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Morning Keynote: Gen James Cartwright, USMC (Ret.), Former Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and The Inaugural Harold Brown Chair in Defense Policy Studies Center for Strategic and International Studies
Opening the U.S. Naval Institute's 2012 annual history conference "The History and Future Challenges of Cyber Power" at Alumni Hall on the grounds of the U.S. Naval Academy with the morning keynote segment was former Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff retired Gen. James Cartwright.
Cartwright was regarded as the Pentagon's top thinker on cyber warfare during his stint as the vice chairman. In his remarks, Cartwright emphasized why the cyber landscape is important – it is a medium that lies between sanctions and military power.
"The tools available to a president or nation in between diplomacy and military power were not terribly effective," Cartwright explained. "And so from my perspective at that time what I was looking for was a set of tools that had broad range capability, had no regard really for strategic depth and could be used in a way that would make a more logical transition, may even avoid the use of kinetic force to reset diplomacy, reestablish the ability to negotiate with whoever you're working with. So we were looking for a way to fill the gap."
Some of the methods Cartwright had said he looked at were electromagnetic pulse, directed energy, electronic warfare and cyber – all speed-of-light means used to extend the life of the diplomatic activities.
"We need to be able to work at no strategic depth and very large strategic depth," Cartwright said. "Speed-of-light weapons were well suited for those kinds of problems. That was really at the heart of what we were trying to get accomplished."
Later, Cartwright stressed that with the evolution of the Internet, much of that work had been supplanted by the web's dominance.
"Much of the work we had done was hijacked," he said. "It was hijacked by the Internet. Everybody sees cyber as the Internet -- cyber is about your desktop computer, about who is stealing intellectual capital for denying your webpage or whatever it is. That's not what we intended to help. It may be where we end up going, and that's fine."
The problem with some of that mindset, Cartwright explained, was it didn't satisfy the ultimate mission of the Department of Defense (DoD).
"DoD is in the business for offense – that's essentially what we are," he said. "The defense of our networks from the standpoint to make sure they're resilient and they're available to us when we need them, but that is secondary to the ability to conduct fires in our mission.'
Cartwright said there is an important distinction to be made between the wired world and the wireless world. The wireless world, he explained, is where the DoD's focus is maintained, whereas the wired world is something that falls within the purview of the intelligence community.
"DoD and offense cyber is 90 percent about the wireless world, not the wired world," Cartwright said. "Most of what's going on in the wired world is associated with the intelligence community: What's in your directory, what do you have there, what's your intent, how do you do operational preparation of the battle space. All of those activities generally are occurring in the wired world. We live in the wireless world. The world is moving on the commercial sector to the wireless world. That's where we do business."
The former vice chairman offered up a simple definition of "cyber" as it pertains to the military.
"From my perspective, 'cyber' is about taking a waveform in the electromagnetic spectrum, any waveform and coding on it a vehicle that transports where it is you want to go and putting on the back of that a payload that whatever it is you want to have done," he said.
Cartwright said what was being done with cyber warfare existed on three levels: tactical, strategic and operational. He added that people don't necessarily see it like that, but instead from a "purely strategic" point of view.
"You do not want to go purely strategic in this environment," Cartwright explained. "That's my opinion. People may have a different opinion. That's the way I see it."
One of the final key points Cartwright made was there seemed to be a prevailing concern that once one initiates a certain method in cyber warfare, the cat will be out of the bag and it will soon become obsolete and force something new to be developed. But that is the case with any means of warfare he explained.
"We have rifles and bullets," Cartwright said. "People have known that for a long time. That doesn't stop us from going into conflict. That doesn't stop us from doing what we need to do. That's not the way you do business on the offensive side of the equation."
Panel: Combating Cyber Warfare: The Evolution of Alliance Between the Public and Private Sector
The first panel discussion focused on the cooperation between the public sector (the intelligence and military for the sake of this discussion) and a private sector that is often vulnerable to cyber warfare.
The segment was moderated by University of Maryland School of Public Policy Research Professor Dr. William Nolte, who reminded the audience just how much people are touched by computers and by extension potentially cyber warfare on a daily basis.
"I used to ask audiences like this, 'How many of you have used a computer today?'" Nolte said. "And people caught on. The easier question is, 'How many have not used a computer today,' meaning how many of you have not driven a car, or in some cases turning on your stove? You use your iPhone certainly. And this event I think has really taken us all by storm."
Participating in Nolte's panel was Dr. Michael Warner, the command historian for U.S. Cyber Command of the U.S. Department of Defense. Warner's claimed that he is the only practicing "trained historian" in this field and explained his role a historian.
"Federal historians are those people who have to say to the boss, 'Sir, ma'am --- the problem is actually much harder than you realize and it's much more complicated, too,'" Warner said. "So on that cheery note, that may be why there are so few federal historians because that is our job to bring this unwelcomed news to people."
Warner noted some of the highlights of the military's role in computer security going back to 1966. He explained that at one time it was thought to be a grand accomplishment in the 1970s that the National Security Agency had over 100 computers, which then comprised over five acres of floor space.
But as things progressed, he said that as pointed out in the 1972 declassified Anderson Report, the so-called Trojan Horse virus would be a threat to cyber security and as it turned out, it was correct years in advance.
The federal government seemed to begin taking cyber warfare seriously with the 1983 release of the movie "War Games" viewed by then-President Ronald Reagan, and inspiring a generation of hackers.
"Apparently people at the time thought if they did this in their bedrooms at home, that Ally Sheedy would come over and drink Tab with them, too," Warner said.
That he said was what led to executive action by Reagan, a so-called "Hollywood" president. And led to where we are today, with much of that settled.
"In short, the landscape, the paradox which we view these issues had been set for a very long time," Warner said. "By the time we got into arguing information warfare, information operations, computer security and cyber security in the 1990s, the paradigms had already been made, had already been set for us in the 1980s."
Next up on the panel was Steven R. Chabinsky, the senior vice president of legal affairs and chief risk officer for the firm CrowdStrike. Chabinsky served in the Federal Bureau of Investigation as the chief of the cyber intelligence. At the FBI, he led the department's efforts on terrorism, foreign intelligence, and criminal matters regarding cyber issues."
Chabinsky gave a less-than-favorable outlook on the status quo, saying it might sound provocative but with regards to security, the current strategy leaves much to be desired.
"We are following a failed security strategy when it comes to cyber," he said. "And because it is so fundamentally failed in its inception, regardless of how much energy, effort or resources we put into it, we will not become more secure."
Chabinsky remarked that there are playbooks in place for security and risk management, but they haven't been realized.
"I'm going to suggest to you we have not followed successful security models," he said. "So it comes as no surprise that every year our security falls further and further behind."
He said there were three ways of going about tackling this issue – reduce the threat, reduce the vulnerability or reduce the consequences.
"Classically stated, the formula is risk equals threat times vulnerability, times consequences," Chabinsky explained.
In his formula, if one of those components is zero, you zero out the formula, meaning that if you zero out the threat, then the vulnerability and consequences are no longer offer a risk, but he explained you typically can't get one of those areas to zero.
Chabinsky said this type of threat is analogous to a potential missile strike, in that New York City and Washington aren't threatened since potential threats know what consequence will come if they were to strike. And it isn't because the country is impenetrable to a strike. The same applies to this landscape, he explained.
And as he pointed out, all cyber security strategies focus on what he called vulnerability mitigation and the consequences have been secondary in mitigation efforts.
"That model needs to reverse itself," Chabinsky said. "There is no way we are going to win a cyber-security effort on defense. We have to go on the offensive."
Chabinsky went on to add an offensive tack begs the question if the private sector's cyber security efforts includes the right to defend property without first going to law enforcement.
"It is universally accepted in the physical world that you have the right to defend property," he said. "You have the right to keep someone off your property or recover your property without going to law enforcement when necessary if proportionate."
Next up on was William B. Nelson, the chief executive officer and president for the Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center, Inc.
Nelson emphasized what the private sector was doing both on the civil action and in taking criminal action against threats. There had been some successes including Microsoft civil efforts against the so-called Rustock botnet that was behind 2 billion spam emails per day.
"We think we've had some success," Nelson said noting they prefer to spin-down versus spin-up threats. "Your money is safe in your bank or credit union."
Closing out the panel was Maryland Democratic Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, the ranking member on the House Intelligence Committee.
Ruppersberger admitted that in Washington there was a partisan environment that "has got to change," but that it was his committee that was functioning in a bi-partisan manner under the helm of Michigan Republican Rep. Mike Rogers, the chairman and a former CIA officer.
