05
May 2022
Past Event
Virtual Event | NSPM-13 and the Future of Cyber Warfare

Virtual Event | NSPM-13 and the Future of Cyber Warfare

Past Event
Online Only
May 05, 2022
U.S. Army Gen. Paul M. Nakasone, commander of U.S. Cyber Command, director of the National Security Agency, and chief of the Central Security Service, hosts the CYBERCOM Academic Engagement Network event on February 10, 2022. (U.S. Cyber Command)
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U.S. Army Gen. Paul M. Nakasone, commander of U.S. Cyber Command, director of the National Security Agency, and chief of the Central Security Service, hosts the CYBERCOM Academic Engagement Network event on February 10, 2022. (U.S. Cyber Command)
05
May 2022
Past Event

1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 400
Washington, DC 20004

Speakers:
Alexei Bulazel

Computer Security Researcher, Cyber Policy Expert, Alumnus, RPISEC Computer Security Team

JD Work

Professor, National Defense University, Nonresident Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative

Joshua Steinman

Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Galvanick

ezra cohen
Ezra Cohen

Adjunct Fellow

This event will premiere on this page at 12:00 p.m. EDT, Thursday, May 5. Register for the event here

National Security Presidential Memorandum-13 (NSPM-13) came into effect in 2018, following a National Security Council-led interagency review process focused on increasing the operational effectiveness of the United States Cyber Command. The order delegated key authorities to the Secretary of Defense to conduct time-sensitive military operations in cyberspace. There is currently a debate underway in national security circles about whether to amend NSPM-13 to restrict the autonomy of the Department of Defense, and by extension Cyber Command. How would such a change impact our ability to counter cyber attacks by Russia and China? Please join Hudson Adjunct Fellow Ezra Cohen for a discussion with expert panelists Alexei Bulazel, JD Work, and Joshua Steinman on the future of NSPM-13 and cyber warfare.

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