INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY ASSOCIATION – HAMPTON ROADS CHAPTER

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<p fr-original-style="margin: 0in; font-size: 15px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: left;" id="isPasted" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 15px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: left; width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><img width="191" src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1750547792/wysiwyg/kmqf9mshhncsbnqyynzb.jpg" align="left" style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: bottom; margin: 5px 0px 5px 5px; max-width: calc(100% - 5px); text-align: right; float: right; position: relative; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: bottom; margin: 5px 0px 5px 5px; max-width: calc(100% - 5px); text-align: right; float: right;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable"><p fr-original-style='margin:0in;font-size:15px;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;' id="isPasted" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 15px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Mr. Dustin Sievers&nbsp;is a Special Agent and Cyber Team Lead at DCSA&rsquo;s Virginia Beach office, bringing over 25 years in IT&mdash;including 17 years at DCSA&mdash;leading CORA-certified teams assessing cybersecurity across DoD networks. He holds PMP, CISSP, CSSLP, CCSP, and CEH certifications and an M.S. in Information Assurance &amp; Security. He earned awards like DCSA&rsquo;s Excellence in Innovation and NCMS Industrial Security. A former Navy Reactor Operator aboard USS Enterprise (CVN<span fr-original-style='font-size:16px;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria Math",serif;color:#017D9F;' style='font-size: 16px; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Cambria Math", serif; color: rgb(1, 125, 159); box-sizing: inherit;'>‑65), he participated in Desert Fox, Allied Force, and Enduring Freedom. Today, he speaks regularly on cybersecurity, IP protection, and leadership.<p fr-original-style='margin:0in;font-size:15px;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;' style="margin: 0in; font-size: 15px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;<p fr-original-style='margin:0in;font-size:15px;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;' style="margin: 0in; font-size: 15px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">He will leverage his leadership of DCSA&rsquo;s CORA teams to deliver an insightful snapshot of federal network cybersecurity. He&rsquo;ll explain how CORA shifts from compliance to operational resilience, evaluating architectures, controls, and risk using threat-informed metrics and standards like NIST SP 800<span fr-original-style='font-size:16px;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria Math",serif;color:#017D9F;' style='font-size: 16px; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Cambria Math", serif; color: rgb(1, 125, 159); box-sizing: inherit;'>‑53. Attendees will learn practical findings&mdash;common vulnerabilities, best practices&mdash;and see how tools like scanners and intrusion detection systems bolster network posture. He&rsquo;ll also touch on interagency defense efforts such as the EINSTEIN program, which enhances situational awareness across federal civilian networks. The session will conclude with actionable recommendations for agencies and cleared contractors to strengthen secure, resilient, and compliant government networks.<p fr-original-style='margin:0in;font-size:15px;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;line-height:115%;' id="isPasted" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 15px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 115%; width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;

Hi <span contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{firstname}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-chip" fr-original-style="" style="background-color: rgb(248, 248, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255); border-radius: 4px; color: rgb(42, 42, 196); padding: 1px 8px; font-size: 11px; display: inline-block; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: anywhere; user-select: none; box-sizing: inherit;">First name, Thank you again for participating in our event, it is coming up soon. We look forward to seeing you! As a reminder, here are the details for the event: 📅 <span contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{date-variable-f5cf98ec-d44b-4056-8342-ce38ce3662e8}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-chip" fr-original-style="" style="background-color: rgb(248, 248, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255); border-radius: 4px; color: rgb(42, 42, 196); padding: 1px 8px; font-size: 11px; display: inline-block; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: anywhere; user-select: none; box-sizing: inherit;">Date&nbsp;<span fr-original-class="fr-emoticon fr-deletable fr-emoticon-img" fr-original-style="background: url(https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/emojione/2.0.1/assets/svg/1f3ea.svg);" style='background: url("https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/emojione/2.0.1/assets/svg/1f3ea.svg"); font-weight: 400; font-family: "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", NotoColorEmoji, "Segoe UI Symbol", "Android Emoji", EmojiSymbols; display: inline-block; line-height: 1; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; height: 1em; width: 1em; min-height: 20px; min-width: 20px; margin: -0.1em 0.1em 0.1em; vertical-align: middle;'>&nbsp; <span contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{location-variable-ce52f8e2-092d-42ab-aca2-6ca27cbf4e86}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-chip" fr-original-style="" style="background-color: rgb(248, 248, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255); border-radius: 4px; color: rgb(42, 42, 196); padding: 1px 8px; font-size: 11px; display: inline-block; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: anywhere; user-select: none; box-sizing: inherit;">Location&nbsp; We look forward to seeing you! Kind regards,Charles Heiden

<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1750547792/wysiwyg/kmqf9mshhncsbnqyynzb.jpg" style="display:inline-block;vertical-align:bottom;margin:5px 0px 5px 5px;text-align:right;float:right;position:relative;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%" />Mr. Dustin Sievers is a Special Agent and Cyber Team Lead at DCSA’s Virginia Beach office, bringing over 25 years in IT—including 17 years at DCSA—leading CORA-certified teams assessing cybersecurity across DoD networks. He holds PMP, CISSP, CSSLP, CCSP, and CEH certifications and an M.S. in Information Assurance &amp; Security. He earned awards like DCSA’s Excellence in Innovation and NCMS Industrial Security. A former Navy Reactor Operator aboard USS Enterprise (CVN‑65), he participated in Desert Fox, Allied Force, and Enduring Freedom. Today, he speaks regularly on cybersecurity, IP protection, and leadership. He will leverage his leadership of DCSA’s CORA teams to deliver an insightful snapshot of federal network cybersecurity. He’ll explain how CORA shifts from compliance to operational resilience, evaluating architectures, controls, and risk using threat-informed metrics and standards like NIST SP 800‑53. Attendees will learn practical findings—common vulnerabilities, best practices—and see how tools like scanners and intrusion detection systems bolster network posture. He’ll also touch on interagency defense efforts such as the EINSTEIN program, which enhances situational awareness across federal civilian networks. The session will conclude with actionable recommendations for agencies and cleared contractors to strengthen secure, resilient, and compliant government networks.

INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY ASSOCIATION – HAMPTON ROADS CHAPTER

ISSA-HR Presents - Aug Meeting/Assessing Government Networks

5555 Greenwich Rd

General Admission

Free