Ruppersberger is part of the so-called "Gang of 8," which entitles him to access to intelligence matters others aren't, heightening his role as a legislator in this area.
He noted that trade secrets, compromised by outside threats, cost U.S. companies $300 billion in 2011. But what the federal government can do to help mitigate that threat is limited by law and he is attempting to change that legislatively with the Cyber Sharing Intelligence Protection Act.
"Right now federal law prohibits the intelligence community from sharing the classified cyber threat intelligence with companies."
The aim he said was to create cooperation between tier one Internet providers like AT&T, Verizon, Comcast and Qwest.
However, despite the bi-partisan progress he said they made on the House side, the bill was threatened by the White House and eventually stalled out in the Senate. Ruppersberger said he hoped to get that effort back in order, but said it might not happen until after the upcoming election.
Lunch Keynote: The Art of Deception: Are You in Danger of Being 'Conned'? Hear the world's most famous former hacker share his perspective on the threat of "social engineering" – A highly effective type of attack that exploits the human element of corporate security, featuring Mr. Kevin Mitnick, computer security consultant, author and hacker
Giving the luncheon keynote speech was Kevin Mitnick, a convicted felon that has now turned his focus away from committing cybercrime to preventing it.
Mitnick was released from prison in January 2002, but was banned from using the Internet until January 2003. Now reformed, Mitnick is working as an IT security consultant and heads his own firm Mitnick Security Consulting, LLC.
According to Mitnick, his field is not as much about the electronic side of the issue, but about the psychological side and that falls into the realm of what he has defined as "social engineering."
Mitnick defined social engineering as "a form of hacking that relies upon influence, deception and/or psychological manipulation to persuade unwitting people to comply with a request."
He explained that as a teenage amateur radio operator, he would interfere with the McDonald's drive-thru window speaker with a series of pranks, and that is what opened his eyes to the potential of deception through electronic means.
Mitnick said it was his experience that "people are loose with information. He rattled off a number of examples of studies conducted to see just what people will do to part with their password, which to him is one of the many access points into seeking out vulnerabilities in information systems.
But other examples he provided were the use of peer-to-peer networks Gnutella, which has been used to exploit credit card data and other sensitive financial information.
It isn't just relegated to exploiting vulnerabilities through electronic means that exposes victims to what he called "social engineering." Other means of gaining access to someone's information system could be done through "dumpster diving" for information, or even by manually calling by phone for password resets and eventually attacking the victim's computer.
Mitnick concluded to avert these kind of attacks, a "keep it simple stupid" approach is suggested with processes designed to keep the user in charge of the decision making process.
Panel: Forging the Links for Cyber Operations: Command, Control & Policy
The final panel of the conference dealt with establishing the coexistence of all the elements involved with cyber security, from command down as it pertains to the military. Dr. Lawrence J. Cavaiola, the distinguished visiting professor of political science and cyber security at U.S Naval Academy, moderated the final session.
Cavaiola began by reminding the audience of the Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET), which would lay the groundwork for the Internet as we know it today. Cavaiola at the time said he thought it was "neat," but made the point that things have come a long way.
Since then, the military's efforts in cyber space have also come a long way, but it isn't without challenges including how to create an effective application of governance.
"Governance is about power," Cavaiola said. "It's about decision-making and it's about accountability. Those are things that we who are in the military or are associated with the military need to live by every day – exercise power, decision-making and accountability. So we need to develop a system of governance of the application of cyber power."
Speaking first was RDML Diane E. H. Webber, USN, the deputy commander of the U.S. Fleet Cyber Command/Deputy Commander, U.S. 10th Fleet.
Webber echoed Cavaiola's sentiments about governance, highlighting the need for accountability to determine what the vulnerabilities are.
"Governance is about making decisions about what goes on in the networks, what the architecture will be – again those inspections reveal a lot about how we got to where we are today," Webber said, noting the need for accountability.
But all too often, in governance of networks, certain operations are ill-categorized and not thought of as something that can exist in both realms of offense and defense.
"I would argue it is one line, one continuum," Webber said of the eagerness to classify operations as offense or defense. "And too often we put operations for networks in those two bins and it doesn't make sense."
James Lewis, the director and senior fellow of the technology and public policy program at the Center for Strategic & International Studies acknowledged similar classifications issues with command and control, noting that it "has not been precise."
"We're in the process of normalizing or routinizing the use of cyber attack or cyber techniques to gain military advantage," Lewis said.
He said it was something that needed to be in place to better give a benefit over our opponent.
"Cyber has both strategic and tactical uses and it is easy to conflate them," he explained. "But if you start breaking them apart, you can see there's one set of command and control you might need for strategic decisions and understanding what you want for tactical decisions."
But he added, when it comes to authorizing certain cyber actions, particularly those beyond the jurisdiction of the United States, it should be left up to the president, who as he said it could come down to "starting a war with China" on this front.
Lewis added that there needs to be some new thinking because what has been applicable with regards to physical military action does not apply to cyber. One example he offered was deterrence, which in cyber he said "deterrence is a dud."
RADM Elizabeth L. Train, USN, the director for intelligence for J2 of the Joint Staff, took the discussion in a different direction, noting cyber space's role in warfighting and that there is a need for this emphasis.
"Cyber space is a dominant domain here, whether you like it or not, for warfighting, for conduct of business," Train said. "And it's most targeted in that business development realm. That's were really all the innovation and technology occurs. So we have to be mindful of that as we back up that warning piece in how that can advantage an adversary."
Train reiterated one of the earlier panel discussions, the cooperation between the private and public sectors, needed in determining a proper response.
"The interdepencies and the independencies we absolutely have to appreciate," she said. "That requires new authorities and sharing policies across both the private and government sectors and I think in terms of the relationship with the intelligence community and the policy community we have to stay tightly partnered so the intelligence community can understand where those thresholds are for activities in the cyber domain that require a U.S. government response."
Finally, closing out the panel was MG Jennifer L. Napper, USA, the director of plans and policy for the U.S. Cyber Command.
Napper explained her focus on preparation. She used the 2007 distributed denial of service (DDOS) cyber attacks on Estonia government websites as example of why this was important. According to Napper, when the people of Estonia saw their government was unable to keep up with these cyber attacks, they lost the trust and confidence in the government.
"Sometimes the technical effect is not nearly as important as the real effect across your government," Napper said.
With that in mind, Napper said it was a number-one priority to have "trained and ready forces," which she said had to be distinguished from a physical readiness or a battlefield.
"We have to think a little differently of how we recruit, train, retain and certify folks," Napper said. "And that's all going to be very, very important in the future."
Other priorities Napper spelled out were a defensible architecture, command and control with one person at the top of the government and global situation awareness, all priorities of cyber command awareness.
Further Coverage of the 2012 History Conference
Retired General Cartwright on the History of Cyber Warfare
Combating Cyber Warfare: The Alliance Between the Public and Private Sector
Social Engineering & Cyber Security: What Military Leaders Should Take from Kevin Mitnick's Presentation
Advanced registration for the 2012 History Conference is now closed.
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Cyberspace: Malevolent Actors, Criminal Opportunities and Strategic Competition
A Strategic Studies Institute-Matthew B. Ridgeway Center colloquia at the University of Pittsburgh. Accomplished in partnership between the U.S. Army War College and the University of Pittsburgh.
Proceedings Magazine
The Navy's Newest Warfighting Imperative
Proceedings Magazine - October 2012
An Enemy Without Boundaries
Proceedings Magazine - October 2012
Proceedings Magzine - October 2011
Made In China
Proceedings Magazine - April 2011
A Most Dangerous Link
Proceedings Magazine - October 2009
Naval Institute Press Books
The Odyssey of the Codebreaker Who Outwitted Yamamoto at Midway
Elliot Carlson
The Final Report Revealed
Fred Borch and Daniel Martinez
Walter C. Short and the Attack on Pearl Harbor
Charles R. Anderson
Recollections of a Day of Infamy
Paul Stillwell
How Navies Learned to Fight Smarter Through Three World Wars
Norman Friedman
Eisenhower, the CIA and Cold War Aerial Espionage
Dino A. Brugioni
The Race to Break the German U-Boat Codes 1939 -1945
David Kahn
Intelligence in the Age of Nelson
Steven E. Maffeo
|Continental Breakfast
|Welcome Remarks
|Morning Keynote
|Panel: Combating Cyber Warfare: The Evolution of Alliance Between the Public and Private Sector
|Lunch Keynote: The Art of Deception: Are You in Danger of Being 'Conned'? Hear the world's most famous former hacker share his perspective on the threat of "social engineering" – A highly effective type of attach that exploits the human element of corporate security.
|Forging the Links for Cyber Operations: Command, Control & Policy
|Closing Remarks
Former Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and The Inaugural Harold Brown Chair in Defense Policy Studies Center for Strategic and International Studies
General James Cartwright retired from active duty on 1 September 2011, after 40 years of service in the United States Marine Corps. Unique among Marines, General Cartwright served as Commander, U.S. Strategic Command, before being nominated and appointed as the 8th Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the nation's second highest military officer. General
Cartwright served his four year tenure as Vice Chairman across two Presidential administrations and constant military operations against diverse and evolving enemies. He became widely recognized for his technical acumen, vision of future national security concepts, and keen ability to integrate systems, organizations and people in ways that encouraged creativity and sparked innovation in the areas of strategic deterrence, nuclear proliferation, missile defense, cyber security, and adaptive acquisition processes.
