Keynote: U.S. Cybersecurity Strategy

Event Overview

Our globally connected digital ecosystem is under constant attack by bad actors seeking to create or exploit hardware and software vulnerabilities and penetrate system defenses, so on March 1 of this year, the White House released a broadly conceived national cybersecurity strategy. The goal of this strategy is to promote and implement robust measures designed to detect, resist, and repel the attacks of 21st-century adversaries, whether they are nation-states or illegal enterprises seeking ransoms or attempting to misappropriate valuable data and information. Effective user actions like strong passwords, two-factor authentication, and abiding by sound security measures are essential to resisting harmful attacks such as the Colonial Pipeline incident that led to regional gasoline shortages and costly price hikes.

As we approach the the two-month anniversary of the release of the U.S. National Cybersecurity Strategy, join us as we welcome Len Kennedy, adjunct professor at Cornell Law School, as he breaks down some key takeaways in the cybersecurity strategy as well as how some of these strategies apply to you personally, as an employee and as a citizen.

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What You'll Learn

Key takeaways from the cybersecurity strategy
How to best defend your organization from a cyber threat
The infrastructure recommended to defend your organization against cyber threats
How to assess vulnerabilities in your organization’s cybersecurity

Speaker

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Leonard J. Kennedy

Adjunct Professor

Cornell Law School

Adjunct Professor, Cornell Law School

Leonard J.Kennedy has more than 35 years of experience advising clients and senior federal government policymakers on telecommunications and media law; regulatory strategy; and policy and investment matters affecting wireless, wired, and internet services and networks. Retired from the corporate world, Professor Kennedy now works as a senior consultant to organizations seeking expertise on their privacy strategy. He previously served as Senior Advisor at Neustar, Inc., where he counseled senior leadership, including the CEO, and other clients in connection with business, legal, regulatory, and other matters. Prior to that, Professor Kennedy was Neustar’s Chief Legal Officer, External Affairs head, and Corporate Secretary. He advised the Board of Directors, CEO, and senior management, and oversaw the compliance and the legal functions of the company.

Previously, Professor Kennedy served as the founding Associate Director, General Counsel, and Senior Advisor to the Director of the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, where he built the Office of General Counsel. Prior to joining the CFPB, he served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Corporate Secretary, and Chief Government Affairs Officer of Sprint, overseeing the legal and regulatory completion of its $35 billion merger with Nextel. Professor Kennedy was also a partner at the law firm of Dow, Lohnes & Albertson, where he advised providers of cable, wireless, information, and telecommunications services. He also served as senior legal advisor to two Commissioners of the Federal Communications Commission, among other roles during his tenure at the agency.

Professor Kennedy received the Corporate Board’s America’s Top General Counsel Award in 2008. He has published law review articles on communications law and consumer financial regulation and spoken widely on these topics.

Professor Kennedy received his B.A. degree in Economics from Cornell University in 1974 and his J.D. from Cornell Law School in 1977.

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