Digital Acts of War: Evolving the Cybersecurity Conversation
- Subject
- Digital Acts of War: Evolving the Cybersecurity Conversation
- Date
- July 13, 2016
- Time
- 1:00 pm
- Place
- 2154 Rayburn HOB
PURPOSE:
- To examine the strategies and policies of the administration’s response to cybersecurity incidents.
- To review the growing market for threat intelligence, the pros/cons of making attribution after cybersecurity incidents, and the benefits of clarifying international norms of cyber operations.
BACKGROUND:
- Data breaches at the Office of Personnel Management and at private sector companies have validated a 2013 National Intelligence Estimate that the U.S. is “the target of a massive, sustained cyberespionage campaign that is threatening the country’s economic competitiveness.”
- Hostile actors remain undeterred from conducting cyberattacks because of the relatively low costs of entry, the perceived payoff, and the lack of significant consequences.
- Russia and China continue to view offensive cyber capabilities as an important geostrategic tool and will almost certainly continue developing them.
Witnesses and testimonies:
Mr. Aaron Hughes
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Cyber Policy
U.S. Department of Defense
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Coordinator for Cyber Issues
U.S. Department of State
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CEO and President
IronNet Cybersecurity
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Counsel
Legal and Strategic Consulting Services
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Strategist and Senior Fellow
New America
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