In our latest episode, former U.S. National Cyber Director Kemba Walden joins Alex Botting and Jen Ellis from the Center for Cybersecurity Policy & Law. The discussion includes Kemba’s reflections on her time at the Office of the National Cyber Director, and the multitude of major policy initiatives that she spearheaded - including the release of the updated U.S. National Cybersecurity Strategy, the associated Implementation Plan, the Cybersecurity Priorities for the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget, and the U.S. National Cyber Workforce and Education Strategy - and all in just ten months of tenure.

News:

Interview:

Munich Security Conference 2023
US National Cybersecurity Strategy
US National Cybersecurity Strategy Implementation Plan
Biden-Harris Administration’s Cybersecurity Priorities for the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget
US National Cyber Workforce and Education Strategy
Request for Information: Opportunities For and Obstacles To Harmonizing Cybersecurity Regulations
Office of the National Cyber Director Requests Public Comment on Open-Source Software Security and Memory Safe Programming Languages
Request for Information on Open-Source Software Security: Areas of Long-Term Focus and Prioritization
Log4j Vulnerability
Heartbleed Bug

Trivia:

Belgian Whistleblower Law

John Le Drew on Solving Technical Problems by Addressing Human Issues