Join us virtually or in person at our September meeting as we welcome Stephen W. Goldsmith DVM, Management Program Analyst, WMD Directorate (WMDD), Chemical-Biological Countermeasures Unit, FBI Headquarters, Washington, DC. Dr. Goldsmith will provide a high level overview of the FBI’s role with helping to protect the food supply from intentional contamination incidents. He will […]
For our fourth annual conference, we are back, bigger and better than ever - in person at the Trussville Civic Center and virtual via the Hopin app. Fourteen speakers, including Federal Agents, prosecutors, and other experts from the FBI, the US Attorney’s Office, and the private sector, will discuss current trends, red flags, and other […]
The opioid crisis has exploded in America, taking countless lives from little towns to our largest metropolitan cities. Illegal synthetic Fentanyl kills, and yet more and more of this dangerous drug is still on our streets. The opioid crisis has crossed over from prescription drugs to easily accessible street drugs all laced with some version […]
Former FBI Special Agent and Hostage Negotiator, Michelle Kelley will provide a keynote Podcast with interactive exercises. Ms. Kelley provides a compelling, interactive walk through of listening skills used in a hostage negotiation. Presenter: Michelle Kelley, Consultant Former FBI Special Agent and Hostage Negotiator and original 2nd grade teacher. Who Can Attend: Open only to […]
Romance scams are designed to pull at your heartstrings and the consequences of these scams are often financially and emotionally devastating to victims. These scams occur when a criminal adopts a fake online identity to gain a victim’s affection and trust, and then uses the illusion of a romantic relationship to manipulate or steal from […]
Why has Russia held a grudge against the United States for decades? How does Russia's ill will turn into direct action that could threaten the US? When and why does Russia use proxies to try to weaken the US? Do we still need to worry about Russia, since China presents a much more significant threat […]
If you liked our Ukraine SitRep updates, you will love this! Global Threat Overview is a three-hour seminar that, among other topics and conflicts, covers the War in Ukraine, the growing threat of conflict between China and Taiwan, the growing maritime insurgency in the South China Sea, Iran and its global network of terror organizations, […]
This 1-day workshop will provide cybersecurity professionals the knowledge and skills needed to understand what critical infrastructure protection is, the nature of the physical, cyber, and human (insider) threats to them, who is involved, what their roles and responsibilities are, and the tools and resources available to help them better protect our Nation’s Critical Infrastructure. […]
Tom Drucker will discuss how criticality is perceived and addressed in Homeland Security and emergency management. The goal is to help participants understand and better communicate about Critical Infrastructure because understanding criticality can be defined as; determining what is of the greatest importance to the way things might happen. When discussing critical infrastructure, we are […]
Cybersecurity often focuses on malware campaigns, the latest zero-day exploits, or the costs of data breaches and ransomware attacks. Yet the attacks that fly under the radar are often more insidious and much more costly. Researchers at Cybereason discovered such an attack, which was assessed to be the work of Chinese APT Winnti. Cybereason briefed […]
We return to a hybrid format for the 4th annual Healthcare Fraud Summit. Federal Agents, prosecutors, and other experts from the FBI, the US Attorney’s Office, and the private sector will share current trends, red flags, and other invaluable information for fraud prevention stakeholders in the healthcare industry. Attendees will learn about: the top fraud […]
Since the first deepfake in 2017, there have been many developments in deepfake and related-synthetic media technologies. When people think of a deepfake, they commonly think of a video like the one of Bill Hader transforming into Tom Cruise, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Al Pacino and Seth Rogan on David Letterman’s show in 2019. These are examples […]