On this special episode of TF7, host George Rettas features three guests who are also set to appear at the first event of a four-part Series at the University of Oklahoma on Global Risks and Threats. First up is Thomas Finan who served as a Senior Cybersecurity Strategist and Counsel with DHS’s National Protection and Programs Directorate. Next, Cheemin Bo Lin, the CEO and President of Peritus Partners speaks. Dr. Shad Satterthwaite, the Director for Executive Business Programs in Aerospace and Defense and a colonel in the U.S. Army Reserves, wraps the episode up.

Encouraging The Private Sector To Invest In Cyber Security

Tom discusses his experience at DHS, where he established and led the agency cyber security insurance initiative. The DHS mission is to protect the nation’s critical infrastructure from cyber and physical attacks. However, DHS actually has no power to force anyone in the private sector to do anything.

It was up to Tom, then, to view the challenge with a different lens. How can he encourage the private sector to better invest in cyber security? Tom recognized that, just like car insurance promotes prevention as much as damage…

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