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Host Jim Lewis interviews Admiral Michael McConnell, former Director of the National Security Agency, and the second Director of National Intelligence. As head of the NSA during the early days of the internet, he helped set the path for how the U.S. intelligence community responded to the opportunities and risks of emerging digital technologies. They discuss how the nature of surveillance transformed with the emergence of the internet, how U.S. vulnerability to cyber threats has changed over time, and what needs to be done to confront the growing cyber threat posed by our nation’s adversaries.
Host Jim Lewis interviews Admiral Michael McConnell, former Director of the National Security Agency, and the second Director of National Intelligence. As head of the NSA during the early days of the internet, he helped set the path for how the U.S. intelligence community responded to the opportunities and risks of emerging digital technologies. They discuss how the nature of surveillance transformed with the emergence of the internet, how U.S. vulnerability to cyber threats has changed over time, and what needs to be done to confront the growing cyber threat posed by our nation’s adversaries.
Please join us for a public event on initiatives for securing the software supply chain on Wednesday, April 24, 2019 from 1:00-3:00 pm at the CSIS headquarters.
Within the U.S. government, there is increasing awareness of and movement on the need for a coordinated strategy to prevent, identify, and respond to threats stemming from the software supply chain throughout the acquisition process. At this event, we will discuss some of the various initiatives, including the Department of Defense’s Deliver Uncompromised, along with work at the Carnegie Mellon, BSA | The Software Alliance, and the Department of Commerce, designed to minimize the risk of compromised software infiltrating critical systems.
Opening Speech
1:00 pm -
Registration 12:45 pm -
William Stephens,Director, Counterintelligence, Defense Security Service, Department of Defense
Moderated Discussion 1:15 pm -
Allan Friedman, Director of Cybersecurity Initiatives, National Telecommunications Information Administration
Bob Metzger, Co-Author MITRE "Deliver Uncompromised"; Head of DC Office, Rogers Joseph O’Donnell, P.C.
Tommy Ross, Senior Director, Privacy, BSA | The Software Alliance
Roberta Stempfley, Director, CERT Division, Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute
Derek Weeks, Vice President, Sonatype Inc.
Moderated by
James A. Lewis, SVP and Director, CSIS Technology Policy Program
2:45 pm - Audience Q&A
3:00 pm - End
This event is made possible through general support to CSIS.
In this episode Jim Lewis interviews William J. “Bill” Lynn, CEO of Leonardo DRS, a leading defense contractor, about his time as the Comptroller and Deputy Secretary of Defense. At the Department of Defense (DoD) he created a new kind of partnership between companies in the defense industrial base (DIB) through the DIB program and helped reorient DoD to treat cyber as a fifth domain.
In this episode Jim Lewis interviews William J. “Bill” Lynn, CEO of Leonardo DRS, a leading defense contractor, about his time as the Comptroller and Deputy Secretary of Defense. At the Department of Defense (DoD) he created a new kind of partnership between companies in the defense industrial base (DIB) through the DIB program and helped reorient DoD to treat cyber as a fifth domain.
Host Jim Lewis interviews Dick Clarke, who served as a senior advisor in the Clinton, Bush and Obama administrations, helping to create the first national cybersecurity strategy. He began looking at cybersecurity as a national security issue in the ‘90s and has been central to thinking about cybersecurity for decades. They discuss the awakening of government and industry to cybersecurity threats, the real implications of cyber attacks, and the difficulties of coordinating government efforts.
In this first episode, host Jim Lewis interviews John Hamre, President and CEO of CSIS and Former Deputy Secretary of Defense. He was one of the first to recognize the strategic implications of cybersecurity and cyber conflict, and who helped lead the DoD in its early approaches to emerging cyber issues. He discusses the hacking incidents that first alerted policymakers to the cyber threats faced by the U.S.; the obstacles and successes in working with other agencies, Congress, and the private sector to address cyber threats; and how to chart a path towards developing structures and doctrines to manage cyber risks.
A fragmented model of digital governance is emerging. Data regulation, technical and ethical standards, and market leadership are all in flux, raising questions about whose rules, if any, will become the global standard. This CSIS Simon Chair event will look at the evolution of technology and digital governance in the world’s major economies – the United States, Europe, China, and Japan – and how competing visions and differing priorities are shaping national and regional approaches to digital governance.
Featuring a keynote address from Representative Suzan DelBene (D-WA)
Closing remarks from former Deputy US Trade Representative Ambassador Robert Holleyman
Expert panel featuring:
Peter Fatelnig, Minister Counsellor for Digital Economy Policy, Delegation of the European Union to the United States
Naoki Ota, Founder, New Stories Ltd. Former Special Adviser to the Minister, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan
Diane Rinaldo, Deputy Assistant Secretary, National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), Department of Commerce
Shaundra Watson, Director, Policy, BSA | The Software Alliance
Stephanie Segal (Moderator), Simon Chair Senior Fellow and Deputy Director, CSIS
This event was made possible by support from the Japanese Embassy.
Please join us for a public event on mitigating security risks for emerging 5G wireless networks on Wednesday, February 6th, 2019 from 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm at the CSIS headquarters.
At this event, our keynote speaker FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel and the following expert panel will discuss the challenges and opportunities presented by emerging 5G networks, and how standards and security procedures can create a resilient and secure framework for 5G network implementation. They will also discuss the findings and recommendations in the Communications Security, Reliability, and Interoperability Council (CSRIC) VI's report on 5G security released in September 2018.
Agenda 12:45 pm - Registration 1:00 pm - Keynote Speech The Honorable Jessica Rosenworcel, Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission 1:20 pm - Moderated Discussion Chris Boyer, Assistant Vice President, Global Public Policy, AT&TJohn Costello, Director of Strategy, Policy, and Plans, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Travis Russell, Director, Cybersecurity, Oracle Communications; Chairman, Working Group 3, FCC Communications Security, Reliability, and Interoperability Council
Ambassador Robert Strayer, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Cyber and International Communications and Information Policy, U.S. State Department
Moderated by Clete Johnson, Partner, Wilkinson, Barker, Knauer LLP; Senior Fellow, CSIS
2:15 pm - Audience Q&A 2:30 pm - EndThis event is made possible through general support to CSIS.
Launched in 2013, China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) strives to improve infrastructure, trade, financial integration, and people-to-people bonds across more than 80 countries. Its digital dimensions are far-reaching, including fiber optic cables, 5G networks, satellites, and devices that connect to these systems. Please join the CSIS Reconnecting Asia Project for a discussion of these developments and their implications for U.S. economic and strategic interests.
Featuring an expert panel discussion with
Dr. Robert Atkinson
President, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation
Lt. Gen. William Mayville (Ret.)
Former Deputy Commander, U.S. Cyber Command
Emily Rauhala
Staff Writer, The Washington Post
Moderated by
Kate O'Keeffe
Reporter, The Wall Street Journal
Welcoming remarks by
Matthew P. Goodman
Senior Vice President; William E. Simon Chair in Political Economy and Senior Adviser for Asian Economics
With special presentations by
Hirobumi Kayama
Special Advisor, Japan Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry
Jonathan E. Hillman
Senior Fellow, Simon Chair in Political Economy, and Director, Reconnecting Asia Project
This event is made possible by generous support from JETRO NY.
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