Cybersecurity policy is becoming more and more of a hot topic on Capitol Hill, with topics like the WannaCry outbreak, healthcare cybersecurity, and power grid cybersecurity taking top billing. Jessica will walk through some of the hearings, bills, and events that have happened over the past year, and then discuss how security researchers and the security community at large can get involved to help guide policymakers as they work to address cybersecurity challenges.
Jessica Wilkerson is a Professional Staff Member with the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, covering cybersecurity issues across the Committee's broad jurisdiction. As part of that work, she has investigated issues in the telecommunications, commercial, energy, and healthcare sectors. She has a background in mathematics and computer science.