Born in Rockford, IL, he attended the University of Iowa and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant of Marines in 1971. He was both a Naval Flight Officer and Naval Aviator who flew the F-4 Phantom, OA-4 Skyhawk, and F/A-18 Hornet. In 1983 he was named Outstanding Carrier Aviator of the Year by the Association of Naval Aviation. General Cartwright graduated with distinction from the Air Command and Staff College, received a Master of Arts in National Security and
Strategic Studies from the Naval War College, completed a fellowship with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and was honored with a Naval War College Distinguished Graduate Leadership Award. General Cartwright currently serves as the inaugural holder of the Harold Brown Chair in Defense Policy Studies for the Center for Strategic & International Studies. He is also a member of Defense Policy Board Advisory Committee which provides independent, informed advice to the Secretary of Defense on long-term, enduring issues central to strategic planning. In addition, General Cartwright serves as a member of The Raytheon Company Board of Directors and as a defense consultant for ABC News.
General Cartwright is also an advisor for several corporate entities involved in global management consulting; technology services and program solutions; predictive and Big Data Analytics; and advanced systems engineering, integration, and decision-support services. He serves as an advisor to the Boards of Directors for Accenture Federal Services, Enlightenment Capital, Logos Technologies and Opera Solutions. General Cartwright is also affiliated with a number of professional organizations to include the Aspen Strategy Group, The Atlantic Council, Nuclear Threat Initiative, and The Sanya Initiative.
Computer security consultant, author and hacker
With more than thirty years of experience in exploring computer security, Kevin Mitnick is a largely self-taught expert in exposing the vulnerabilities of complex operating systems and telecommunications devices. His hobby as an adolescent consisted of studying methods, tactics, and strategies used to circumvent computer security, and to learn more about how computer systems and telecommunication systems work.
In building this body of knowledge, Kevin gained unauthorized access to computer systems at some of the largest corporations on the planet and penetrated some of the most resilient computer systems ever developed. He has used both technical and non-technical means to obtain the source code to various operating systems and telecommunications devices to study their vulnerabilities and their inner workings.
As the world's most famous (former) hacker, Kevin has been the subject of countless news and magazine articles published throughout the world. He has made guest appearances on numerous television and radio programs, offering expert commentary on issues related to information security. In addition to appearing on local network news programs, he has made appearances on 60 Minutes, The Learning Channel, Tech TV's Screen Savers, Court TV, Good Morning America, CNN's Burden of Proof, Street Sweep, and Talkback Live, National Public Radio, and as a guest star on ABC's spy drama "Alias". Mitnick has served as a keynote speaker at numerous industry events, hosted a weekly talk radio show on KFI AM 640 in Los Angeles, testified before the United States Senate, written for Harvard Business Review and spoken for Harvard Law School. His first best-selling book, The Art of Deception, was published in October 2002 by Wiley and Sons Publishers. His second title, The Art of Intrusion, was released in February 2005. Mr. Mitnick's autobiography was released in August 2011 and is a New York Times best-seller.
Distinguished Visiting Professor of Political Science & Cyber Security, U.S Naval Academy
Dr. Lawrence J. Cavaiola is President of Cavaiola & Associates, LLC, a consulting and advisory services company focusing on the defense and security sectors, as well as corporate leadership and management.
Dr. Cavaiola holds a number of other positions in addition to his company work. He is Chairman of the Board of Austal USA, LLC and Responsive Geospatial Systems, LLC; and serves on the Boards of Aegis Defense Services, LLC; Applied Communication Sciences, Inc.; and NTT Data Federal Services, Inc. Dr. Cavaiola is also Distinguished Visiting Professor of Political Science and Cyber Security at the United States Naval Academy. He is a member of the Chief of Naval Operations Executive Panel and has been awarded the Certificate of Director Education by the National Association of Corporate Directors.
Prior to starting his own company, Dr. Cavaiola held senior positions in both industry and government in the United States. He was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Thales North America, Inc., the US operations of the global professional electronics and security company Thales. Before joining Thales he was the founding President of the Northrop Grumman Ship Systems Full Service Center, and also served as Vice President for Strategic and Business Development for Northrop Grumman's shipbuilding sector, including service under Litton Industries ownership. Prior to joining Litton, Dr. Cavaiola held senior positions in business and technology development and strategic planning with both Loral Corporation and Lockheed Martin.
Before moving to the private sector, Dr. Cavaiola held senior government positions with the United States Congress and the Department of Defense. He served as Principal Analyst in the Congressional Budget Office; as a Professional Staff Member and Deputy Staff Director for the Committee on Armed Services of the United States House of Representatives; as Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition Operations; and as Special Assistant to the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense.
Dr. Cavaiola spent ten years on active duty with the United States Navy, serving aboard surface combatant ships and as an Assistant Professor at the Naval Postgraduate School. He retired as a Captain in the United States Naval Reserve. His awards include the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service, the Department of the Navy Superior Public Service Award, and the Legion of Merit. He graduated with distinction from the United States Naval Academy and holds a Master of Science and Ph.D. in Operations Research from The Johns Hopkins University, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.
Dr. Cavaiola and his wife, Maureen, reside in Maryland and have three grown children.
Senior Vice President of Legal Affairs and Chief Risk Officer for CrowdStrike
Steven Chabinsky is Senior Vice President of Legal Affairs and Chief Risk Officer (CRO) for CrowdStrike. In this role, Steve advises the company on all cyber legal, privacy, and reputational issues across the business from product development to execution. Prior to joining CrowdStrike, Steve had a distinguished career with the Federal Bureau of Investigation where, as Deputy Assistant Director, he attained the highest ranking civilian (non-law enforcement officer) position in the FBI's Cyber Division. In that capacity he helped oversee all FBI investigative strategies, intelligence analysis, policy development, and major outreach efforts that focused on protecting the United States from cyber attack, cyber espionage, online child exploitation, and Internet fraud. For over ten years, Mr. Chabinsky helped shape and draft many of the most significant U.S. national cyber and infrastructure protection strategies, to include the Homeland Security Act of 2002, the National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace of 2003 and, in 2008, National Security Presidential Directive 54, which includes the Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative. Between 2007 and 2009, Mr. Chabinsky served in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) in various capacities, including Acting Assistant Deputy Director of National Intelligence for Cyber, Chairman of the National Cyber Study Group, and Director of the Joint Interagency Cyber Task Force. In these roles, he led national intelligence efforts to coordinate, monitor, and provide recommendations to the President of the United States regarding implementation of America's cyber strategy. Prior to his ODNI tour, Mr. Chabinsky served as chief of the FBI's Cyber Intelligence Section where he organized and led the FBI's analysis and reporting on terrorism, foreign intelligence, and criminal matters having a cyber threat nexus.
Mr. Chabinsky joined the FBI in 1995 as an attorney in the Office of the General Counsel where he initially focused on employment law and personnel litigation. In 1998, Mr. Chabinsky was selected as the Principal Legal Advisor to the multi-agency National Infrastructure Protection Center (NIPC) and became Senior Counsel to the FBI's Cyber Division upon its creation in 2002, during which time he rose in prominence as one of the nation's foremost authorities in the complex areas of cyber law, surveillance law, information sharing, and privacy. Mr. Chabinsky played a prominent role in the national expansion of InfraGard, a critical infrastructure partnership between the private sector, academia, and government agencies. Mr. Chabinsky helped develop InfraGard from an organization with roughly two hundred unvetted members located in three cities into its current size of over 50,000 vetted members meeting in over 85 cities. Between 2002 and 2003, Mr. Chabinsky also served in the White House Transition Planning Office for the creation of the Department of Homeland Security, overseeing all legal issues associated with standing up DHS' Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection Directorate.
