2012 State of the Net Conference Panel: Securing America's Critical Infrastructure

2012 State of the Net Conference
Washington Hyatt Capitol Hill
January 17-18, 2012

Can Congress Come to Compromise on Securing America's Critical Infrastructure? Congressional and Government Staff Speak Out
Panelists:
- Jason Cervenak, Legislative Fellow, Office of Congressman Bob Goodlatte
- Christopher Finan, Director for Cybersecurity Legislation, National Security Staff
- Kevin Gronberg, Senior Counsel to the Committee on Homeland Security in the U.S. House of Representatives
- Jamil Jaffer, Senior Counsel, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
- Tommy Ross, Senior Intelligence and Defense Advisor to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid
- Shane Tews, Vice President for Global Public Policy and Government Relations, VeriSign Inc. - Moderator

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has called for a debate on cybersecurity legislation in the first work period of the upcoming 2012 legislative session. Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., Ranking Member Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Federal Financial Management Subcommittee Chairman Tom Carper, D-Del., are sponsors of the Cybersecurity and Internet Freedom Act (S.413) and similarly support efforts to address this important initiative, citing the "unacceptable risk for our country" that weak and/or inadequate cybersecurity measures present. This panel will address the challenge of integrating the various cybersecurity bill proposals, MOUs, roadmaps, initiatives, reports and plans existing within Congressional committees and various agencies, and focus on offering some clarification on how this important initiative can be advanced. Key staff and officials that engage with cybersecurity from various jurisdictions will hold a discussion on how multiple stakeholders can harmonize and coordinate their efforts on this issue.

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