DEFENDING PUBLIC LIFE AGAINST CYBER THREATS IS A NATIONAL CHALLENGE WITH PROFOUNDLY LOCAL IMPACTS.
With ransomware attacks consistently on the rise, the task of strengthening the defenses of vulnerable organizations in every corner of the nation seems impossible to take on.
Luckily, there are regional and local innovators building coalitions to provide solutions. No one is alone in this challenge of scaling cyber defense; across the country, communities are rising up to protect the institutions that uphold public life.
The UC Berkeley Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity (CLTC) is pleased to host the Cyber Civil Defense Summit to welcome the rag-tag community of cyber defenders in one room.
Representatives from members of the Consortium of Cybersecurity Clinics discuss the day-to-day challenges of running university-based cybersecurity clinics at Cyber Civil Defense Summit 2023.
The theme of this year’s Summit is Data-Driven Resilience.
Our exclusive panels will spotlight empirical research on topics in public interest cybersecurity and explore evidence-informed strategies to bolster the cyber resilience of civic organizations too often left behind in cybersecurity.
ABOUT THE SUMMIT
The Cyber Civil Defense Summit brings together a community of cyber defenders, academics, and policymakers with the shared mission of protecting our most vulnerable public infrastructure against cybersecurity threats.
This in-person event hosts exclusive keynotes and panels with government and industry leaders in cybersecurity, creating an intimate space for cross-sector conversations between academics, volunteers, and policymakers on how we can work together to protect vulnerable community organizations like hospitals, cities, school districts, and nonprofits.
The Cyber Civil Defense Summit was first hosted in 2023, with keynote addresses by CISA Director Jen Easterly and Wendy Nather of Cisco. A full recap of the inaugural Summit can be found here. The conference is a unique opportunity to connect with cyber defenders across industries, and get ideas in front of beltway changemakers.
Wendy Nather, Chief Information Officer of Cisco delivers a keynote presentation about “The Cyber Poverty Line,” the line below which organizations and people cannot effectively protect themselves from digital threats, at the 2023 Cyber Civil Defense Summit.
Sarah Powazek, CLTC Public Interest Cybersecurity Initiative Director, hosts a fireside chat with Joel Todoroff, Special Counsel for Cybersecurity in the Office of the National Cyber Director, and Matt P. from the Internet Fire Brigade Society, about initiatives focused on garnering volunteers to assist ransomware victims with recovery and defense.
Guests networking at the
2023 Cyber Civil Defense Summit
ABOUT THE UC BERKELEY CENTER FOR LONG-TERM CYBERSECURITY
At the Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity (CLTC), our mission is to amplify the upside of the digital revolution, help decision-makers act with foresight, and expand who has access to and participates in cybersecurity. Housed in the University of California, Berkeley, the #1 public university in global rankings, we work on multiple fronts to anticipate the cyber challenges of the future — and articulate solutions that allow the world to adapt and prepare.
The Cyber Civil Defense Summit is hosted by CLTC’s Public Interest Cybersecurity Program.
Learn more about CLTC’s broad research agenda here.