Prior to joining the FBI, Mr. Chabinsky worked as an associate attorney in the law firm of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett in New York City practicing complex litigation including insurance and reinsurance contract disputes, class action product liability, and internal investigations. Mr. Chabinsky clerked for the Honorable Judge Dennis G. Jacobs (now Chief Judge) of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and holds his undergraduate and law degrees, both with honors, from Duke University. He has testified before the House and Senate, and is a frequent keynote speaker and guest lecturer. His ideas have been featured in print news media, he has appeared on radio and television, and he is the author of the article "Cybersecurity Strategy: A Primer for Policy Makers and Those on the Front Line," published in the peer-reviewed Journal of National Security Law and Policy. He is the recipient of numerous awards and recognitions, including the National Security Agency's bronze medallion for inspired leadership, the ODNI's bronze medallion for Collection, and the Rank Award of Meritorious Executive conferred by the President of the United States for unwavering leadership and sustained extraordinary performance. In August 2012, Mr. Chabinsky was selected as one of Security magazine's "Most Influential People in Security."
Director and Senior Fellow, Technology and Public Policy Program, Center for Strategic & International Studies
James Andrew Lewis is a senior fellow and director of the Technology and Public Policy Program CSIS. Before joining CSIS, he worked at the Departments of State and Commerce as a Foreign Service officer and as a member of the Senior Executive Service. Lewis's recent work has focused on cybersecurity, including the groundbreaking report "Cybersecurity for the 44th Presidency," space, and innovation. His current research examines the political effect of the Internet, strategic competition among nations, and technological innovation. Lewis received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago.
Director, Plans and Policy, U.S. Cyber Command
Major General Jennifer L. Napper became the Director of Plans and Policy, J-5, United States Cyber Command in September 2012.
Major General Napper's military career began in 1980 when she was commissioned into the United States Army National Guard. She entered active duty in the Signal Corps in 1983 after graduating from Texas A&M University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology. She earned a Masters of Military Arts and Science from the Command and General Staff College in 1994 and a Masters in Strategic Studies from the Army War College in 2002. Her military education includes the Signal Corps Officer Basic and Advanced Courses, the Information Systems Staff Officer Course, the Command and General Staff College, and the Army War College.
Her previous assignments included: Commanding General, U.S. Army Network Enterprise Technology Command; Commanding General, 7th Signal Command (Theater); Brigade Commander, 7th Signal Brigade; 5th Signal Command in Mannheim, Germany where she deployed her unit in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, and; Battalion Commander, 123rd Signal Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division at Fort Stewart, Georgia. Other assignments include: Deputy Commander, Joint Task Force—Global Network Operations, providing direct support to United States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) for Global Information Grid (GIG) Network Defense; Director for Communications Systems, J-6, United States Pacific Command; G-6, 3rd Infantry Division and Multi-National Division (North) in Bosnia-Herzegovina; Assignment Officer in Signal Branch, United States Total Army Personnel Command, Washington, D.C.; Battalion S-3 and Executive Officer, 59th Signal Battalion, Fort Richardson, Alaska; Command Signal Officer, 32nd Army Air Defense Command, Darmstadt, Germany; S-3 and Company Commander, 124th Signal Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado; Battalion Signal Officer, 1st Battalion, 80th Field Artillery, VII Corps, Aschaffenburg, Germany.
Major General Napper's awards include the Distinguished Service Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters, Army Commendation Medal, and Army Achievement Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster.
Chief Executive Officer and President, Financial Services Information sharing and Analysis Center Inc.
Bill Nelson is the President and CEO of the Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center (FS-ISAC). The FS-ISAC is a non-profit association dedicated to protecting financial services firms from physical and cyber attacks. Members within the FS-ISAC include organizations from banks, credit unions, securities firms and insurance companies. The FS-ISAC fulfills its mission through the dissemination of trusted and timely information regarding physical and cyber security risks to its membership. In 2012, FS-ISAC joined with Microsoft and NACHA in a civil litigation action to disrupt the ZeuS, SpyEye and ICE IX botnets.
Before joining the FS-ISAC, Bill was the Executive Vice President of NACHA, The Electronic Payments Association from 1988 to 2006. Bill oversaw the development of the ACH Network into one of the largest electronic payment systems in the world, processing nearly 14 billion payments in 2005. He also oversaw NACHA's rule-making, marketing, rules enforcement, education and government relations programs. Prior to joining NACHA, Bill held several treasury management and lending positions within the banking industry.
Research Professor, School of Public Policy, University of Maryland
William M. Nolte is the former director of education and training in the office of the Director of National Intelligence and chancellor of the National Intelligence University . He is a former Deputy Assistant Director of Central Intelligence, Central Intelligence Agency. He was Director of Training, Chief of Legislative Affairs and Senior Intelligence Advisor at the National Security Agency. He also served as Deputy National Intelligence Officer for the Near East and South Asia during the Gulf War. He has taught at several Washington area universities, is on the board of CIA's Studies in Intelligence , and directed the Intelligence Fellows Program. He holds a B.A. from La Salle University and a Ph.D. from the University of Maryland.
U.S. Representative for Maryland, Committee on Intelligence
Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger is serving his fifth term in the United States House of Representatives for the citizens of Maryland's 2nd District. Congressman Ruppersberger is known as a common sense consensus builder who works with Members from both sides of the aisle to get results for Maryland and the nation.
Congressman Ruppersberger was the first Democratic freshman ever appointed to the House Select Committee on Intelligence. The committee oversees the collection and analysis of intelligence information from all around the world to ensure our national security and prevent potential crisis situations — especially terrorist activity.
Congressman Ruppersberger was named Ranking Member of the Intelligence Committee in 2011. The Ranking Member is the senior-most member from the minority party and places Congressman Ruppersberger on the elite "Gang of Eight," which refers to the four top members of the House and Senate Intelligence Committees along with the Senate Majority Leader, Senate Minority Leader, House Speaker and House Minority Leader. By law, the President must keep the Gang of Eight informed on our country's most secret intelligence activities to maintain proper oversight. Previously, Congressman Ruppersberger chaired the Technical and Tactical Intelligence Subcommittee – which oversees the country's space program, cybersecurity and signal intelligence agencies– for four years.
Congressman Ruppersberger previously served on the powerful Appropriations and Government Reform Committees. He also served on the House Armed Services Committee, where he worked to help keep our country safe and make sure our veterans at home and as well as our warfighters on the frontlines have the resources they need.
Maryland's 2nd District includes parts of Baltimore City as well as Baltimore, Anne Arundel, Harford and Howard Counties. It is a vital center of trade and commerce for the state and national economy and includes the Port of Baltimore and the thousands of businesses and manufacturing concerns dependent on it. The 2nd District is also home to the National Security Agency, Fort Meade, federal Cyber Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, the Coast Guard Yard at Curtis Bay and other installations essential to the country's national security.
Creating jobs and improving Maryland's economy is one of Congressman Ruppersberger's top priorities. He is working hard to provide high-quality, affordable healthcare for everyone and help seniors purchase reasonably priced prescription drugs. The Congressman is also fighting to keep our country safe and get our first responders the funds they need to protect our communities and our families.
A former assistant state's attorney in Baltimore County, Congressman Ruppersberger decided to run for office after a near-fatal car accident while investigating a drug trafficking case. Thanks to the dedication of doctors at the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center, Congressman Ruppersberger survived and began campaigning for office to assist Shock Trauma after they saved his life. He remains an active supporter of the hospital, serving as Vice Chairman of its Board of Visitors. He also serves on the United States Naval Academy Board of Visitors.
Congressman Ruppersberger has served in public office for more than 27 years. He was elected to the Baltimore County Council in 1985 and again in 1989, chosen twice as council chairman. He was elected Baltimore County Executive in 1994 and 1998, and, under his leadership, the county was named one of the nation's four best-managed counties by Governing Magazine.
A native of Baltimore City, Congressman Ruppersberger spent his summers as a lifeguard and police officer in Ocean City, Md. He attended Baltimore City College and the University of Maryland at College Park, where he played lacrosse. He earned his Juris Doctorate from the University of Baltimore Law School.
The Congressman has been married for 43 years to his high school sweetheart, the former Kay Murphy. Together they have two grown children, Cory and Jill, and three grandchildren, Camden, Parker and Libby.
Director for Intelligence, J2, Joint Staff
Rear Admiral Train was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, and grew up in Virginia and Washington D.C.
