Private sector task force wants more ‘leverage’ for cybersecurity defenses

The key to making cyberspace safe is giving defense-oriented security professionals “leverage over attackers at the lowest cost and the greatest scale”, according to a new report released Thursday by the New York Cyber Task Force (NYCTF). Comprised of principals from major firms – Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, PwC, McKinsey, and more – the NYCTF came together one year ago to identify “frictionless areas” for private sector cybersecurity improvements, explained Merit Janow, Dean of Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) and a Co-Chair of the NYCTF. “It was important for us to have New York in the title,” said Jason Healey, Senior Research Scholar at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs and executive director of the report. “When talking about cybersecurity, Washington D.C. can get caught up in pessimistic views, and Silicon Valley can get caught up in techno enthusiasm. New York had a unique voice […]

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Experts Want Transparency From Government’s Vulnerabilities Equities Process

Security and policy experts make another call for additional transparency around the government’s Vulnerabilities Equities Process and the zero days it has in its possession. Continue reading Experts Want Transparency From Government’s Vulnerabilities Equities Process