The NATIONAL SYMPOSIUM on Homeland Security and Defense™

The Federal Government is aggressively pursuing an improved cybersecurity posture with advanced technology called Einstein to secure Federal Networks.  Currently, it is a signature based intrusion detection system that only guards the .gov domain.  A distinguished panel will discuss the pros and cons of expanding the use of EINSTEIN.

Sponsored by Raytheon

The Federal Government is implementing a comprehensive national strategy and plan to improve the nation's cybersecurity posture. While the plan integrates cybersecurity within the 18-sector, the national cybersecurity center of gravity is clearly Washington, DC. This centralization of cybersecurity is a potential deficiency. To engender a truly broad-based improvement in cybersecurity, should the nation decentralize cybersecurity, study geographic, demographic and critical node data, and create both regional and critical node-based cybersecurity Centers of Excellence?

A Sponsored Reception will be held in the CTU Exhibit Hall.

Sponsored lunch by Colorado Technical University.

Deputy Undersecretary Reitinger has been invited to address the Symposium.

The Nation's Economy requires reliable, secure and sufficient levels of energy in all forms to stay competitive in the global market. What are the key security components of the overall strategy to address this issue?  What security policies/measures do we consider working? Are the security policies/measures flexible enough to adapt to the ever changing environment? If not, what will be required or created to address the future security needs?

DoD is the largest consumer of energy in the United States.  DHS is responsible for securing the nation's critical infrastructure.  How can HS/HD Industry help these two USG Departments develop new technolgies, and implement them to the benefit of our nation?

NHDF Chairman, Gen Ed Eberhart USAF (ret) will host all attendees at a Conference Banquet.  A reception will start at 6:30PM with the banquet at 7:00PM.

Moderator for this morning's session is Mr. Gerald Buckwalter, NHDF Board of Directors. 

Dr. Stephen Flynn will be our featured speaker. He is an expert on resilience and his presentations at previous NHDF Symposia have been very popular.

The Department of Defense has numerous energy related mandates and targets derived from Statutes, United States Code, Executive Orders, Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Agency Guidance/Instructions and DoD Policies.  To meet these targets, DoD and the services have developed strategic plans and associated goals for green house gas emissions, renewable energy portfolio, and energy efficiency. How can industry help DoD meet these goals?

The Nation's Critical Infrastructure is almost completely dependant on a fragile, vulnerable commercial power grid placing homeland security and defense missions at an unacceptable risk of extended outages.  What are the government's and Industry's training and higher educational priorities that assure our critical infrastructure is secure and our citizen's are prepared for unplanned events?

ADM Winnefeld is the Commander of NORAD/USNORTHCOM.