She graduated from the College of William and Mary and received her commission from Officer Candidate School in Newport, R.I. She was designated a Naval Intelligence Officer in 1984, and reported to Patrol Squadron (VP) 19 where she served as the air intelligence officer.
During her command tour, Train served as commander, Navy Marine Corps Intelligence Training Center and Center for Naval Intelligence. Train's operational assignments include duty as deputy assistant chief of staff for Intelligence, Carrier Group Four; assistant chief of staff for Intelligence, Amphibious Group Two; and director for operations, Joint Intelligence Task Force-Combating Terrorism.
Train's shore assignments include duty as aide to the Director of Naval Intelligence; deputy assistant chief of staff for Intelligence, Commander, U.S. Naval Surface Forces Pacific; operations officer, Joint Intelligence Center, Pacific; executive assistant to the Director for Intelligence, U.S. Pacific Command; deputy assistant chief of staff for Intelligence (Fleet Support) , Commander U.S. Pacific Fleet; director, Intelligence Community Management Division, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations; and executive assistant to the Director of Naval Intelligence, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations.
In Train's previous flag assignment she served as director for Intelligence, U.S. Pacific Command.
Train assumed duty as the director for Intelligence (J2), Joint Staff, in August 2011. As the J2 she advises the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff on intelligence matters and is the national level focal point for intelligence support to Department of Defense (DoD) crisis operations and indications and warning intelligence within DoD.
RADM Train is a naval intelligence officer, joint specialty officer, a specialist in joint and strategic intelligence, and a qualified information dominance corps officer. She is a graduate of the National War College, with a Master of Science degree in National Security Strategy, and additionally earned a Master of Science in Strategic Intelligence from the Defense Intelligence College.
Command Historian for U.S. Cyber Command, U.S. Department of Defense
Dr. Michael Warner serves as the Command Historian for US Cyber Command. He has also written and lectured widely on intelligence history, theory, and reform. He teaches as an Adjunct Professor at American University's School of International Service, and is on the board of editors of the journal Intelligence and National Security. Recent essays and volumes include: "Cybersecurity: A Pre-History," Intelligence and National Security 27:5 (October 2012); "The Rise of the US Intelligence System," in Loch Johnson, ed., The Oxford Handbook of National Security Intelligence (Oxford, 2010); and "Building a Theory of Intelligence Systems," in Greg Treverton & Wilhelm Agrell, eds., National Intelligence Systems: Current Research and Future Prospects, (Cambridge, 2009). His book The Rise and Fall of Intelligence will be published by Georgetown University Press in 2013.
Deputy Commander, U.S. Fleet Cyber Command/Deputy Commander, U.S. 10th Fleet
A native of Missouri, Rear Adm. Webber graduated summa cum laude, with honors, from William Jewell College with a Bachelor of Science degree in Music Education. In July 2012, she assumed duties as the Deputy Commander, U.S. Fleet Cyber Command/Deputy Commander, U.S. 10th Fleet. Previously, she was Director of Command and Control Systems (J6) at the North American Aerospace Defense Command.
Webber's operational tours include early assignments as an oceanographic watch officer at U.S. Naval Facility, Argentina, Newfoundland and commander, Oceanographic Systems, Pacific. She deployed as combat systems officer in USS George Washington (CVN 73) when the ship earned two Battle "Es," the Admiral Flatley Safety Award and the Battenberg Cup. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, she commanded U.S. Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station, Bahrain. Webber was assigned to Multi-National Forces, Iraq, as director, Communications and Information Systems (CIS) Coalition Force Plans/Joint Network Control Center (JNCC) and subsequently served as director, Communications Information Systems, 2nd Fleet.
Other tours include assignments as officer in charge at the Surface Ship Anti-Submarine Warfare Analysis Center, San Diego, and Communications Security Material Issuing Office, San Diego. Webber was then assigned as the Navy's enlisted advancement planner for the Enlisted Plans and Community Management Branch in the Bureau of Naval Personnel. Additionally, she served as executive officer, Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station, Washington. She has been the director of Operations and Readiness at commander, Naval Computer and Telecommunications Command as well as the operations officer and director, Global Network Operations and Space Center at Naval Network and Space Operations Command, Dahlgren. She also has served twice at OPNAV - as the executive assistant to the deputy chief of naval operations for Communication Networks (N6) and as the division director for Communications and Networks (N2/N6F1).
Webber holds a Master of Arts in Management from the University of Redlands (California) and a Master of Military Science from the United States Marine Corps Command and Staff College. She is a recipient of the Naval Historical Center's Admiral Samuel E. Morison Supplemental Scholarship and has completed her doctoral coursework in International Relations at Catholic University. She holds certificates in Chief Information Officer and Information Assurance from Information Resource Management College at National Defense University and Information Operations from Naval Postgraduate School.
Webber's personal awards include the Legion of Merit, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Joint Service Commendation Medal, the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal and numerous unit and campaign awards.


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- Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome
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- Acute inflammation of structures in the calf
- Chronic compartment syndrome
- Chronic trauma to structures in the calf
Risk Factors
Participation in repetitive, high-impact sports:
- Running
- Gymnastics
- Basketball
- Racquet sports
- Military recruits
- Female runners with amenorrhea (absent menstruation) and osteoporosis
- Pronation of feet (feet turn inwards), or other leg or foot abnormalities
- Poor (hard) running surfaces
- Poor footwear
- Overtraining or recent increase in workout or miles run
- Heel cord tightness
- Shin pain at a very specific point
- Pain when running which gets more severe with continued exercise
- Pain when bearing weight on the leg
- Pain after changing workout intensity or running surface
- Symptoms may not go away with rest
- Swelling
- Rest
- Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
- Ice
- Crutches may be given for severe pain
- Arch supports and shock-absorbing insoles may be recommended
- When you feel better, slowly return to normal activities—increase your activity level slowly over several weeks
- Wear shock-absorbing insoles when running or during other high-impact exercise
- Stretch before and after exercising
- When starting a new sport or increasing your workout, do so gradually
- Choose footwear that is best for the activity and your foot
- Cross train
Ortho Info—American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://www.orthoinfo.org
Sports Med—The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine http://www.sportsmed.org
Canadian Orthopaedic Association http://www.coa-aco.org
Canadian Orthopaedic Foundation http://www.canorth.org
Conquering medial tibial stress syndrome. Podiatry Today website. Available at: http://www.podiatrytoday.com/article/5031. Accessed December 12, 2014.
Cosca DD, Navazio F. Common problems in endurance athletes. Am Fam Physician. 2007;76(2):237-244.
Craig DI. Medial tibial stress syndrome: evidence based- prevention. J Athl Train. 2008;43(3):316–318.
Running and jogging injuries. American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine website. Available at: http://www.sportsmed.org/downloads/tips/AOSSM%5FRunning%20and%20Jogging%20Injuries.pdf. Updated December 12, 2014.
Shin pain. EBSCO DynaMed Plus website. Available at: http://www.dynamed.com/topics/dmp~AN~T115559/Shin-pain#sec-Medial-Tibial-Stress-Syndrome-Shin-Splints. Updated March 23, 2015. Accessed December 12, 2015.
Shin splints. The Merck Manual Professional Edition website. Available at: http://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/injuries%5Fpoisoning/sports%5Finjury/shin%5Fsplints.html. Updated October 2014. Accessed December 12, 2014.
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Two men suspected of endangering the public during a high-speed chase with police will enter their pleas before a judge.
Clifford "CJ" Galley, 23, and David Vasquez, 24, will appear in Douglas County District Court at 1:30 p.m. Oct. 28 for an arraignment hearing in front of Judge Richard Caschette. The alleged co-conspirators are being tried together and are expected to enter pleas to the multiple felony charges filed against them during the hearing.
Galley alone faces 35 charges stemming from a chase that began Feb. 23 in Castle Rock when police attempted to arrest him on a warrant for assault on an officer. Prosecutors say Galley was driving a large pickup truck at high speeds and allegedly fired several shots at pursuing law enforcement agencies while driving north on Crowfoot Valley Road to Parker. He also allegedly swerved toward officers as they attempted to stop the vehicle.
Three Parker police officers who fired their weapons at the vehicle were put on leave immediately after the chase, but were cleared of any wrongdoing following an investigation by the 18th Judicial District Attorney's Office.
Chief deputy district attorney Karen Pearson made the "final determination based upon evidence and statements obtained during the investigation that all three Parker Police Officers involved in the incident acted either in defense of themselves or pursuant" to guidelines in the Colorado Revised Statutes, the investigation report says.
