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President Obama's New Cyber Security Plan & Czar: What Does Congress Need to Know?

June 1, 2009, 12:00 - 1:30 PM
Reserve Officers Association, Capitol Hill, One Constitution Avenue, NE (Between Dirksen SOB & the U.S. Capitol)

Overview | Download Report PDF | Download Audio

On Friday, May 29 President Obama released a long awaited report evaluating the state of America's cyber security -- Melissa Hathaway's "60-Day cyberspace policy review" [Download Report PDF]. Along with the report the President also announced the creation of a new White House position - a cyber "czar" or coordinator - endowed with the power to develop a strategy to combat threats to the nation's cyber infrastructure. The report is expected to detail the strategic vision of the issues and vulnerabilities the czar must address.

On Monday, June 1 the Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee hosted a fascinating panel discussion of the report featuring top cyber security and intelligence experts. The panel of experts debated aspects related to civil liberties, critical infrastructure, private sector regulation, and security of government data and systems. The audio podcast can be downloaded here [download audio]

Panelists included: