Sandia hosted a series of virtual cybersecurity events, called Meetings of the Minds, to pull together the best thinking on how the nation should respond to changing threats.
The first one was held Dec. 6, 2020, and the second on May 26. The first event brought together experts from Sandia; Bob Kolasky, the head of the National Risk Management Center at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency; retired Rear Adm. Mark Montgomery of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission; and other groups on the front lines of cybersecurity to discuss a national policy to confront the threats we face.
In the May session, following several high-profile national cyberattacks, Sandia brought together panelists from CISA, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp. and other organizations to talk about emergent research and development. Sandia systems analyst Eva Uribe highlighted the complex nature of cyber conflict and competition.
“Severity of attack has been used as a guiding principle for how to respond. We are trying to protect against major cybersecurity incidents across the board,” she said. “But an overwhelming number of smaller but significant cyber events targeting the things that…
