How AI Is Transforming National Security
NCMS Huntsville Chapter
How generative AI affects national security, with attention to compute requirements and cybersecurity.
50 attendees
Enterprise & mission environments
Enterprise architecture · cybersecurity · applied AI
Hi, I'm Jason Kearns.
Secure cloud · Identity · AI for cybersecurity
I'm a Principal Security Architect with 15 years of experience securing cloud, network, and identity infrastructure for defense and enterprise environments. My current work focuses on multi-agent AI systems for offensive and defensive cyber operations.
016 speaking engagementsTalks, panels & workshops
02575 total attendeesSummed across engagements
03200 largest audienceNational Corporate Security Symposium
Public talks and workshops
Speaking & workshops
I speak about applied AI, cybersecurity, and national security.
How AI Is Transforming National Security
National Corporate Security Symposium
How generative AI affects national security, with attention to compute requirements and cybersecurity.
200 attendees
Realities of AI in Cybersecurity
Tech Birmingham Lunch & Learn
A panel on how cybersecurity teams can use AI and where its limits matter.
100 attendees
Automating Exploitation with Agentic Systems
2026 AI Symposium · USSPRC
A workshop on how to design AI agents and control their actions in cybersecurity workflows.
75 attendees
Automating Exploitation with Agentic Systems
NAC-ISSA · Auburn Research Facility
How to design AI agents that automate exploitation workflows and control their execution.
75 attendees
Offensive Cyber Operations with Agentic Systems
Cyber/AI Huntsville Tech Tuesday
How to use AI agents in cyber operations while tracking their actions and keeping people in control.
75 attendees
Architecture and engineering
Selected work
Examples of my infrastructure, cloud, identity, detection, and AI work. Client and project names are omitted.
01 · Security architecture
Secure infrastructure modernization
I designed and built network and infrastructure architecture for enterprise facilities and internal operations. The work applied Zero Trust principles to network controls, identity, monitoring, and operational support.
- Zero Trust
- Hybrid cloud
- Operating models
02 · Platform engineering
Ephemeral access engineering
I built a region-aware VPN architecture with AWS, Python, and WireGuard. Event-driven containers provide controlled, short-lived remote access.
- AWS
- Python
- WireGuard
03 · Detection engineering
Detection analytics and telemetry
I built centralized analytics workflows for Microsoft Defender telemetry from 1,000+ endpoints. The workflows support threat intelligence and automated detection.
- M365
- Defender
- Observability
04 · Identity telemetry
Federated identity correlation
I built systems that correlate authentication and audit activity across federated M365 and Entra ID tenants. That data supports MLOps pipelines and LLM-assisted identity risk profiling.
- Entra ID
- MLOps
- Risk profiling
05 · Cloud architecture
Secure cloud and mission systems
I designed AWS GovCloud and hybrid-cloud environments for mission data pipelines and terabyte-scale datasets. The architecture also supports distributed AI/ML workloads and continuity planning.
- AWS GovCloud
- AI/ML workloads
- Continuity
06 · Applied AI
Agentic AI and cyber operations
I led the development of AI agents for offensive and defensive cyber operations, from prototypes to products. My talks draw on that research and experimentation.
- Agents
- Guardrails
- Human oversight
Domain perspective
I design systems and help teams build them.
My work covers enterprise architecture, secure cloud, identity, and AI for cybersecurity.
I design infrastructure around operational and mission requirements. My projects include AWS GovCloud and hybrid-cloud environments, identity telemetry, software delivery platforms, detection workflows, and AI agents for cybersecurity.
I build prototypes to test architecture decisions. I also define how teams operate the systems and help them move the work into production.
Professional credentials
Credentials
Security — Specialty
AWS certification in cloud security, including architecture, governance, detection, and incident response.
Solutions Architect — Professional
AWS certification in the design and operation of complex cloud systems.
CISSP · ISSEP · ISSAP
ISC2 certifications in information security, security engineering, and security architecture.
Architecture in practice
Experience
Davidson Technologies
I have held Principal Enterprise Architect, Director of Cybersecurity, and Cybersecurity Engineer roles. My work includes secure cloud adoption, AI for cybersecurity, compliance, software delivery platforms, and internal infrastructure.
ADTRAN
I worked on security architecture and governance, risk, and compliance. I also worked on ISO 27001-aligned information security management, threat intelligence automation, hybrid cloud, and network engineering for global enterprise environments.
BIZFORCE Technologies
I administered networks and systems, onboarded customers, and updated infrastructure. I also worked on security engineering for networks, cloud, and applications.
Connect
Speaking & workshops.
You can reach me on LinkedIn about a talk or workshop, or to discuss secure cloud, identity, cybersecurity, and applied AI.
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