Cybersecurity in Your Neighborhood: Why Public-Private Partnerships Matter
How can we protect our infrastructure, and make it more resilient against the many hazards that are part of the 21st Century? This National Conversation is part of a dialogue between government and the private sector, to help make policy more effective.
Overview
The nation’s critical infrastructure is at risk. Communications systems, electrical power, transportation, even water supplies, face both physical and digital threats.
President Barack Obama has signed a Presidential Policy Directive and an Executive Order to establish a national policy to protect these systems. But government can’t act alone: the bulk of critical infrastructure is owned and operated by the private sector. This National Conversation is part of a dialogue between government and the private sector, to help make policy more effective.
How can we protect our infrastructure, and make it more resilient against the many hazards that are part of the 21st Century?
The event will begin as scheduled promptly at 1:00pm. Please be seated before the beginning of the program.
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Speakers
Jane Harman
Janet Napolitano
Francis X. Taylor
Michael Chertoff
Stephen Flynn
Tom Gjelten
Correspondent, National Public Radio
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