Living with Cyber Insecurity: Reducing the National Security Risks of America’s Cyber Dependencies

On Monday, July 21, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) hosted an event discussing proposals for U.S. government responses to cyber insecurity by the Honorable Richard Danzig and the rollout of a new CNAS report: "Surviving on a Diet of Poisoned Fruit: Reducing the National Security Risks of America’s Cyber Dependencies."

The program featured comments on:

The Need for a
New Cyber Security Paradigm

by

Dan Kaufman
Director of the Information Innovation Office, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

An Expert Panel Discussion
of the Report’s Findings by

Mike Walker
Program Manager at the Information Innovation Office, DARPA

Melissa Hathaway
President of Hathaway Global Strategies, LLC; former Cyber Coordination Executive and Director of the Joint Interagency Cyber Task Force; and former Acting Senior Director for Cyberspace at the National Security Council

Gary McGraw
Chief Technology Officer, Cigital

Moderated by:

Ben FitzGerald
Director of the Technology & National Security Program at CNAS

Followed by a Response
to the Expert Discussion by

The Honorable Dr. Richard Danzig
Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees of The RAND Corporation
and Board Member of CNAS