A passenger in the suspects' vehicle, Gwen Devilbiss, 19, was hit by a bullet and taken to a hospital. She was the only person injured during the pursuit. Devilbiss has not been charged.
It is unclear how many shots were fired by police. The names of the officers have not been released, but they are back on active duty, said Doreen Jokerst, public information officer for the Parker Police Department.
A county court judge imposed a gag order requested by Galley's public defender, Helen Hoopes, despite objections from prosecutors. The order sealed all case documents and barred those involved from speaking publicly about it. The move was unusual, as gag orders are typically put in place for cases with sensitive information.
Galley, of Northglenn, faces seven counts of attempted first-degree murder of a peace officer, along with a slew of other charges. Vasquez, of Federal Heights, has been charged with three counts of attempted first-degree murder, vehicular eluding, two counts of possession of a weapon by a previous offender and theft by receiving.


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Private Master Suite surrounded by nearly 800 acres of prairie, this Frank Lloyd Wright designed home offers a private bath, historical artifacts, hearty country breakfasts and beautiful views.
Location for many events including craft shows, auto shows, animal shows, softball & volleyball games, and the Boone County Fair (held in August). Also see one-room school house relocated from northern Boone County.
Experience the glory days of mainline railroading as you watch model trains in operation on a detailed scenic railroad.
Executive Chef Kuma Kim, born and raised in Seoul, South Korea, has assembled a collection of Asian cuisine with emphasis on contemporary taste and popularity. Kuma's decades of experience in the restaurant business and her attention to customer satisfaction has positioned Kuma's as a restaurant dedicated to tasty food, excellent service, and memorable experience. Outside dining in season.
Highly skilled chefs prepare and demonstrate the art of Japanese cuisine right at your table.
Offers affordable American and English antiques and curiosities in primitive, country, cottage, Victorian, and traditional styles. Includes furniture, architectural goods, lamps, glassware, stoneware, tools, artwork, etc. Spend a day in Hebron.
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A fascinatingly large garden center with outdoor furniture supplying customers from all over the Midwest. The center also takes care of holiday needs with trees, trims and gifts. Home center, same location, 815.637.8840. There's a Village Green East, too.
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Midwest's finest Japanese restaurant where they prepare your meal right before your eyes at the Teppan tables. Traditional seafood, steak and chicken dishes and sushi bar. There is also a karaoke bar.
The Natural Resource Center is located at Russell Preserve, and is open to the public on weekends. The Center offers a great stop for exploration and live animal viewing for all members of the family. The Center can be reserved by school groups and other organizations for outdoor educational field trips. While there, take a walk through Russell Preserve, beneath mature oaks and hickories, surrounded by woodland wildflowers. In the winter, Russell Preserve is a great place for tobogganning.
This u-pick orchard features 14 varieties of apples, plus rhubarb and raspberries. The Homestead's store is located in a century-old horse barn, stocked with homemade honey, candles, dried flowers, dried apple chips and more.
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One of Rockford's oldest restaurants, featuring German cuisine in a warm, intimate old-world setting. German ancestry shines through at this favorite eating place since 1931. Banquet facilities available. Delicious sandwiches for lunch and traditional family style German specialities for dinner. Live accordion on weekends. Outside dining in the Biergarten.
Radisson Hotel & Conference Center Rockford
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Challenger Learning Center for Science & Technology
The mission of the center is to honor the memory and spirit of the Space Shuttle Challenger 51L crew by providing hands-on space exploration curriculum and center that enhances thinking skills and inspires those to meet the challenges of 21st Century.
Macktown Living History Education Center
Built in 1834 on the Pecatonica River by fur trader Stephen Mack, one of the area's first settlers. See the walnut cradle Mack made for his children, plus Native American artifacts, donated by Mack's descendants. Listed in the National Register of Historic Places, Macktown is where Stephen Mack, his Native American wife, Hononegah, and the people who inhabited the village conducted their daily business. Remnants of 8,000 years of Native American occupation of this same site can be seen. Stephen Mack's Home and the Whitman Trading Post still stand, and a reconstruction of the village is being undertaken, including the disassembly of the 2-story shop and schoolroom to be rebuilt at its original site. There are many historic and prehistoric artifacts in the Education Center.
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Home of the largest and best collection of farm equipment and antiquites of yesteryear. Over 700 cast iron implement seats, 50 antique tractors, windmills, windmill weights, and antique washing machines. Wagons, spreaders, cultivators, planters, and the most extensive collection of Rockford, Illinois-made Emerson Brandingham equipment. A model tractor and toy collection is as large as it is unique. Individual tours available. The main building is heated and available all year round for weddings, birthdays, social gatherings, or auctions.
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Cozy, neighborhood restaurant in downtown Rockford's River District offering fresh seafood, delicious appetizers and unique spirits.
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Rockford University Art Gallery
Six exhibitions per year featuring local and national artists, including Rockford University students and faculty.
Upbeat, casual dining in downtown Rockford's River and theater district. Great appetizers, salads and entrees. Try the Espresso Martini! Plus, free wireless Internet access. Outdoor drinking and dining in season.
This seasonal orchard offers more than 80 varieties of apples and pears. We will be opening on Saturday, September 10th! As always, we will be open on Saturdays and Sunday from 10-5 during the season unless otherwise noted. Please check here or on Facebook before you come! Days and hours may change due to weather or the current status of the ripe crop.
We sell garden decor, primitives, antiques, collectibles, glassware, furniture, children's primitive furniture, tools, books, and we have a gentlemen's room where we specialize in fishing, pipes, hunting, bar decor, and way more.
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Gensler Gardens is a family owned operation specilizing in greenhouses and locally grown vegetables.
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With the most competitive rates in town and newly renovated rooms, Alpine Inn offers the best in clean, affordable comfort. Each room has been upgraded with new flooring and granite countertops, refrigerator and microwave, beautiful furniture, and much more. Providing free high-speed wireless internet, continental breakfast, and the friendliest staff; whether staying on business or leisure, you are guaranteed to feel at home. Conveniently located on the Miracle Mile in the heart of Rockford at E. State Street and Alpine Road.
Prairie State Winery Wine Downs
Enjoy live music & locally made Prairie State Wine during their Friday Night Wine Downs. See website for listing of performers and the weekly location (switches between Genoa and Sycamore Tasting Rooms) - Held most Fridays. Visit their Calendar of Events for each month's dates and location!
Built as a private course in 1966, this 18-hole course was purchased by the Forest Preserve District in 1978. Fairway bunkers and sand traps test a golfer's skill and accuracy. In addition, water hazards are featured on 10 holes. Area golfers are now enjoying this challenging course. Par 72. Clubhouse and restaurant. Purchase passes and reserve tee times on-line.
Celebrating 100 years in 2012 - Visit the World's Oldest Family Owned Harley-Davidson dealership. An award winning facility, with an expanded showroom that features Harley-Davidson motorcycles, H-D Authorized Rentals, Harley-Davidson Riding Academy, full service department, fashion and riding gear, collectibles, parts and accessories, and much more.
McHenry County Historical Society Museum
For more than 50 years, the McHenry County Historical Society has preserved an outstanding collection of educational and entertaining exhibits. Featuring an 1843 log cabin and an 1895 one-room schoolhouse, the museum attracts thousands of students and visitors each year. The museum is open Tuesday-Friday, 1 to 4 p.m. (first weekend in May through first weekend in October) and select Sundays, including every Sunday in May (Look at Local History Month). Located in downtown Union, the museum is also offers special programs throughout the year. Visit GotHistory.org for details.
Lockwood Park Trailside Equestrian Centre and Children's Farm
Forty acres of woods and meadows for riders eight years old and up; trail rides--excellent for first-time or occasional riders--offered on weekends. Also in Lockwood Park: pony ring, wagon rides, hayrides, petting farm and riding lessons. Special season opening activities in the spring and Halloween hayrides in the fall. Call for hours, rates and group outing opportunities.
Newly remodeled rooms throughout. Conveniently located to I-90, Magic Waters waterpark, CherryVale Mall, antique malls, and OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center. Machine Shed and Thunder Bay Grill restaurants across street. Free high-speed internet for T-Mobile customers. Free USA Today.
Studio Theatre at Rock Valley College
During the fall and spring semesters, Rock Valley College sponsors a Studio Theatre program, giving students and amateur actors in the area a chance to perform with guest professionals in plays such as Wings, Black Coffee, and 1940's Radio Hour. Each year the Studio Theatre presents a William Shakespeare classic. The Studio Theatre also has a new play development program with productions that have included American Rock!, Kite's Book, and Christmas With the Conroys.
