Christopher DeLacy is a Partner in Holland &
Knight's
Washington, D.C. office
Many of the nation's leading cyber, data and privacy experts
convened today at a White House Summit at Stanford University to discuss ways to improve
our nation's cybersecurity. During the summit,
President Obama signed an executive order to promote private sector
cybersecurity information sharing. The summit focused on the
following key areas:
- Public-Private Partnerships
- Protecting Consumers
- Making good security part of good
business
- Securing payment systems
Summit participants also explored information sharing, law
enforcement issues, international cooperation, moving beyond
passwords for authentication, and what's next in the word on
technology security. Speakers included: President Barack
Obama, Lisa Monaco of the National
Security Council, Jeff Zients of the National
Economic Council, Jeh Johnson – the
Secretary of Homeland Security, Penny Pritzker
– the Secretary
