WLC 2021-2022

Cyber Risk:

Increasing Board and Executive Accountability

Event Video

Women Leaders in Cybersecurity presents the July 2022 program Cyber Risk: Increasing Board and Executive Accountability, a can’t-miss discussion on the role top leadership plays in cybersecurity practice and policy. The panel and speakers include women from the public and private sectors who are cybersecurity leaders and innovators. Join us for a discussion on the important legal, technological, ethical, and policy issues at stake in enhancing board and executive accountability for cyber risk.

Tuesday
July 12, 2022

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Virtual Event
11:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M.

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Panelists

**Julie Cullivan**
**Member, Board of Directors**
Axon; Heartflow, Inc.; SADA; OPSWAT; AaDya Security

**Former Chief Technology and People Officer**
Forescout Technologies

**Former Executive Vice President, Business Operations and CIO**
FireEye

**Jocelyn Hunter**
**Vice President and Deputy General Counsel**
The Home Depot

**Advisory Board**
Duke Law Center for Judicial Studies

**Former Chair, Board of Directors**
Atlanta History Center

**Bethany Mayer**
**Chair of the Board; Chair of Compensation**
Box, Inc.

**Chair of the Safety, Sustainability and Technology Committee, Board of Directors**
Sempra Energy

**Former President and CEO**
Ixia

**Nasrin Rezai**
**Senior Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer**
Verizon
**Former Member, Board of Directors**
Infoblox
**Former Global Chief Information and Product Cyber Security Officer**
General Electric Company

**Carolyn Welshhans**
**Associate Director, Division of Enforcement; Acting Chief, Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit; Former Assistant Director, Cyber Unit & Market Abuse Unit**
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Judith H. Germano
(Moderator)
**Distinguished Fellow and Women Leaders Program Chair**
NYU Center for Cybersecurity
*Professor*, NYU Masters in Cybersecurity Risk & Strategy
*Adjunct Professor of Law*, NYU School of Law
**Founder**
GermanoLaw LLC

CLE Readings

Proposed SEC guidance:

“SEC Proposes Rules on Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure by Public Companies.” U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. March 9, 2022.

“Proposed rule: Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure.” U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

“Fact Sheet: Public Company Cybersecurity; Proposed Rules.” U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Two comment letters in response to SEC guidance:

“Joint Trades Letter to SEC on the Proposal re: Cyber Risk Management, Incident Reporting.” American Bankers Association, Bank Policy Institute BPI, Independent Community Bankers of America ICBA, Mid-Size Bank Coalition of America MBCA. May 9, 2022.

“Cybersecurity Risk Management for Investment Advisers, Registered Investment Companies, and Business Development Companies.” Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association and SIFMA Asset Management Group. April 11, 2022.

Boardroom expertise article:

“The Pump Just Got Primed On Boardroom Cyber Expertise.” Bob Zukis. Forbes. June 7, 2022.

SEC sample letter:

“Sample Letter to Companies Regarding Disclosures Pertaining to Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine and Related Supply Chain Issues.” U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. May 3, 2022.

SEC Cyber Enforcement:

“SEC Returns Spotlight to Cybersecurity Disclosure Enforcement.” William Johnson, Scott Ferber, Matthew Hanson, King & Spalding LLP. Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance. August 1, 2021.

2021 Executive Order:

“Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity.” The White House. May 12, 2021.

Developments after the 2021 Executive Order:

“May 2022 Developments Under President Biden’s Cybersecurity Executive Order: One Year Anniversary Update.” Robert Huffman, Susan B. Cassidy, Michael Wagner, Anna Menzel & Emma Merrill. Covington. June 1, 2022.

Strengthening American Cybersecurity Act, March 1, 2022 (overview)

“Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Advisory: New Cybersecurity Law Will Require Cyber-Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure.” Kimberly Kiefer Peretti, Kellen Dwyer, Kristen Bartolotta. Alston & Bird. March 17, 2022.

Two new cybersecurity laws, June 2022 (overview):

“U.S. Passes New Cybersecurity Legislation in June 2022.” Lev Craig. ECC Council Cybersecurity Exchange. June 2022.

The NYU Center for Cybersecurity (CCS) is an interdisciplinary research institute dedicated to training the current and future generations of cybersecurity professionals and to shaping the public discourse and policy, legal, and technological landscape on issues of cybersecurity.

Thank you to Craig Newmark Philanthropies and the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation for their generous support.