Good old-fashioned family fun.
Close to major businesses, sports centers and Interstate 90/39. Rooms have two speaker phones and large ergnomic work desk; complimentary USA Today on weekdays.
Poplar Grove Vintage Wings & Wheels Museum
The museum was established to preserve history and educate youth about the significant contributions made to our country by winged and wheeled vehicles.
CITY:Poplar Grove
Giovanni's Restaurant & Big Al's Bar
A local favorite, Giovanni's Restaurant is known for its good food, service and competitive prices. Extensive banquet facilities. Big Al's Bar, an upscale entertainment and jazz bar, has a bar menu that includes pasta dishes, sandwiches appetizers & much more.
The Apollo is an all-purpose activity center, featuring a renovated historic 1912 theater.
Pearl Lake Campground - South Beloit
Whether you spend a weekend, a month or all season, if you are a camper who enjoys peace and quiet, Pearl Lake is the place for you. Basic tenting sites and sites with electricity and water are available. Phone service is available at selected sites. A disposal station and a pumping service, restrooms have flush toilets and hot water showers. A large sand beach has plenty of room for sunning and a gently sloping bottom for safe and enjoyable swimming. Although swimming is at one's own risk, trained lifeguards are on duty whenever the beach is open. A bath house is located adjacent to the beach, and the Snack Bar offers a variety of food including burgers, hot dogs and ice cream.
CITY:South Beloit
Recently renovated, the Hampton Inn Rockford offers lodging accommodations near I-90 and Magic Waters Waterpark; and businesses including Hamilton Sundstrand, Chrysler, Ingersoll, UPS, and Anderson Packaging.
Kishwaukee Valley Heritage Society
In 1977, the Kishwaukee Valley Heritage Society was formed to bring together area people who had an interest in local and regional history and its preservation.
This beautiful 18-hole golf course is enjoyable for all levels of golfers, located just minutes from Rockford in Belvidere. Opening for its first golfers in the Spring of 1995 and offering one of the Midwest's most desirable courses to play, with 168 acres of meticulously maintained fairways and greens and a completely tree lined property. A creek runs through Swanhills and comes into play on several holes along with 3 ponds that will challenge the accuracy of the golfer.
The HearthRock Café is inside an upscale home furnishings and fireplace store, which was once a furniture factory and store with stone fireplaces, stone columns, carved balustrade, granite tables, and hardwood floors. Gourmet coffee and espresso, Belgian waffles and fresh bakery items are the norm for breakfast. Soups, salads, gourmet sandwiches and quiche are served at lunch.
Arte Verde Garden Center and Landscape Co.
Come see the area's largest selection of top-quality plants, including annuals, perennials, hanging baskets, vegetable plants, and shrubs. Farm animals and exotic birds. Unique plants not found in other garden centers. A name that stands for quality!
CITY:Poplar Grove
Artists's Ensemble is a thriving theater group that offers five professional productions a year in the Clark Arts Center at Rockford University. Tickets are available by phone or online.
This wooded 18-hole course with narrow fairways and gently rolling terrain offers 6,107 challenging yards on its par 71 course. Opened in 1922, it is named for Lt. Clayton Ingersoll, who lost his life in an air crash over France in World War I. This course is located on Rockford's far west side and was selected by the Tiger Woods Foundation to host Tiger Woods for a two-day golf clinic in 2001 and 2004.
Pinecrest Golf Club, Restaurant and Banquet Facility
Pinecrest Golf Club, Restaurant and Banquet Facility is open to the public and operated by the Huntley Park District. Pinecrest Golf Club features 18 holes of championship golf for all skill levels, driving range, sand/chipping area and putting green.
This picturesque, 18-hole watered course winds through wooded and lowland areas along the meandering Kishwaukee River. Oak Club is rated among the region's top 20 courses by Chicagoland Golf.
This beautiful par 72, 18-hole golf course in a scenic rural setting features a driving range and banquet facility. Located directly across Route 47 is Craig Woods GC, designed to give beginners, juniors, seniors and even seasoned golfers a challenging tract on which to develop and hone their skills.
Continental cuisine, steaks and prime rib in a relaxed setting. Banquet facilities to 400 people. Full bar, plus Rockford's hottest sports bar, the Scoreboard. Inside the Holiday Inn, but owned separately.
Built in 1889 as City Hall, the Woodstock Opera House has long been one of the top performing arts centers in the Midwest. Its illustrious history also includes a cameo in Groundhog Day.
Extended StayAmerica was designed specifically for Road Warriors - the long-term, value-conscious traveler. If you're a Road Warrior, you need more than a place to stay when you're away from home. You need a place to live. Nightly and weekly rates available.
As Rockford's premier full-service hotel, the Holiday Inn of Rockford invites you to experience a hotel stay unlike any other. Whether you are traveling on business to see such companies as Daimler Chrysler, planning a day of shopping at CherryVale Mall or taking the family to Magic Waters, the Holiday Inn of Rockford is the first choice for travelers. The Hoffman House Restaurant, located inside the hotel is known for its world famous prime rib. The Scoreboard Lounge is one of Rockford's finest sports bars. For conventions, nothing compares. The banquet facilities can host from 5 to 500, complete with full service catering and technology needs. Relax, it's Holiday Inn, located right off I-90 on East State Street.
Community Farmer's' Market. Due to their commitment to quality and freshness, not all products are available all year round. The farmers bring only their produce to market in their freshest state so not all selections are in stock every week. The Market does its best to ensure seasonal produce is abundantly available during harvest time. Open seasonally June through October.
A Victorian town square, complete with bandstand and gazebo, is the setting for many unique shops, eateries, antiques stores and art galleries. The square is home to many events, and was the film site for the hit movie Groundhog Day.
Our small family-run business is celebrating over 20 years of bringing your family the delights of the autumn harvest. Apple picking is a great way to spend a crisp autumn day with friends and family. We planted our first 100 apple trees in 1996. Since then we have planted an additional 1900 trees.
Dedicated in 1903 in ceremonies that included a speech by Teddy Roosevelt, Memorial Hall is a tribute to Rockford citizens who have served in the Armed Forces. Large wall plaques list names of fallen veterans, and cases in the main lobby, side rooms and the lower level display Armed Services artifacts including memories of the Civil War, the World Wars and Camp Grant. The renovated second floor auditorium is used by cultural groups for shows and presentations and is accessible via the elevator.
Eight acres of beautiful landscaping and flower gardens include the Life of Christ Memorial Garden, featuring life-sized sculptures tracing the life of Christ from birth to ascension.
CITY:Monroe Center
Crumpets Tea Room and Ice Cream Parlor
Enjoy a unique dining experience in our Victorian tea room and turn of the century ice cream parlor.
Groundhog Day - Woodstock Square
This hilarious comedy concerns a crabby weatherman who finds himself reliving Groundhog Day over and over. Filmed in the quaint town of Woodstock, the bell tower that the weatherman leaps from is actually the Woodstock Opera House (which today presents concerts and plays). A small plaque in Woodstock's historic town square marks the spot where the character repeatedly stepped into a puddle in the movie.
Victory Golf Range is the Rockford area's only indoor golf facility that offers golf entertainment in a controlled environment. Amenities include a large driving area to see true path of golf ball, hitting bays with air-cushioned driving mats, a state-of-the-art putting green, fully netted ceiling, walls and perimeter to ensure a safe hitting environment, a full service restaurant and bar, large screen TVs with latest golf and sports programming, and free WiFi.
CITY:Loves Park
Alden Resale is a flourishing resale shop with excellent prices on a wide variety of quality merchandise. Specializing in furniture and memorabilia. This is a bargain hunter's paradise.
Lincoln Highway Interpretive Mural - Genoa
The Illinois Lincoln Highway Coalition has produced many Interpretive Murals along the Illinois Lincoln Highway National Scenic Byway and its corridor in northern Illinois. The Genoa mural depicts the history, heritage, and events of the highway and its impact on Genoa and the other communities along the Illinois route.
Nestled in the lightly rolling countryside of Northern Illinois, DC Estate Winery is the ideal getaway destination in your own backyard. Conveniently located just minutes off I-90 in a picturesque park-like setting, we offer a romantic taste of Tuscany, the place where true pleasure is found in quality wine, beautiful scenery and warm hospitality. With a beautiful outdoor pavilion and welcoming tasting room, DC Estate Winery is the perfect spot to celebrate a remarkable special event or just spend a relaxing weekend afternoon. You and your guests will enjoy our delicious wine as you also savor the views of our tranquil pond and vineyard. Family-owned and operated, DC Estate Winery has grown from our own love of wine and family. Our goal is to create an experience you'll never forget – one that quenches your senses – with luscious taste and delectable aromas in a beautifully captivating setting.
