Ms. Mieke Eoyang is a national security policy expert, having previously served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy. In that role, she was the senior civilian responsible for cybersecurity and electronic warfare strategy and policy at the Department of Defense, aligning the use of cyber for offense and defense within the broader defense and US government strategies. Prior to her service in the executive branch, she was a recognized think tank leader in developing policies and strategies to address cybercrime, ransomware, electronic surveillance and privacy. She also has over a decade of service on various Congressional national security roles, drafting legislation and conducting oversight, including on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the House Armed Services Committee, as well as for individual members of Congress. Her writings have been published by The Washington Post, the Journal of National Security Law and Policy, Democracy: A Journal of Ideas, and Politico, among other publications.
Ms. Eoyang received her Juris Doctor from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, and her Bachelor’s Degree from Wellesley College.
Few things in the digital realm generate more myths than offensive cyber operations. From the Hollywood “no hack takes more than 30 seconds” to the assumption that “the government’s not doing anything,” these myths hinder our ability to make offensive cyber operations more scalable and effective. This panel will bust common myths and lay out options for making offensive cyber operations an even more effective tool.
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