Recently I had the pleasure of participating in Stanford University’s inaugural Cybersecurity Boot Camp. Attendees included two dozen senior congressional staffers, Silicon Valley business leaders and members of academia. We gathered to further the discussion on cybersecurity threats facing the United States and to arm our congressional colleagues with perspectives important for legislation to better protect our networks and infrastructure.
Raj Shah moderates a panel discussion at Stanford’s Cybersecurity Boot Camp, while Ellen Richey, executive vice president and chief risk officer at Visa, looks on. Photo by Ron Searcey
I moderated a panel discussion that covered a variety of issues related to cybersecurity and featured panelists with a wealth of information to share, including:
Some of the key takeaways from the discussion included:
While there are significant challenges that need to be addressed in order for U.S. businesses and government agencies to improve the country’s cybersecurity posture, it was exciting to see these business and government decision makers come together and listen to each another. The desire to work together was palpable and I look forward to attending future cybersecurity boot camps.
I had an opportunity to give a quick summary of why this event was so important, which you can see here.
Many thanks to Stanford's Center for International Security and Cooperation and the Hoover Institution for organizing the event.
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