22 November 2013: Dr. Itamara Lochard, Director of MIIS Cyber received the Order of Thor for her outreach on cyber efforts overseas with NATO and other partners from the Military Cyber Professionals Association. Two MIIS Cyber Security Working Group officers Ben and Olga Volcsko were also recipients for their U.S. military contributions to cyber security. Vice-Admiral (USN, ret) Rowe, President of the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School bestowed the awards on base.
Additional Activities
MIIS Cyber Partners with the Military Cyber Professionals Association (MCPA)
21 November 2013: Dr. Itamara Lochard, Director of MIIS Cyber, was invited by founder CPT (US) Joe Billingsley to become a permanent member of the Military Cyber Professionals Association (MCPA) to include their STEP efforts to increase cyber security awareness in the United States and provide mentorship. MIIS Cyber has partnered with MCPA and will be working closely with the Monterey chapter which is affiliated with the Naval Postgraduate School.
MOU between MIIS Cyber and the Military Academy General Milhailo Apostolski of Macedonia – 15 November 2013
15 November 2013: MIIS Cyber and the Military Academy General Mihailo Apostolski of Macedonia signed an MOU. This is the first regional cyber security effort in Southeast Europe which is a follow-on to the October NATO ESCD Science for Peace-sponsored effort. It aims to provide training, education and awareness for all Balkan states. Given the strong support by the Macedonian Minister of Defense, First Secretary of the MOD and Dean of the Military Academy, the hope is that fostering the development of ICT security for the region will help ensure stability, peace and prosperity in the Balkans. MIIS Cyber Director, Dr. Lochard received a plaque from the Macedonian Military Academy for her assistance in developing this initiative over the past year and was interviewed in a press conference by news agencies in Macedonia.
MIIS Cyber GRA Attends East-West Institute’s Fourth Annual Cyberspace Cooperation Summit in Palo Alto
5-6 November 2013: MIIS Cyber Research Assistant and Website Manager Dan Gifford attended the East-West Institute’s Fourth Annual Cyberspace Cooperation Summit in Palo Alto California. Events centered on building cooperation, capability and and strengthening conceptions of Cybersecurity issues on an international basis.
MOU between MIIS Cyber and the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
30 September 2013- A memorandum of understanding to increase cyber security efforts was formally established between the MIIS Cyber Initiative and the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.
Additional Activities – 26 September 2013
26 September 2013 Dr Itamara Lochard, Director of MIIS CySec was invited to participate at a cyber security dinner with Estonian President Toomas Ilves and the Estonian Ambassador to the United States. The event was hosted by Admiral Stavridis (USN retired), former SACEUR and Dean of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.