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Near-Peer Competition is Back:
Are We Ready Now and Into the Future
February 6 - 8, 2018  San Diego Convention Center
#WEST2018

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Continuing Education


Network Physical Security Shortcomings at the Endpoint
Location: Innovation Showcase, Exhibit Hall 1400/1600 Aisle
Date: Wednesday, 7 February
Time: 3:15PM – 4:15PM

Approved for 1 CompTIA CEU: A+, Network+, Security+, CSA+, Cloud+, and CASP; 1 GIAC CPE

There exists a major loophole at the network endpoint from the wall to the desktop that cybersecurity does not address.  Physical security of network and terminal hardware and its user interface has been ignored in policy and practice enabling catastrophic breaches from insider threats, most notably Manning and Snowden.

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(Note: AFCEA and U.S. Naval Institute will not provide formal attendance documentation for this session.)


The West Coast DON IT Conference offers several sessions supporting continuing education. For more details on the DON IT Conference (separate no-fee registration is required) and a downloadable agenda and CE flyer, click here.

DON IT Conference (Continuing Education Unit (CEU) sessions)

Tuesday, 6 February

  • Common Fraud Schemes
  • Data & Analytics Consortium
  • DON Naval Innovation News
  • Knowledge Management Lessons and Update
  • Navy Qualified Validator Course
  • Privacy Awareness Training
  • Protecting Yourself from Identity Theft
  • Protecting Your Personal Health Information
  • Records Management Annual Training and DON TRACKER Update
  • Records Management Train the Trainer
  • SORNs for Privacy Professionals
  • USMC Risk Management Framework MCCAST Course
  • USMC Validator Class

Wednesday, 7 February

  • Capabilities Planning Document: How the POM Process and IT Capabilities Interact
  • CIO Town Hall and DON IM/IT Excellence Awards
  • DON Cloud Acceleration Panel: A Senior Leadership Perspective
  • DON Cloud Acceleration Panel: Plans, Challenges, and Execution
  • IT Portfolio Management
  • Mobility Update
  • Navy Qualified Validator Course
  • NMCI/NGEN Update
  • PMW-240 DADMS/DITPR
  • Preparing Your IT Systems for Audit Readiness
  • USMC Risk Management Framework MCCAST Course
  • USMC Validator Class

Thursday, 8 February

  • Applying Business Transformation Lessons Learned
  • Business Capability Acquisition Cycle
  • Cyber Excepted Service
  • Defense Business Certification
  • DON CIO Cybersecurity Program Overview
  • DON Cybersecurity Financial Considerations
  • DON Metrics Update
  • FRCS Architecture
  • FRCS Question & Answer
  • FRCS RDT&E Efforts
  • FRCS Threat Overview
  • NAVSEA CIO Cyber and Enterprise IT Update
  • Navy Cyber Resiliency
  • Navy CYBERSAFE
  • Navy Marine Corps Spectrum Summit
  • Optimizing DON IT Strategic Souring and ITAM Through Best Practices and Strategic Collaboration
  • Service RMF Updates
  • Setting the Stage: FRCS Current State
  • USMC Risk Management Framework MCCAST Course
  • USMC Validator Class
  • Value and Benefit of FRCS

Please see latest schedule for times and locations.

Note: AFCEA and U.S. Naval Institute do not provide formal attendance documentation for DON IT Conference sessions.

CEUs/CLCs: All sessions qualify for one continuous learning credit (CLC); certificates will not be provided for CLCs so attendees should keep track of their CLCs. EC-Council provides one continuous education unit (CEU) per each hour of session attendance. All other organizations above provide one CEU per session. CEUs will be provided by email after the conference to registered attendees whose badges were scanned for each qualifying session.