CYBERSECURITY

& Information Systems Digest

12 DECEMBER 2023

CSIAC collects and publishes articles related to our technical focus areas on the web to share with the DoD community.

FEATURED ARTICLE

Guidance for Securing AI Issued by NSA, NCSC-UK, CISA, and Partners

FORT MEADE, Md.- The National Security Agency (NSA), UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC-UK), U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and other partners have released “Guidelines for Secure AI System Development,” a Cybersecurity Information Sheet (CSI). The agencies are releasing the report to help developers, providers, and systems owners develop, deploy, and operate secure…

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Featured Notable Technical Inquiry

Artificial Intelligence (AI)/Machine-Learning (ML) Transition Timetable

Cybersecurity and Information Systems Information Analysis Center (CSIAC) subject matter experts from BluePath Labs (BPL) attempted to answer how fast the PRC can transition AI/ML technologies from the lab to the field. Although information was difficult to obtain using open sources, they found that the speed of transition depended on sector and technology.   According to a news article from June 2021 [1], the general…

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UPCOMING WEBINAR

Optimization Techniques:  Improving Effectiveness for Defense Simulation Models

When performing defense system analysis with simulation models, a great deal of time and effort are expended, creating representations of real-world scenarios in U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) simulation tools.  However, once these models have been created and validated, analysts rarely retrieve all the knowledge and insights that the models may yield.  Study sponsors often…

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UPCOMING EVENTS

DoD Cyber Workforce Summit

The DoD CIO will host the Inaugural Cyber Workforce Summit with support from AFCEA International and the National Defense University. To succeed in today’s environment, the U.S. Department of Defense must remain aggressive in its…

Critical Infrastructure Protection & Resilience North America

There are 16 critical infrastructure sectors whose assets, systems, and networks, whether physical or virtual, are considered so vital to the United States that their incapacitation or destruction would have a debilitating effect on security,…

2025 DoD Cybersecurity & SAP IT Summit

Welcome to the 2025 Department of Defense (DoD) Cybersecurity and Special Access Program (SAP) Information Technology (IT) Summit, where senior government leaders, industry leaders, and cybersecurity experts come together to exchange ideas, share knowledge, and…

Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Conference

The AFCEA Atlanta Chapter presents the next Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. AFCEA provides a meeting place for government, academia, and industry working in all disciplines in industry, service, government, military,…

18th Annual Homeland Security Week

Join the Homeland Security community March 25-26 in the Washington, DC area for IDGA’s 18th iteration of the Homeland Security Week Summit, where leading experts and key decision-makers from DHS, DOJ, local law enforcement, and…

Rocky Mountain Cyberspace Symposium 2025 (RMCS25)

Welcome to the Rocky Mountain Cyberspace Symposium 2025 (RMCS25)! The Rocky Mountain Chapter of AFCEA is once again honored to invite you to the annual forum for industry, academia, and government to discuss and propose…

Voice From the Community

P Simon 07-2022
Patrick Simon

President and Manager, Beehive Technology Solutions LLC

Patrick Simon is a 21-year U.S. Army veteran with a military information systems background. His expertise is in National Institute of Standards and Technology’s digital governance risk and compliance and the digital risk management framework and their impact with artificial intelligence and machine and deep learning. He has served as chief officer of information, technology, security, and enterprise architecture; and systems engineer for enterprise engineering systems at local, K12, state, tribal, and federal DoD levels.

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