Critical Infrastructure's Impact on Crisis Communications 02/26/2026 Come join us for a Brown Bag Lunch and Learn! We regularly talk about critical communications, but this month's speaker Joe Wassel has been involved at all levels. From his time in the Defense Department's Public Safety Communications Group and the CEO of FirstNet he has been focused on how we communicate in times of crisis. This will be followed by questions and answers. Feel free to come, bring your lunch and learn This is a free event.
Vanguard Shield 03/10/2026 On March 10th, AFCEA Atlanta will host Vanguard Shield, a tabletop exercise bringing together representatives from Federal, State, Local and Industry for an afternoon collaborating on responding to threats to critical infrastructure. These exercises were inspired by the Jack Voltaic series of exercises developed by the Army Cyber Institute at West Point. This exercise is free to attend for registrants of the AFCEA Atlanta National Security Conference.The coordinated cybersecurity preparedness exercise is meant to assess how events impacting critical infrastructure will be handled. The scenario changes each year but typically involves a large trigger event and flows over the course of several turns evaluating real world impacts across multiple domains. Threats may come from a wide variety of cyber-related threats and challenges, such as state-sponsored hackers, espionage, hacktivists, ransomware and insider threats, inspired by recent events over the years.
AFCEA Atlanta's National Security Conference 03/11/2026 to 03/12/2026 The AFCEA Atlanta Chapter presents the next National Security Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. In addition to a technical program of unsurpassed scope and quality, AFCEA provides the central meeting place for government, academia, and industry working in all disciplines in industry, service, government, military and academic sectors.In addition to the conference, attendees are also invited to participate in a coordinated cybersecurity preparedness exercise to assess how events impacting critical infrastructure are handled. The exercise will be conducted March 10.
Heroes Night Out with the Atlanta Gladiators! 03/27/2026 AFCEA Atlanta is working with the Atlanta Gladiators Hockey for Heroes Night. The Puck drops at 7:10 PMon February 27th at the Gas South Arena 6400 Sugarloaf Pkwy, Duluth GATickets for the private suite $30 per person and include time on the ice for group picture and some slapshots! Space is limited to thirty, so register today! Please pay at this link:https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/97TUK9QAJ69ZCYou do not need a PayPal account to pay, just enter as a guest if you do not have an account.
