
ATI Features World Class Instructors for Our Short Courses

Cyber Warfare is all over news headlines. World leaders, including the United States, Russia, South Korea and Great Britain, are scrambling to organize against the rapidly increasing varieties of threats such as spyware and malware, spoofing, phishing and botnets that are having devastating effects around the world. Digital intelligence experts have labeled these escalating cyber threats as a “Global Cyber Cold War”.
The instructor for ATI’s new Theory and Fundamentals of Cyber Warfare course is Albert Kinney, who brings more than 20 years of experience in research and operational cyberspace mission areas including the initial development and first operational employment of the Naval Cyber Attack Team. Kinney says, “ I designed the course to focus on providing a top-down view of both the challenges and opportunities encountered in this new warfare domain. Attendees will gain insight to emerging requirements and trends affecting the implementation of cyber warfare systems, policy, and operations that will inform your strategy and focus your efforts in cyberspace.”
Maryland Governor, Martin O’Malley, was recently interviewed on 103.5 FM WTOP radio identifying Maryland as the next, “silicon valley” of cyber security. “Cyberspace has emerged as a mainstream warfare domain on par with air, land, sea, and space domains. This advancement to a bona fide battle space arises from the de facto behaviors of entities ranging from international superpowers to improvised non-state organizations. As a result, government and military organizations are developing new doctrines, establishing domain-focused operational hierarchies, and acquiring new systems capabilities to maintain cyberspace as a viable resource serving the national interest,” Kinney explains.
The topic of cyber security first gained momentum when President Obama announced in May that his administration will pursue a plan to secure America’s digital infrastructure and that, “Protecting this infrastructure will be a national security priority.” The President’s plan will involve nearly all sectors of local and national government and military.
Prospective attendees can view the full Theory and Fundamentals of Cyber Warfare course description by clicking on: https://aticourses.com/theory_fundamentals_cyber_warfare.html
The Applied Technology Institute (ATI) specializes in professional development seminars in the technical areas of space, communications, defense, sonar, radar, and signal processing. For over twenty-five years, ATI has presented leading-edge technical training to defense and NASA facilities, as well as DoD and aerospace contractors. ATI courses provide a clear understanding of the fundamental principles and a working knowledge of current technology and applications. ATI has the unique capability to schedule and deliver courses in a matter of weeks. They offer customized on-site training at your facility anywhere in the United States, as well as internationally and over 200 annual public courses in dozens of locations. World-class design experts lead courses. To register or for an on-site quote, call (888) 501-2100, or visit them on the web at www.ATIcourses.com.
Satellite Communications expert, Bruce R. Elbert, with forty years of combined experience designing satellite communications payload and systems for COMSAT Laboratories and Hughes Electronics, will lead the course, which he says will be essential for government agencies. “Effective satellite communication depends on a clear understanding of the user requirements, including what information is to be communicated, where it must be communicated, and finally, how the unique situation of the user can be addressed (things such as whether the user is stationary or in motion on the ground, in the air or on the sea). There are a myriad of questions to be answered but there are solutions on the market that can potentially address them. Getting through this maze requires a good understanding of the alternative satellite capabilities, kinds of user terminals available, network architectures, and systems engineering processes.”
The Communications Payload Design–Satellite System Architecture course is designed to outline in detail the technical characteristics of a wide variety of satellites operating in different frequency bands, exploring the advantages and limitations of each, such as Lockheed Martin’s, Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite. Elbert demonstrates this point explaining, “The military relies on mobility to extend and conduct operations in a wide variety of places. The system provided by Inmarsat would seem to be ideal because the user antennas are small and the network service is quite versatile, being IP based. However, the bandwidth afforded is low relative to many requirements and the cost per MByte is quite high as compared to, say, Ku band satellite services. Alternatively, Ku band is very popular because it addresses these issues, but the availability of Ku satellites is somewhat less and the attendant user antennas tend to be much larger. They also must be pointed rather accurately at the particular satellite in use, a challenge for moving vehicles,” he says.
Prospective end-users of the course are not limited to military and government audiences. It also provides knowledge and methodologies to use satellite communications for non-government applications in field such as oil and gas exploration and production, emergency management, transportation and broadcasting.
The Applied Technology Institute (ATI) specializes in professional development seminars in the technical areas of space, communications, defense, sonar, radar, and signal processing. For over twenty-five years, ATI has presented leading-edge technical training to defense and NASA facilities, as well as DOD and aerospace contractors. Their courses provide a clear understanding of the fundamental principles and a working knowledge of current technology and applications. ATI has the unique capability to schedule and deliver courses in a matter of weeks. They provide customized on-site training at your facility anywhere in the United States as well as internationally and offer over 200 annual public courses in dozens of locations. World-class design experts lead courses. To register for a course or request an on-site quote, call (410) 956-8805 or (888) 501-2100 or visit them on the web at https://aticourses.com/