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March 24, 2017 • 12:53 pm 0

AUSA Global Force in Huntsville – CSFI CTF Video

CSFI was very lucky to get some video exposure from C4ISRNET, DefenseNews and FederalTIMES during the AUSA event. Please watch the video and feel free to share it with others. Our CSFI CTF (Capture The Flag) Cyber Challenge was a hit. Cyber folks LOVE CTFs! It’s hands-on fun.

Video here: http://www.c4isrnet.com/video/watch-reporter-find-network-vulnerability?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%203.23.17&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

FifthDomain Reporter Mark Pomerleau plays cyber capture the flag with the Cyber Security Forum Initiative’s demo at AUSA Global Force in Huntsville. (Video by Daniel Woolfolk). CSFI uses BioPC technologies for its Fly Away Kit (MDC-8). Great technology used by SOCOM for the deployment of cyberspace operations at the tactical edge.

Here’s our CSFI CTF page: https://www.csfi.us/?p=ctf

We continue to polish and improve our CTF all the time by adding more challenging flags.

Filed under: Cybersecurity

March 21, 2017 • 5:26 pm 0

CSFI Founder Paul de Souza is presented with the 856 CPT coin for his various forms of support


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March 18, 2017 • 6:57 am 0

The Cyber 9/12 Student Challenge – COLONIALS!

 

“I had the honor to be the GWU Coach of an impressive team of cyber professionals during this year’s 9/12 competition in Washington DC. The team Captain Karadi, Kelly, Whit, and Tonya represented George Washington University as team Colonials. They adequately represented
GWU with professionalism, boldness and particularly acute knowledge of planning, strategy, and cyberspace operations. What an amazing team! I sincerely hope to have the opportunity to work with them once again.”
Paul de Souza, CSFI-CWD (Cyber Warfare Division) Founder Director
Military Cyber Professionals Association (MCPA) Advisor
Adjunct Faculty, George Washington University

The Cyber 9/12 Student Challenge is an annual cyber policy competition for students across the globe to compete in developing national security policy recommendations tackling a fictional cyber catastrophe. In 2017, the Student Challenge will take place in Washington, DC in March, Geneva, Switzerland in April, and Sydney, Australia in September.

In Washington, DC, in partnership with American University’s School of International Service, student teams confront a serious cybersecurity breach of national and international importance. Teams will compose policy recommendations and justify their decision-making process, considering the role and implications for relevant civilian, military, law enforcement, and private sector entities and updating the recommendations as the scenario evolves.

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March 18, 2017 • 5:57 am 0

The 2017 AUSA ILW Global Force Symposium & Exposition – MCPA Booth

CSFI CTF (Capture The Flag) Cyber Challenge

This symposium explored the capabilities outlined in the Army Operating Concept and how the force transforms from being adaptive to driving innovation for Force 2025 and beyond. Special guest presentations coupled with panel discussions from our senior military and industry leaders, addresses critical points of acquisition, research and development, and partnering between military and industry. For the Army, this means restructuring military-industrial programs. The Army must take a hard look at its acquisition processes, with an eye towards the future, in order to continue maintaining a competitive overmatch against potential adversaries.

6,000+ attendees and exhibitors 200+ exhibits in South/East Halls and outdoor displays 75+ speakers and presenters and keynotes

Speakers included:

HON Steffanie B. Easter, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army, Acquisition, Logistics and Technology

GEN Gustave Perna, Commanding General, United States Army Materiel Command

GEN David Perkins, Commanding General, United States Army Training and Doctrine

Joe Billingsley, MCPA Founder – CSFI Advisory Board Director

Paul de Souza, CSFI Founder – MCPA Advisory Board

US Army Captain Eubanks taking the CTF Cyber Challenge

US Army Captain Eubanks is presented with a CSFI Challenge Coin at AUSA Alabama 2017

Rich Tackels, ADDC

Rich Tackels, ADDC

Cybercents – Cyber Range

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CSFI Fly Away Kit – Cyber Ops Capabilities.

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Bio

Dr. Paul de Souza is the founder of the Cyber Security Forum Initiative (CSFI). Dr. de Souza has over 20 years of cybersecurity experience. He is faculty at George Washington University and has worked as the Chief Security Engineer for AT&T, where he designed and approved secure networks for MSS (Managed Security Services). Dr. de Souza also worked as a security engineer for Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) and U.S. Robotics. He has consulted for several governments, military organizations, and private institutions across the globe. He served as a Federal Director of Training and Education for Norman Data Defense Systems.

Dr. de Souza serves as a CENTRIC (Centre of Excellence in Terrorism, Resilience, Intelligence & Organized Crime Research) Visiting Researcher at Sheffield Hallam University, U.K., and as a Guest Lecturer at the Swedish Defence University (SEDU) Försvarshögskolanand; former Institute of World Politics Board of Advisors for the Cyber Intelligence Initiative (Ci2) in Washington, D.C.; and served as an Advisor for the MCPA (Military Cyber Professionals Association). He is a Cyber SME NATO Instructor and an Order of Thor Medal recipient.

He is a Negev Hi-Tech Faculty Startup Accelerator Advisor for Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel, and an Advisory Board member at IntellCorp (Lisbon, Portugal – Counter-Terrorism/Counter-Intelligence/Cyber). He has been a Visiting Research Fellow at the National Security Studies, Tel Aviv University, Israel (INSS) – Cyber Security and Military & Strategic Affairs Programs. He has completed the Executive Program in Counter-Terrorism Studies from the Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya in Israel. He is also a Cybersecurity Exec Ed alum at Harvard Kennedy School. He serves as an American Public University Ambassador, a Cybersecurity Programs Advisory Board Member at Capitol Technology University, and a Professor of Cyber Threat Intelligence at The University of Georgia, Tbilisi.

Dr. de Souza has a master’s degree in National Security Studies (M.A.) with a concentration in Terrorism from American Military University, West Virginia, and a Ph.D. in Critical Infrastructure from Capitol Technology University, Maryland

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