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SUMMARY:Cyber Dawg 2026: Georgia's Premier Live-Fire Cybersecurity Exercise
DESCRIPTION:Hotel Information\n\nA group room block has been reserved at Au
 gusta Marriott at the Convention Center for event attendees. Rooms are ava
 ilable on a first-come\, first-served basis\, and the reservation deadline
  is September 10.\n\nWhen accessing the reservation page\, the room block 
 will display dates of September 18-26. Please adjust your reservation to r
 eflect the event dates of September 21-25 before completing your booking.
  Event Overview\n\nCyber Dawg is a joint initiative between GTA's Office 
 of Information Security (OIS) and the Georgia Department of Defense (DoD) 
 that brings cybersecurity professionals from state and local government\, 
 military organizations\, and partner organizations together to participate
  in a high-pressure\, hands-on environment. This event combines technical 
 training and live-fire cyber defense exercises to inform effective strateg
 ies that can be applied immediately within your operational environment an
 d enhance skills such as:Incident detection and analysisThreat hunting and
  investigationLog analysis and alert validationCyber threat intelligence s
 haringTeam-based incident responseDecision-making under pressureWhat to Ex
 pect\n\nParticipants will spend the week immersed in realistic cyber defen
 se simulations and collaborate with peers to successfully:Defend simulated
  networks against active cyber threatsMonitor systems\, investigate alerts
 \, and respond to incidentsConduct threat hunting and forensic analysis ac
 tivitiesCollaborate with teammates and partner organizationsParticipate in
  intelligence sharing and operational briefings\n\nThe event uses a comple
 x sandbox environment with access to real-world internet traffic\, includi
 ng captured IP blocks from U.S. adversaries\, such as Iran\, China\, Russi
 a\, North Korea\, providing a real-world cyber threat landscape. Who Part
 icipates?\n\nEvent participants include:State and Local Government - More 
 than 20 state agencies and select\, invitation-only participation from cou
 nty and local agenciesMilitary - Army\, Air National Guard\, and active-du
 ty military unitsInternational - Cybersecurity professionals from allied c
 ountriesPrivate sector - Select cybersecurity professionals and industry e
 xperts provide mentorship and technical support  
URL:https://gta.georgia.gov/events/2026-09-21/cyber-dawg-2026
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260921
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260926
LOCATION:100 Grace Hopper Ln  Augusta\, GA 30901 US
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