The Policy Wonk Lounge

Presented at DEF CON 21 (2013), Aug. 3, 2013, 8 p.m. (Unknown duration).

Can wonks hack it at DEF CON? Lean back and settle in for a stimulating evening of debate on Washington's most complex cybersecurity policy issues. Join US Government insiders for an exclusive discussion session on domestic surveillance law, foreign computer criminals, law enforcement and criminal penalties, power grid regulation, user identity and privacy, and more. The debate rages in DC... and at DEF CON for one night only! <!--

Presenters:

• Sameer Bhalotra - Former White House Senior Director for Cybersecurity
• Robert Brese - Chief Information Officer, US Department of Energy
• Lt. Gen. Robert Elder - Former Commander of 8th Air Force and U.S.Strategic Command’s Global Strike Component
• Bruce McConnell - Deputy Undersecretary for Cybersecurity, US Dept. of Homeland Security
• Mark Weatherford - Dept. of Homeland Security’s first Deputy Under Secretary for Cybersecurity
• Professor James R. Lint - Retired Army Counterintelligence Special Agent

Links:

• https://defcon.org/html/defcon-21/dc-21-speakers.html#Wonk

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