Lessons Learned from Recent Cyber Conflict and Militarized Crisis

The NDU Foundation secures funding and resources to support the academic and professional development programs for senior military and diplomatic leaders attending NDU. Our partnerships offer relevant opportunities and engagement into current national security issues, allowing business and military leaders to adapt operational strategies to match better the priorities and objectives of DoD, Homeland Security, and other agencies charged with our national security.

Recently, the Foundation provided staff and other resources to support the annual flagship conference of the College of Information and Cyber Space at the National Defense University, CyberBeacon 2022.

Congressman Jim Langevin was recognized with the inaugural National Defense University Foundation President’s Award for Significant Contributions to National Security. Congressman Langevin’s work on behalf of senior professional military education in the cyber and information domains, his service as Chairman of the Subcommittee on House Armed Services Committee on Cyber, Innovative Technologies, and Information Systems, and his work as a commissioner of the Cyber Solarium Commission has created a lasting impact on our national security advancements.

Featured panelists and discussion topics:

Dr. Trey Herr, Director of Cyber Statecraft Initiative at the Atlantic Council, participated on the “Ukraine and other Recent Campaigns” panel with Annette L. Redmond, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Intelligence Policy and Coordination, Intelligence and Research Bureau, Department of State, Jayce Nichols, Vice President, Threat Intelligence, Mandiant, Michael Warner, Ph.D., Command Historian at U.S. Cyber Command, and Aaron Brantly, Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the Tech4Humanity Lab at Virginia Tech.

The Managing Challenges of Emerging and Disruptive Technologies panel featured Kevin Mulligan, Senior Manager of Government Affairs and Public Policy for Google Cloud and Google Public Sector, Perri Adams, Program Manager, DARPA, Christopher Cleary, Principal Cyber Advisor, Department of the Navy and Michael Kilpstein, Ph.D., Chief of Staff, Office of the U.S. Army Principal Cyber Advisor.

Sophia D’Antoine, Managing Partner, Margin Research, Alexei Bulazel, Winnona DeSombre, Fellow at the Atlantic Council Digital Forensics Research Lab, and Cheri Caddy (Director, Cyber Policy and Plans and Senior Advisor to the National Cyber Director, White House, spoke on Capabilities and Arsenal Management. Cyber experts from government, leading academic institutions, and corporate America participated on the Intelligence, Persistence, and Strategy panel, including Emily Goldman, Ph.D., U.S. Cyber Command, Jon Lindsay, Ph.D., Associate Professor at the School of Cybersecurity and Privacy at the Georgia Institute of Technology, Dave Aitel, Cordyceps Systems, and Thomas Rid, Ph.D., Professor of Strategic Studies and founding director of the Alperovitch Institute for Cybersecurity Studies at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS).

We extend heartfelt appreciation to NUD Foundation Board Member Michael Moniz and Circadence for their generous support of CyberBeacon 2022