Past Event

Cyber Disrupt 2017

Wednesday, March 15, 2017 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
CSIS Headquarters

The Center for Strategic and International Studies is hosting Cyber Disrupt 2017, a one-day summit in Washington, D.C. on March 15, 2017.

Cyber Disrupt 2017 is the premier event on cybersecurity in Washington, D.C. The summit will feature keynotes, interactive debates, and panel discussions on strategies, policies, and technology practices for Congress and the Administration that will be disruptive to the current status quo and improve cybersecurity.

Speaker Bios for Cyber Disrupt 2017.

Agenda

9:00 KEYNOTE

NEXT STEPS FOR CYBERSECURITY AFTER A DECADE OF LESSONS LEARNED

This keynote session will address lessons learned from the last decade, evaluate existing cybersecurity frameworks, and discuss what the new Administration will do on cybersecurity.

Introduction
Frances F. Townsend, Executive Vice President, MacAndrews & Forbes Incorporated

Keynote
Thomas Bossert, Assistant to the President, Homeland Security and Counterterrorism

10:00 LAWFUL HACKING: ACCESS TO DIGITAL EVIDENCE IN THE 21ST CENTURY

New applications and devices are being designed with features that present challenges to traditional investigative techniques used by law enforcement. As a result, other means of gaining access to digital evidence such as expanding law enforcement authorities to hack endpoints have been a topic of much discussion. Experts will weigh the privacy, public safety, and security equities of new proposals to facilitate lawful access to digital evidence.

John Lynch, Chief, Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice
Joseph Lorenzo Hall, Chief Technologist, Center for Democracy & Technology
Rajesh De, Partner, Mayer Brown; former General Counsel, National Security Agency
Moderator: Susan Hennessey, Fellow, National Security in Governance Studies and Managing Editor, Lawfare, Brookings Institution

11:00 SHOULD WE WAIT FOR NORMS?

Significant national cybersecurity incidents in the last year reflect a growing willingness by nation-state adversaries to use cyber tools to conduct cybercrime and espionage, threaten personal information and company data, and commit politically coercive cyber acts. Experts will assess the changing international security environment and potential responses to increased hostility in cyberspace.

Christopher Painter, Coordinator for Cyber Issues, U.S. Department of State
James N. Miller, President, Adaptive Strategies LLC; former Under Secretary for Policy, U.S. Department of Defense
Moderator: James A. Lewis, Senior Vice President, CSIS

12:00 LUNCH

CSIS will provide lunch to all registered participants.

12:30 Tech talks

The Tech Talks will feature expert remarks on emerging cybersecurity and technology issues.

12:30 Threats and Opportunities with IoT Security
Matt Hartley, Director, ForeScout Technologies

12:50 Current Threat Landscape
Scott Montgomery, Vice President, Chief Technical Strategist, Intel Security

Moderator: William A. Carter, Associate Director, Technology Policy Program, CSIS

1:15 keynote panel

FUTURE OF SECURITY & PRIVACY ON THE INTERNET

As Internet of Things devices continue to spread and new technologies like AI and quantum computing become commercially available, how should policymakers and industry leaders adapt to the changing environment for digital security and privacy?

Nuala O'Connor, President & CEO, Center for Democracy & Technology
John Launchbury, Director, Information Innovation Office, DARPA
Daniel Weitzner, Founding Director, MIT Internet Policy Research Initiative
Moderator: Denise E. Zheng, Director and Senior Fellow, Technology Policy Program, CSIS

2:15 FROM PREVENTION TO RESPONSE: CYBER CRISIS MANAGEMENT

In recent years, a series of high-profile breaches demonstrated that traditional network defenses alone are not enough to prevent attackers from accessing and exploiting sensitive data. For government agencies and private companies, developing an organization-wide crisis response strategy is just as important as strengthening network defenses. This panel will discuss organizational, technical, and policy approaches to help mitigate and manage major cyber incidents.

Michael Daniel, President, Cyber Threat Alliance; former Cybersecurity Coordinator, Executive Office of the President
Eric Rosenbach, Former Chief of Staff, Office of the Secretary of Defense
Dmitri Alperovitch, Co-founder & CTO, Crowdstrike Inc.
Moderator: Clete Johnson, Senior Fellow (Non-resident), Technology Policy Program, CSIS

3:15 GAME-CHANGING TECHNOLOGY FOR CYBERSECURITY

Researchers and entrepreneurs are developing novel technologies for monitoring and isolating threats, managing authentication and identity, and controlling data. These TED-style talks will discuss emerging technologies and capabilities that can fundamentally alter the cybersecurity landscape.

3:15 The Greatest Source for Cyber Threat Intel: You
Ryan Kazanciyan, Chief Security Architect, Tanium

3:35 Extending the Reach of the Cyber Expert
Valecia Maclin, Director, Cybersecurity & Special Missions, Raytheon

3:55 Meet the World's First Automated Cyber Defense Systems
Michael Walker, Program Manager, Information Innovation Office, DARPA

Moderator: William A. Carter, Associate Director, Technology Policy Program, CSIS

4:15 break

4:30 INTERACTIVE POLICY DEBATE

This debate will follow the Oxford style debate format. Two teams will argue for the Affirmative and Negative of a proposition. After the closing statements, audience members will vote for the team they found the most convincing.

Proposition: U.S. companies should be authorized to hack back against attackers in cyberspace.

Affirmative
Stewart Baker, Partner Steptoe & Johnson; former Assistant Secretary for Policy, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; former General Counsel, National Security Agency
Jeremy Rabkin, Professor of Law, George Mason University

Negative
Greg Nojeim, Senior Counsel and Director, Freedom, Security, and Technology Project, Center for Democracy & Technology
Jamil Jaffer, Vice President for Strategy & Business Development, IronNet Cybersecurity; former Chief Counsel and Senior Advisor, U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

Moderator
Shane Harris, Senior Writer, National Security, Wall Street Journal