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ROBOT FUTURE: The challenges facing Defence from AI, Autonomy and Robotics……… and how safe is your future job? An RSI Lecture by Tony Reeves, Digital Architect, a former Government Security Advisor and specialist in assessing the implications of the increased …

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26 Jan – Event fully subscribed – booking now closed Once again, BT are very generously hosting our AFCEA London Chapter meeting at a prestigious central London venue.  Our host for the evening will be Tony Boyle (Strategy Director – …

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Agile Delivery in the MOD – Brigadier Sara Sharkey – Head Application Services & DevOps, MOD ISS – Agile Delivery is an anti-pattern to the CADMID approach to acquisition as the pillars of Business Case Approvals, Scrutiny and Capability Introduction …

AFCEA West – Feb 2018 – Agile Delivery in the MOD – Brigadier Sara Sharkey – Head Application Services & DevOps, MOD ISS Read More »

  Our guest speaker for the March 2018 meeting is Neil M and the title of his presentation is  “Your Vulnerability … when the six honest men go bad”.   The six honest men reference comes from a Kipling poem “I …

AFCEA London – Mar 2018 – Your Vulnerability … when the six honest men go bad – Neil M Read More »

SIEMs are Dead – What next? – Ian Murphy – VP Europe, LMENTRIX Ian will be talking about the future of Managed Security Service Providers (MSSP) and the need for better detection and response capabilities to spot the unknown and …

AFCEA West – Mar 2018 – SIEMs are Dead – What next? – Ian Murphy VP Europe, LMENTRIX Read More »

Fay Tennet,  Deputy Director of Security Operations, Parliamentary Security Dept – “Securing Parliament  – Protecting the Democratic Process” Fay Tennet is the Deputy Director of the Parliamentary Security Department (Operations) where she has been for over two years.  Fay was …

AFCEA London – May 2018 – Fay Tennet, Deputy Director of Security Operations, Parliamentary Security Dept – “Securing Parliament – Protecting the Democratic Process” Read More »

  Major Sandy Hennis – a talk on ICE MAIDEN – a 1700 km, 3 month trek across the Antartic by the first all-female and all-British-Army team. +++ Tuesday 8th May 2018 +++ Princess Mary Hall, Blandford +++ Refreshments at 1600hrs, …

AFCEA South – Major Sandy Hennis – talk on ICE MAIDEN – a 1700KM, 3 month trek across the Antartic! Read More »

The Agile Network -Allan Paton – Silver Peak Systems Agility and Networking Technologies – not often two words seen together when considering the challenges of a short notice deployment, or the wider implications of deploying mission critical applications to the …

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This is the final monthly meeting of the 2017 / 2018 season and our main guest speaker for the evening is Phil Blunden.  Phil  will be speaking about the Defence Cyber Protection Partnership (DCPP – a joint Ministry of Defence …

AFCEA London – June 2018 – SME Showcase and Defence Cyber Protection Partnership Read More »

[redirect url=’https://uk.afceachapters.org/tricycis18′ sec=’0′] “3-Steps to Cyber Disaster: Decide, Detonate, Depart” A networking and ‘scary speed cyber’ session on the evening of 19 June, the conference all day 20 June, and the AFCEA Annual Cyber Dinner (Black Tie) in the evening …

AFCEA UK – TriCyCIS® 2018 Conference & Dinner – Royal Holloway Read More »

[redirect url=’https://uk.afceachapters.org/tricycis18′ sec=’0′] Full event microsite for TriCyCIS “3-Steps to Cyber Disaster: Decide, Detonate, Depart” The Annual AFCEA UK Cyber Dinner (Black Tie) to debate (argue?) the themes emerging from TriCyCIS®, in the splendid settings of a formal dinner at …

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The RSI is holding a professional development lecture (The Future of CEMA) on Thu 26 Jul at Blandford Camp which is open to AFCEA to attend (for free).  Details of the event can be found at https://royalsignals.org/rsi/events/2018/07/the-future-of-cema/. Pre-registration is essential …

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“It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the one that is most responsive to change.”   (Charles Darwin) This is the first monthly meeting of the new 2018 / 2019 season and we …

AFCEA London – September 2018- Brig Sara Sharkey Read More »

How the Defence Cyber Protection Partnership is Securing the Supply Chain -Phil Blunden In 2017, MOD introduced a mandatory requirement aimed at providing cyber security assurance across the Defence Supply Chain. This presentation covers MOD’s Cyber Security Model, intended to …

AFCEA West – Sep 2018 – How the Defence Cyber Protection Partnership is Securing the Supply Chain – Phil Blunden Read More »

