Enhancing the country’s cybersecurity system has become a top focus for the Biden administration. After a major cyberattack on SolarWinds demonstrated the vulnerabilities of the nation’s defenses of critical infrastructure, Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) pushed for further investments to protect from future attacks. Join Washington Post Live on Tuesday, Oct. 26 at 10:30 a.m. ET for a one-on-one conversation with the senator about the challenges of defending against sophisticated cyber adversaries, followed by SolarWinds CEO Sudhakar Ramakrishna on the path forward to greater cybersecurity amid a broadening landscape of cyberthreats.

Stream here: wapo.st/buildingaheadcyber2021

Speakers

Paul M. Patterson

Rep. John Katko (R-N.Y.)

Ranking Member, House Homeland Security Committee

Katherine Moore

Jeanette Manfra

Director of Risk & Compliance, Google Cloud and Former Assistant Secretary for Cybersecurity, CISA

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“During the program, an HP film starring Christian Slater tells the story of common security scenarios that have come about due to the shift to remote working during the pandemic and introduces the launch of HP Wolf Security.”

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In a segment presented by HP, Stephen Pieraldi, Cyber Security Architect, will share more about how businesses in different sectors and companies of different sizes are navigating endpoint security within this new hybrid work era.

Stephen Pieraldi

Cyber Security Architect

HP

Speakers

Sen. Gary Peters

(D-Mich.) Chair, Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee

Sudhakar Ramakrishna

President & Chief Executive Officer, SolarWinds

Content from Siemens:

The Importance of Collaboration in Cybersecurity

This year’s cyber-attacks have prompted strong support for measures that protect national interests and business operations alike. But how can we ensure consistency across various partners, especially when it comes to critical infrastructure? Jesse Whaley, chief information security officer of Amtrak, joins Kurt John, chief cybersecurity officer of Siemens USA, to discuss the role of collaboration in developing a security strategy that extends throughout the entire public-private ecosystem.

Kurt John

Chief Cybersecurity Officer, Siemens USA

Jesse Whaley

Chief Information Security Officer, Amtrak

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Content from: The Rockefeller Foundation

Dr. Rajiv J. Shah

President, the rockefeller foundation

Interviewed by:
Mara Liasson

national political correspondent, NPR

Event Details

Monday, April

Doors Open: 2:45 p.m.

Program: 3:30 p.m.

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