President Obama released his legislative updates to existing law in the WH's effort to improve the state of cyber security. His efforts are lauded by many, yet in infosec, they have been regarded as leading to "an information security armageddon" and an end of days for our profession. In this collaborative work-session, we will examine the components of the proposed legislation, evaluate case law, and identify key opportunities for improvement. These results will be aggregated and shared with the White House and leadership in Congress.

Bio: J.J. Thompson is the Founder and CEO of Rook Security, an IT Security firm providing security strategy, crisis management, and next generation security operations services. Prior to Rook, J.J. served Global 100 accounts through strategic incident & crisis response while at Ernst & Young. J.J. has been published in major industry journals and covered in Bloomberg, USA Today, Forbes, CSO and other major media outlets. Currently J.J. serves as the President of ISC2 Indianapolis, and previously as the President of the Silicon Valley chapter of the ISSA, J.J. has has a degree in Management Sciences from The University of Iowa.

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