October 18 at 2:00 pm PDT / 5:00 pm EDT

The war for influence and security is being waged on a new front. The last year has seen an unprecedented spike in cyberattacks, data breaches, and troubling falsehoods online. Despite trends towards digitization and disorder, it is still unclear who—if anyone—will take stewardship of the digital frontier. In lieu of security, we are left to grapple with ambiguity and the aftermath of cyberattacks in the meantime. How can we better protect ourselves? What entities will take a leading role in ushering in this new digital age? With more data and communications poised to go digital, a deft approach in combatting disinformation and disruption is crucial to staying competitive in an online world.

Moderator

Cyrus Farivar
Reporter, Tech Investigations, NBC News

Speakers

Jacob Helberg
Angel Investor; Senior Advisor, Center on Geopolitics and Technology, Stanford University; Author of "Wires of War"

Karen Kornbluh
Founding Director, Digital Innovation and Democracy Initiative; Senior Fellow, German Marshall Fund of the US

Niloofar Razi Howe
Senior Fellow, Cybersecurity Initiative, New America Foundation; Senior Operating Partner, Energy Impact Partners

Tim Sadler
Co-Founder and CEO, Tessian