Summary: Cybersecurity must address complicated and interconnected threats of cyberattacks on critical infrastructure sectors, cybertheft of personal data, cyberespionage, cyberwarfare and cyberterrorism. It raises challenging practical, legal and policy issues, including what proposals would be effective, the scope of regulatory authority, the nature of information sharing and liability protections, and the preservation of internet freedom and privacy. This panel was held during the 2012 National Security Symposium. Featuring: Matthew J. Eggers of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce; Sharon Bradford Franklin of The Constitution Project; Jamil N. Jaffer of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence; Michael Vatis of Steptoe & Johnson LLP and formerly of the FBI National Infrastructure Protection Center; and Vincent J. Vitkowsky of the Center for Law and Counterterrorism as the moderator.
