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She called on Silicon Valley to "move past the debate over Edward Snowden and the debate over encryption" and help the military combat cyber threats to U.S. national security.
Braun, who served as White House liaison to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security under President Obama, also was inspired to help launch the Cyber Policy Initiative at the Harris School of Public Policy.
Citigroup draws from the military best practices with its War Games cyber-security simulation exercise to help the bank prepare for cyber threats.
On Thursday, the US Justice Department announced it was creating a unit within its computer crime and intellectual property section to help the private sector repel cyber attacks.
"There is more that volunteers can do," said May. "This government wants to encourage those with skills in particular demand, such as those with specialist IT or accountancy skills, to get involved and help the police to investigate cyber or financial crime and, as their experience grows, to enable them to play a greater part in investigations.
"In a war game you are testing peoples' ability to deal with stress and pressure," said Stephanie Daman, chief executive of the UK's Cyber Security Challenge - a government and industry backed-competition that seeks people with the the skills needed to help the UK beat back cyber criminals, hacktivists and terrorists.
In the wake of cyber attacks against its public and private internet infrastructure in 2007, Estonia announced plans to develop the Estonian Defence League, a collection of volunteers — now numbering in the hundreds — who are prepared to help the country respond to emerging cyber crises and attacks.
In the wake of cyber attacks against its public and private internet infrastructure in 2007, Estonia announced plans to develop the Estonian Defence League, a collection of volunteers — now numbering in the hundreds — who are prepared to help the country respond to emerging cyber crises and attacks.
Accompanied by clichéd stock images of grim-looking figures wearing face masks and oversized hoodies, they make for great headlines and an over-simplified metaphor to help the public understand the growing cyber-threat landscape.
