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SUMMARY:Neptune SHIELD Tech Talk: Current state of Ransomware & Cyber Resilience
DESCRIPTION:Ransomware: Prevention\, Rapid Recovery & Modern Cyber Resilience. Presented by: CAS Severn\, Cohesity\, and ArmorxAI\nRansomware has evolved from a cybersecurity issue into a business uptime and operational survival problem. Organizations today are not asking if they will be targeted — but how quickly they can stop damage and recover when it happens.\nNeptune SHIELD invites you to an in-person Tech Talk focused on the state of ransomware in 2026 and how organizations can build best-in-class cyber resilience through an integrated strategy of pre-encryption prevention and rapid recovery.\nThis session brings together industry experts from CAS Severn\, Cohesity\, and ArmorxAI to deliver practical insight\, real-world scenarios\, and modern architectural guidance.\nWhat You’ll Learn\n✔️ How ransomware attacks are evolving — and why traditional defenses fall short✔️ Why most ransomware damage occurs before alerts ever fire✔️ How pre-encryption prevention can stop attacks in their earliest moments✔️ Why attackers target backups — and how to protect and recover clean data✔️ How prevention and recovery work together to reduce downtime and business impact\nFeatured Discussion Topics\n🔹 Current State of RansomwareCurrent attack trends\, real-world impacts\, and lessons learned across government\, education\, and commercial organizations.\n🔹 Stopping Ransomware Before Encryption Begins (ArmorxAI)How kernel-level visibility and pre-encryption detection can halt ransomware before data is locked or destroyed.\n🔹 Cyber Resilience & Rapid Recovery (Cohesity)Immutable backups\, clean recovery\, and restoring business operations with confidence.\n🔹 Building a Resilient Architecture (CAS Severn)How to design a modern resilience strategy that integrates prevention\, recovery\, and operational continuity.\nWho Should Attend\nIT & Security Leaders\nCISOs & CIOs\nGovernment & Defense Contractors\nState & Local Government\nEducation & Healthcare IT\nBusiness and Operations Leaders concerned with uptime and continuity\nWhy Attend\n✔️ Gain practical\, actionable insight — not sales pitches✔️ Learn how leading organizations reduce ransomware impact✔️ Understand how prevention and recovery work together✔️ Network with peers and industry experts\nSpace is limited. Registration required.\n👉 Register now to secure your spot. \nShare this location:
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LOCATION:448 Viking Dr suite 300\, 448 Viking Dr\, Virginia Beach\, VA\, United States
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SUMMARY:Lunch & Learn with Leader's (L3 Series) with Bill & Heidi Dittmar
DESCRIPTION:The Art of Authentic Connection in Business: Define your value proposition and compete with clarity and confidence.\nThe Art of Authentic Connection in Business\nJust like every business must craft their “Unique Value Proposition” & “Brand Narrative” in order to Compete\, Survive & Thrive so does each of us as individuals.\nAs CEOs and growth leaders\, we demand that our organizations clearly define a compelling Unique Value Proposition and differentiated Brand Narrative in order to compete\, survive\, and thrive.\nYet many accomplished executives have never applied that same strategic rigor to themselves.\nIn competitive markets—especially within GovCon\, enterprise environments\, and emerging growth sectors—clarity of personal value is not optional. It is leverage. Deals are won\, partnerships are formed\, and trust is accelerated when leaders can articulate precisely what differentiates them and why it matters.\nThis interactive workshop moves beyond networking theory. It is a positioning exercise for leaders.\nKey discussion areas include:\nWhy authentic connection consistently outperforms transactional networking\nThe distinction between a résumé summary and a true executive value proposition\nHow clarity strengthens influence\, credibility\, and deal velocity\nAligning personal positioning with organizational strategy and growth objectives\nParticipants will leave with:\nA clear understanding of why personal positioning directly impacts organizational growth and market credibility\nA proven framework for defining their individual Unique Value Proposition\nA concise 5–6 sentence\, strengths-based Brand Narrative crafted during the session\nLive small-group practice articulating that narrative with clarity\, confidence\, and authority \nIf you cannot clearly articulate what makes you indispensable\, you risk becoming interchangeable.\nThis session is designed for CEOs and new business leaders who intend to lead conversations\, differentiate decisively\, and compete with clarity and confidence.\nSpace is limited. Registration required.\n👉 Register now to secure your spot. \nShare this location:
URL:https://newportnewsva.com/event/lunch-learn-with-leaders-l3-series-with-bill-heidi-dittmar/
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SUMMARY:Tech Talk with Neptune SHIELD - AI technology
DESCRIPTION:Ben Brown\, Founder of AYO Advisors\, advanced prompt engineering techniques working with emerging technologies\, including AI\, will join us.\nBen Brown will provide an overview of advanced prompt engineering techniques working with the latest generative AI models to best leverage their capabilities. He and AYO Advisors introduce structured frameworks for developing prompts that yield reliable\, repeatable\, and effective results to government industries. The discussion will also include the ethical use and limitations of AI and how to mitigate these issues using structured prompt engineering.  \nBen Brown is a former US Marine intelligence officer and has extensive operational deployments in Ukraine and other various theatres. He is a fluent Ukrainian and Russian speaker and has seen 1st hand how a strong knowledge of AI in the modern technology world can transform a leaders ability to multiply their workload in half the time\, both on and off the battle field. We have taken his three day course on Prompt Engineering and it is absolutly worth it! Even if you are well versed in AI/ML tools\, Ben will show you how to maximize efficeincy and make a huge leap forward to join the rest of the AI users in the world. You won’t want to miss this Tech Talk. Bring you’re own laptop for more hands on learning.\nLunch will be catered from Wegman’s and is included in the price of admission.\nThank you for supporting Neptune SHIELD and promoting Veterans in Business! \nShare this location:
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