Guest Speaker - Brig Gen Terrence “TA” Adams, DPCA

Brig. Gen. Terrence Adams is the Deputy Principal Cyber Advisor to the Secretary of Defense and Senior Military Advisor for Cyber Policy. As the DPCA, he serves as the principal advisor to the secretary on military cyber forces and activities. He is also responsible for assessing and overseeing the implementation of the cyber strategy of the department and execution of the cyber posture review of the department on behalf of the secretary. On behalf of the Principal Cyber Advisor, Brig. Gen. Adams leads a cross-functional team focused on synchronizing and coordinating military and civilian cyber forces and activities of the department.

Brig. Gen. Adams was born in Tuskegee, Alabama, and enlisted in the Army as a private after high school. After serving in the Army for six years, he entered the Air Force through the Reserve Officer Training Corps at Alabama State University - Detachment 019 after graduating from Auburn University…