps to avoid such a calamity. This was one of many timely topics for discussion at the Space Foundation’s…
Space Foundation Launches Cyber 1.3
The Space Foundation’s annual cyberspace conference opened April 8 at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo., with featured speaker The Honorable Patrick Meehan (R-PA), who serves as the subcommittee chairman of the Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection and Security Technologies for the House Committee on Homeland Security. In his comments, Meehan said he has been working…
Art Contest Award Reception Attracts Student Winners from Across the U.S.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (April 8, 2013) – The 36 winners of the 2013 Space Foundation International Student Art Contest were invited to attend the Space Foundation’s 29th National Space Symposium, being held at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs this week. Young artists from 12 countries were selected for the top slots from among more than…
Thuraya Appoints Eric Béranger to its Board of Directors
DUBAI, UAE (April 8, 2013) – Thuraya Telecommunications Company, a leading Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) operator, announced today the appointment of Eric Béranger to its Board of Directors. Béranger will be occupying the Board seat recently vacated by Charles Moore of Lockheed Martin, who recently retired on March 14, 2013. Ahmad Julfar, Chairman of Thuraya’s…