Securing Critical Infrastructure: Building Resilience

In an era of relentless digital transformation and growing geopolitical tensions, the US faces unprecedented challenges in safeguarding its critical infrastructure from disruption and direct attack. Critical systems are often interrelated, making the challenge both more complex and urgent.

As cybersecurity threats continue to grow and new technologies such as AI provide both opportunities and threats, the US must also address cybersecurity vulnerabilities in critical systems by promoting greater investment, greater collaboration between the public and private sectors, and greater cooperation with international partners and allies facing similar threats.

By attending this webcast, you will learn:

  • Challenges of and solutions for protecting key critical infrastructure sectors such as water, telecommunications, and the power grid.
  • How government and the private sector can and must collaborate on addressing both current and emerging threats.
  • How recent developments including the National Cybersecurity Strategy are reorienting cyber defense in the public and private sectors.
  • AI’s role in helping bolster cyber defenses and the dangers AI systems can pose.
  • How business can build and maintain cybersecurity defenses.
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Dr. Lori Esposito Murray Mitchell Barnes Reece Kurtenbach Lena Smart Suzanne Spaulding
Securing Critical Infrastructure: Building Resilience
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CED POLICY WATCH

Securing Critical Infrastructure: Building Resilience

MAY 18, 2023

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In an era of relentless digital transformation and growing geopolitical tensions, the US faces unprecedented challenges in safeguarding its critical infrastructure from disruption and direct attack. Critical systems are often interrelated, making the challenge both more complex and urgent.

As cybersecurity threats continue to grow and new technologies such as AI provide both opportunities and threats, the US must also address cybersecurity vulnerabilities in critical systems by promoting greater investment, greater collaboration between the public and private sectors, and greater cooperation with international partners and allies facing similar threats.

By attending this webcast, you will learn:

  • Challenges of and solutions for protecting key critical infrastructure sectors such as water, telecommunications, and the power grid.
  • How government and the private sector can and must collaborate on addressing both current and emerging threats.
  • How recent developments including the National Cybersecurity Strategy are reorienting cyber defense in the public and private sectors.
  • AI’s role in helping bolster cyber defenses and the dangers AI systems can pose.
  • How business can build and maintain cybersecurity defenses.

Speakers

Dr. Lori Esposito Murray

Dr. Lori Esposito Murray (Moderator)

Former President
Committee for Economic Develop…

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Mitchell Barnes

Mitchell Barnes

Senior Economic Policy Analyst
Committee for Economic Develop…

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Reece Kurtenbach

Reece Kurtenbach

Chairman, President, Director and CEO
Daktronics

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Lena Smart

Lena Smart

CISO
MongoDB

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Suzanne Spaulding

Suzanne Spaulding

Former Undersecretary, Department of Homeland Secu…
Senior Adviser for Homeland Se…

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