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3 Breaches. 1 Pattern
Discord 2023. Signal 2024. Treasury 2024. Three leaks, three different attack paths, and one common blind spot: unsecured mission comms.
Picture the next morning's brief: classified slides splashed across social media, an ops channel scraped, and the wrong key in the wrong hands. Now, the timeline moves fast: press, hearings, budget freezes.
At 11 AM ET on June 26, a 30-year Navy SEAL and a retired USAF intel chief go from covert to candid, stepping out of the secure enclave and taking the mic.
Debaters: A Navy Seal vs. an Air Force Colonel
đą Alan Oshirak â 30-year Navy SEAL, former U.S. Defense & Naval AttachĂŠ
âď¸ Rich Gibaldi â retired USAF Colonel, ex-Chief of Intel Division, AFC2ISR
Moderator Tom Mersman fires five statements that split boardrooms, and the debaters will slam the Fact or Fiction button and give their take.
What Youâll Walk Away With:
Not just a front-row seat - a voice.
You weigh in through live polls and real-time chat. Slam the Fact or Fiction button, drop questions on the fly, and watch the debate pivot around your verdict.
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Tom Mersman, Rocket.Chatâs Head of Federal Systems Integrator strategy will steer the debate. With 12+ years leading cybersecurity and collaboration rollouts for high-growth tech firms and deep, day-to-day engagement with DoD and IC programs, Tom translates mission-critical comms requirements into deployable, IL5-ready solutions. He will keep the discussion fast-paced and laser-focused on what program managers and tech buyers need to thwart breaches and leaks.
With 35 years in Naval Special Warfare and maritime security, CAPT Oshirak commanded three SEAL Teams, deploying across the Pacific, European, Southern, Northern, and Central theaters. He later became the U.S. Senior Defense Official & Naval AttachĂŠ in Singapore, overseeing a $9 billion annual foreign-military-sales portfolio that fielded F-15SGs, HIMARS, and F-35s. After active duty, Alan co-founded a shipbuilding venture whose contracts exceeded $225 million in Southeast Asia and Europe. Today, he advises government and industry on cybersecurity, defense procurement, and emerging technology.
Col Gibaldi offers 49 years in ISR, NC3, JADC2, and cyber, supported by an active SCI clearance. He commanded the 480th Intelligence Groupâs six squadrons and 2,000 personnel, generating thousands of precision targets during Operation Allied Force. At the Air Force C2ISR Center, he built the DCGS reach-back architecture that enabled the first combat use of Global Hawk and Predator. In the industry, he led mission integration at Oracleâs National Security Group, acting as the key closer to a $40 million Air Force software deployment. As head of his consultancy, he now helps commanders and program managers seal the comms and data gaps adversaries exploit.
Rocket.Chat Secure CommsOS⢠is a communication platform that unifies messaging, voice, video, AI, and mission-critical applications for governments, defense, and critical infrastructure organizations operating in high-stakes environments.
