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11th National Insider Risk Symposium

September 15–16, 2026
National Housing Center · Washington, D.C.
Advancing whole-of-community approaches to insider risk

The 11th National Insider Risk Symposium will bring together security leaders, innovators and decision-makers from government, defense, critical infrastructure, academia and industry to examine the evolving insider-risk landscape.

Across two days, the program will explore how organizations can move from detection toward prevention, connect human behaviour with technology, strengthen identity intelligence and improve collaboration across security, IT, HR, legal and operational teams.

Key topics

  • Building organizational resilience across the defense and security ecosystem
  • Moving from insider-risk detection to prevention
  • Connecting human behaviour and technology to protect critical systems
  • Integrating identity intelligence and human policy
  • Strengthening security and cyber-intelligence sharing
  • Managing insider risk across healthcare, maritime and critical infrastructure
  • Understanding the impact of AI on the workforce and insider risk

Confirmed speakers include

  • Hon. George W. Street — Director, National Counterintelligence & Security Center
  • Scott Breor — Acting Executive Assistant Director for Infrastructure Security, CISA
  • Robert Schadey — Portfolio Acquisition Executive, Trusted Innovation, DCSA
  • Pearl Mundt, SES — Executive Director, Air Force Office of Special Investigations
  • Milancy Harris — Vice President and Chief Security Officer, AeroVironment
  • Dr. Deanna D. Caputo — Chief Scientist for Insider Threat Research & Solutions, MITRE
  • Gregory Ehrie — Chief Security Officer, Port Authority of New York & New Jersey
  • Ashley Atiles — Senior Director, Human Risk, Labcorp

Request the 2026 agenda

Late registration closes September 11, 2026. Registration categories, eligibility and current rates are available on the event website.

Organized by Defense Strategies Institute · CISO Platform is supporting the event as Community & Media Partner