Biden Convenes Cybersecurity Summit at White House
Chief executives from tech giants Amazon, Apple, Google, IBM, and Microsoft, and from various companies in the financial, insurance, energy, and education sectors were invited to meet with President Biden at the White House to discuss cybersecurity challenges facing the United States. Government participants include National Cybersecurity Director Chris Inglis, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, and Small Business Administrator Isabel Guzman.
Topics of discussion reportedly include ransomware, critical infrastructure, supply chain security, cybersecurity education, and data breach insurance. Break-out session topics include “Critical Infrastructure Resilience,” “Building Enduring Cybersecurity,” and “Cybersecurity Workforce.”
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