AGM & Monthly Meeting Land Systems Reference Centre (LSRC) a joint presentation between MoD & Industry (Please note that the dress code for gentlemen is business suit / jacket & tie and the equivalent for ladies. No jeans, t-shirts or …

AFCEA London – Oct 2018 – AGM & Monthly Meeting – Land Systems Reference Centre (LSRC) a joint presentation between MoD & Industry Read More »

Event Cancelled (15 Oct 2018) The chapter committee regret that this event has had to be cancelled.  Contact the Secretry via links at https://uk.afceachapters.org/uk-chapters/west-chapter/west-committee/ should you need to!     CISO as Parent! – Dr Andrea Simmons – i3GRC There …

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Date:                     Tue 23 Oct 18 Timings:              1600 (coffee) for 1630 (start) Venue:                 Princess Mary Hall, Blandford Camp, Dorset DT11 8RH Subject:               5G – The Future of Communications Speaker:              Prof Andy Sutton – …

AFCEA South / RSI – “5G – The Future of Communications” – Prof Andy Sutton – Principal Network Architect, BT Technology Read More »

Tony Wheeler – Director Defence Sector, LUCIAD / Hexagon Geospatial Defence objectives surrounding NEC have been too focused upon the network: the consequent deployment of networked C4ISR capability has been slow to say the least.  Now, as we move towards …

AFCEA London – Nov 2018 – Tony Wheeler – Director Defence Sector, LUCIAD / Hexagon Geospatial Read More »

CISO as Parent! – Professional Challenges… – Dr Andrea Simmons – i3GRC There have been a number of presentations delivered and reviews made available looking at the changing role of the CISO (at RSA, in various online resources etc). To …

AFCEA West – Nov 2018 – CISO as Parent! – Dr Andrea Simmons – i3GRC Read More »

AFCEA London Chapter Corporate Networking Reception Air Cdre John (JW) Wariner – Air 38 Gp A6 AO Book Here

 The Continuous Need for Dynamic and Intelligence-led Cyber Controls Testing Peter Williamson CEO, SecureCloud+ There are many cyber risk and controls frameworks to choose from such as NIST and ISF. No one can argue with the common sense approach of …

AFCEA West – Dec 2018 – The Continuous Need for Dynamic and Intelligence-led Cyber Controls Testing – Peter Williamson CEO, SecureCloud+ Read More »

A BT hosted event in “a prestigious central London venue”! Our speaker is BT’s Peter Willis, Chief Researcher, Data Networks-  he will speak about Software Defined Networks – main innovations and how this will impact the defence sector.   As …

AFCEA London – Jan 2019 – BT – Central London Read More »

Maersk – Collateral victims of a state-sponsored Cyber Weapon: Implementing the Lessons from a Cyber Attack Andy Powell – CISO, A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S In June 2017, Maersk became one of the most high-profile collateral victims of a state- …

AFCEA West – Jan 2019 – Maersk – Collateral victims of a state-sponsored Cyber Weapon: Implementing the Lessons from a Cyber Attack – Andy Powell CISO, A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S Read More »

Our February meeting is being hosted by UK Cloud and the speaker for the evening will be David Lawford-Mee. David’s thought provoking presentation will be on “Making Cloud work for defence”. There will be a networking drinks reception following the …

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  Presentation and dinner: £25.00 (£12.50 discount for active serving members and Valentine Partners! ) AFCEA UK West 14Feb2019 Click here to download or print the poster/booking form – (opens in new tab) Venue: Brickhampton Golf Club Cheltenham Road Churchdown …

AFCEA West – Feb 2019 – What can the cyber security industry learn from other occupations? – Nick Drage Read More »

Subject: ARE YOU NORMAL? Social psychological determinants of cybersecurity behaviours – understanding potential opponents…and recruits. Venue: Princess Mary Hall, Blandford Camp, 6th March, 1745hrs. Speaker: Dr John McAlaney, Assoc. Professor of Psychology at Bournemouth University Further information: Free to all …

AFCEA South / RSI – “ARE YOU NORMAL?” – Dr John McAlaney, Assoc. Professor of Psychology at Bournemouth University Read More »

Dr Stuart Eves PhD, FRAS, FBIS– British Interplanetary Society “The Future Is Out Of This World” The future of space technology Please note that the dress code for gentlemen is business suit / jacket & tie and the equivalent for …

AFCEA London – Mar 2019 – Dr Stuart Eves – British Interplanetary Society “The Future Is Out Of This World” The future of space technology Read More »

‘Painting Sunflowers’ making cyber space safe through small actions – Presentation from an NCSC Senior – The talk will take inspiration from Van Gogh and his impact on the world in such a short time. In 1882, he wrote to …

AFCEA West – Mar 2019 – National Cyber Security Centre Read More »