Homeland Security Advisor Lisa Monaco to headline Bloomberg Government Cybersecurity Summit

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Dec 01, 2014, 11:15 ET

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- At the end of a year where cyber-attacks have regularly dominated the headlines, what's ahead for government affairs, security experts, academia and policy makers in 2015? Bloomberg Government is bringing the nation's top decision-makers together for the year's definitive conversation on Washington cybersecurity policy at "Cybersecurity 2015: Beyond the Breach" underwritten by Symantec with additional support from ICF International.

WHO: Speakers include:

Lisa Monaco, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
Leslie Caldwell, Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, Department of Justice
Joe Demarest, Assistant Director, Cyber Division, FBI
Chris Painter, Coordinator for Cyber Issues, U.S. Department of State
Andrea Glorioso, EU Representative in Charge of the Digital Agenda and ICT, Delegation of the EU in Washington
Christopher White, Program Manager, DARPA
Chris Inglis, Former Deputy Director, NSA
Rob Carey, Former Chief Information Officer, Department of Defense; Vice President and General Manager Public Sector Cybersecurity, CSC
Dean Garfield, Chief Executive Officer, ITIC
Chris Finan, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Manifold Security
Harriet Pearson, Partner, Hogan Lovells
Jim Lewis, Director and Senior Fellow, Strategic Technologies Program, CSIS
Catherine Lotrionte, Director, Institute for Law, Science, and Global Security, Georgetown University
Frank Cilluffo, Associate Vice President and Director, Homeland Security Policy Institute; Associate Vice President, George Washington University

WHEN: Tuesday, December 9, 2014
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM – Program
*Media must be credentialed to attend*

WHERE: Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
The Pavilion
1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20004

REGISTRATION: To Register to attend the event in person, please visit: http://about.bgov.com/events/breach-inside-new-realities-cybersecurity/?utm_medium=Partner&utm_campaign=EVCyber2014124&utm_source=PressRelease&utm_content=&utm_term=

PRESS: For media credentials contact Lindsay Bomar at [email protected]
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Premier Underwriter:
About Symantec
Symantec Corporation is an information protection expert that helps people, businesses and governments seeking the freedom to unlock the opportunities technology brings -- anytime, anywhere. Founded in April 1982, Symantec, a Fortune 500 company, operating one of the largest global data-intelligence networks, has provided leading security, backup and availability solutions for where vital information is stored, accessed and shared. The company's more than 20,000 employees reside in more than 50 countries. Ninety-nine percent of Fortune 500 companies are Symantec customers. In fiscal 2014, it recorded revenues of $6.7 billion. To learn more go to www.symantec.com or connect with Symantec at: http://www.symantec.com/social/.

Supporting Underwriter:
About ICF International:
ICF International provides professional services and technology solutions that deliver beneficial impact in areas critical to the world's future. ICF is fluent in the language of change, whether driven by markets, technology, or policy. Since 1969, we have combined a passion for our work with deep industry expertise to tackle our clients' most important challenges. We partner with clients around the globe—advising, executing, innovating—to help them define and achieve success. Our more than 5,000 employees serve government and commercial clients from more than 70 offices worldwide.

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