CITY:South Beloit
A popular 18-hole course on Rockford's south side, Sandy Hollow is a tree-lined fairway course with strategically placed fairway bunkers. One of the more challenging holes on the 6,228-yard course is No. 11, which requires a tee shot over a pond.
Groundhog Day - Woodstock Opera House
This hilarious comedy concerns a crabby weatherman who finds himself reliving Groundhog Day over and over. Filmed in the quaint town of Woodstock, the bell tower that the weatherman leaps from is actually the Woodstock Opera House (which today presents concerts and plays). A small plaque in Woodstock's historic town square marks the spot where the character repeatedly stepped into a puddle in the movie.
The hotel is centrally located within one mile of several restaurants and shopping areas, close to I-90 and Business 20. Pets allowed with fee.
Built in 1930's, with limited sand traps, one pond. Rating: 18 holes par 71; a beautiful course near shops and restaurants in Rockton and site of the earliest European settlement in northern Illinois. Purchase passes and reserve tee times on-line.
Book Stall has 12,000 books on history, local history, military, cooking, art, antiques, poetry, fiction, technology, natural history, along with first editions, hard-to-find and antiquarian books. Find larger holdings in military, technology and religion. Book Stall also has a large booth in the East State Antique Mall.
Our work embodies skill, insight, and respect for both the material and process. It is useful in the kitchen, on the table, or as an accent to decor. The warmth and beauty crafted into each pot will touch those who use it. Its artistry functions best through daily use, through intimate acquaintance.
Over 150 varieties of novelty candy, nuts and chocolate covered nuts. Antique soda fountain, shake machine, and freezers in use to bring back the memories of the good old days. Music from the 1950s and 1960s. Come by and turn back the clock. Closed during winter months.
Friendly neighborhood place for drinks, pizza, homemade soup or full dinners. Steaks, chops, chicken, seafood, ribs, barbeque, pizza, pasta and salads. Patio dining in summer. Full bar.
The Prairie Brewhouse is the best location in Rockford for hosting your event. With over 7500 square feet of flexible space available, they can host your event of up to 500 people. Perfect for hosting banquets, wedding receptions, parties, weddings, meetings, fundraisers, art shows, craft shows and more. Indoor and outdoor space available, including a deck area right on the river. Available for anything from a luncheon to a week-long conference. Overhead doors allow for easy unloading and setup. During the summer, Dinner on the Dock and listen to live music on Thursdays.
Chicago Northwest KOA Campground
A family campground with planned activities on weekends from Memorial Day thru Labor Day (hay-wagon rides, movies, face painting, flashlight candy hunt and a lot more). Tent, vehicle, and cabin sites. Game room, pavilion, playground, and laundry facilities.
We are known for our Italian beef, gyros (cooked on the spit), 10oz. burgers, Chicago-style hot dogs, and BBQ ribs. We pride ourselves on having great food, big portions, and fair prices. Located in downtown Genoa, stop in today!
Primitive and unique furniture, accessories, folk art, and collectibles.
When in Belvidere, stop by, walk-up and enjoy a refreshing desert or a quick meal. Many choices to choose from and quality is always the best.
We always try to have that special gift you're looking for. We carry Boyds Bears, Dept.56, Harbor Lights, Precious Moments, sports memorabilia, and the list goes on. We are just a fun place to shop. Come visit!
The Midwest Superstore, Woodstock Harley Davidson, where you can purchase as well as rent one of their new Harley-Davidsons for the day, week, or special events. Everything from street rods to V-rods. Many special events to enjoy too.
Antiques and fine furniture, restoration, refinishing, repair, rushing, caning, spindles, and hand stripping. Complete restoration service. Eight shops and restaurants nearby. Spend a day in Hebron.
Howard Johnson Hotel - Rockford
Experience a winning combination of friendly service, newly renovated accommodations, and spacious, comfortable guest rooms with luxury touches. The hotel includes a heated indoor pool, fitness center and 24-hour game room. Home office rooms are available for business clientele. There is a restaurant and lounge on site.
Rockford College Performing Arts Department
Four productions per year in Clark Arts Center's Maddox and Cheek Theatres, performed by theater students, plus student-directed 3-Penny Theater productions, the Rockford College Forum Series, and Common Destines programs.
America's Best Value Inn - Belvidere
Welcome to the Americas Best Value Inn of Belvidere, IL. We are located in north central Illinois. Our newly renovated exterior access facility offers 44 guest rooms and 2 efficiencies. All guest rooms and efficiencies are furnished with complimentary wireless high-speed Internet access, cable TV, complimentary local calls, and wake-up service. Our efficiencies also feature a kitchenette with a stove. For your convenience, we offer fax and copy service at our 24-hour front desk and complimentary wireless Internet access in our 24-hour lobby. Take a moment to enjoy our complimentary continental breakfast served every morning and our picnic area. Come experience the value of staying at Americas Best Value Inn Belvidere/Rockford.
Welcome to Marengo Ridge Golf Club. Built in 1985, this 18-hole golf course offers a clubhouse, driving range, golf lessons, pro shop and a putting green.
Take a swing at this challenging par 34, scenic nine-hole course. Located immediately across Rt. 47 from Crystal Woods, Craig Woods was designed to give beginners, juniors, seniors and even seasoned golfers a challenging tract on which to develop and hone their skills.
Rivers Edge Campground has modern facilities in a rustic, historical area. Amenities include a Pecatonica River boat ramp, fishing on Pecatonica, Sugar and Rock Rivers, a private pond, pavilion, basketball and golf courses nearby.
Village Green Home and Garden East
A fascinatingly large garden center with outdoor furniture supplying customers from all over the Midwest. The center also takes care of all holiday needs with trees, trims and gifts. There's a Village Green West, too.
Pizza and Italian restaurant. Dine in, Carry out, and Delivery. Everything from pizza to sandwiches, Friday fish fry to pasta.
Our farm market features a large variety of farm fresh family grown vegetables. Our sweet corn is picked fresh every morning when its the sweetest. Tomatoes, green beans, pickling cucumbers, broccoli, zucchini and other summer squash, a variety of specialty peppers are among the fresh vegetables we grow here on our farm. If fruit is what you are looking for, you will find our homegrown muskmelon, honeydew and watermelon delicious. We also carry Michigan peaches, pears, nectarines and other in season fruit from the Midwest. We are a working family operated farm. We want you to have a day on the farm experience when you stop by during the summer or the fall. Our tractor/sand box play areas are available all during the season. Our own animals are always here for you to visit, but we do bring in more during the fall season. In the fall we have our family grown pumpkins, gourds, corn shocks, Indian corn and other specialty decorations. Of course we will still have the fall veggies, squash and more, plus the continuing of the summer treats. Know your food! Know your farmer!
The Mink Barn - Furs by Talidis
Hundreds of ready-made garments. Specializing in mink but also have long hair and sheared beaver, raccoon, foxes of all shades, lynx, Russian sable.
Loyola University Retreat and Ecology Campus (LUREC)
Encompassed in 100 acres of lush greenery, Loyola University Retreat and Ecology Campus provides a serene setting for overnight retreats, meetings, team building, classes, and private/community events. Open year-round, the campus can accommodate groups of 12-200 guests. Facility highlights include one of the largest challenge courses in the state, culinary team building, farm workshops, comfortable housing/meeting spaces, sustainable dining options, a fire pit, basketball/ tennis courts, and hiking trails. Loyola is committed to maintaining the biodiversity of the campus and encourages sustainability, conservation, and restoration efforts.
All-encompassing golf retailer, with a 10,000 square foot retail showroom, heated outdoor driving range, teaching academy, cafe, bar and beer garden.
Baymont Inn & Suites - Rockford
Whether your stay is for business or leisure, our guests can enjoy Rockford with our hotel's close proximity to area businesses and popular attractions. Guests enjoy our heated indoor pool and spa, fitness room, and complimentary enhanced breakfast at the Baymont Breakfast Corner which includes Belgium Waffles. Relax and take away the stress of the day in our pillow top mattresses. We offer contemporary rooms with the option to upgrade to a suite or Jacuzzi room. Our entire hotel has wireless internet access and several hardwire locations. We are pet friendly.
We've been told we're "Not just the usual" garden and gift shop. We focus on Garden and Yard Art that is both functional and fun. You never know what unique, new or crafted item you might find here!