Three Suits and Spooks Courses taught by 3 World-Renowned Experts: Limited Enrollment and Savings!

At Suits and Spooks events, we always have world-class speakers. But for 2014, I wanted to offer world-class training as well. For example, in January we're featuring:

CARMEN MEDINA: Specialist leader at Deloitte Consulting LLP after retiring from an almost 32 years-career at the Central Intelligence Agency where her roles included Director of the Center for the Study of Intelligence (CSI); the Deputy Director for Intelligence, and Chief of the Strategic Assessments Group in the Office of Transnational Issues, Directorate of Intelligence. She has led analysts working on Southern Africa and Central America, and helped to design the Global Coverage Program and innovate new production methods to support policymakers. In the early 1990s, she served overseas in Western Europe.

Course title: "Analytic Methodology and Critical Thinking for Cyber Intelligence and Information Security"

LANCE COTTRELL: Chief Scientist at Ntrepid Corp. and the founder and principal at Obscura Security. He founded Anonymizer Inc. in 1995, and is an internationally recognized expert in cryptography‚ online privacy‚ and Internet security.

Course title: "Tools, Techniques, and Pitfalls in Internet Anonymity and Pseudonymity"

ROB DUBOIS: Security advisor, smart power authority and retired U.S. Navy SEAL with experience in more than thirty nations. He recently served as the operations manager for the Department of Defense Red Team where his innovative tactics earned him the reputation of the U.S.’s “top terrorist”. Rob has provided his “Think like the Adversary” workshop to elite military units in combat zones, Fortune 500 companies, and agencies including the National Counterterrorism Center.

Course title: "Better Red than Dead: Learn to build your own full-spectrum Red Team with a veteran Red Team leader"

Originally, in order to attend a workshop you needed to also register for the conference. I've changed that policy so now you can take the training without having to register for Suits and Spooks DC, or you can register for both. Basically, it's now your choice.

Finally, in order to help us fill up these courses so as to have a more effective test on whether this is something that we continue to offer at Suits and Spooks events, I've lowered the tuition by 33% on all 3 courses until December 20th.

You can get complete details on each course by clicking on the course title, or call us with any questions you may have. Please help spread the word about this unique opportunity to learn from these highly esteemed professionals. Depending on our enrollment numbers, it may be the only time that we offer it.

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Carmen Medina to teach Workshop on Analytic Methods and Critical Thinking at Suits and Spooks DC 2014

As the rush to the Cloud and the aggregation of data in amounts here-to-for unheard of accelerates, the one area that continues to suffer from lack of attention is the use of analytic methods designed to off-set cognitive bias; in other words the rare skill of critical thinking.

This is particularly true among information security companies but it applies across all industry vectors. I've recognized and railed against this problem for years, but now with Suits and Spooks entree into offering workshops, I'm able to offer a solution in the person of Carmen Medina.

Carmen is a CIA veteran of almost 32 years. She was the Director of the Center for the Study of Intelligence (CSI) from January 2007-December 2009. As the CSI Director, she developed and managed CIA’s first Agency-wide Lessons Learned Program. Her record as a visionary analytic thinker and a dedicated, caring leader made her widely recognized--inside CIA and beyond--as an articulate, passionate voice for excellence in intelligence.

From 2005 through 2007, she was the Deputy Director for Intelligence, a member of the executive team that led the CIA’s analytic directorate. In her CIA career, Carmen held positions of increasing responsibility to include Chief of the Strategic Assessments Group in the Office of Transnational Issues, Directorate of Intelligence. She has led analysts working on Southern Africa and Central America, and helped to design the Global Coverage Program and innovate new production methods to support policymakers. In the early 1990s, she served overseas in Western Europe.

By attending Carmen's four hour workshop on Analytic Methodology and Critical Thinking, your analysts will learn:

1. Different analytic techniques to help organize data.

2. The value chain of analytic insight.

3. Question templates to use when evaluating information.

4. Rules and techniques for using data and information.

5. Techniques to assist in more rigorous what if and future thinking.

The early bird rate for this workshop is only $495 and attendees must also register for Suits and Spooks DC. Complete information is available here. Register early to save money and to secure your seat.

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