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Cybersecurity Technology Providers Launch Policy Coalition

Thursday, February 18th, 2016

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Cybersecurity Technology Providers Launch Policy Coalition

Ari Schwartz, Coordinator of the Coalition for Cybersecurity Policy and Law. Photo: Venable LLP.

A group of cybersecurity technology providers launched a new organization Thursday focused on education and collaborating with policymakers to promote consensus-driven cyber policy solutions.The new group, the Coalition for Cybersecurity Policy and Law, was founded by Arbor Networks, Cisco [CSCO], Intel [INTC], Microsoft [MSFT], Oracle [ORCL], Rapid7, and Symantec [SYMC].The coalition’s mission is to “bring together leading companies to help policymakers develop consensus-driven policy solutions that: promote a vibrant and robust cybersecurity marketplace; support the development and adoption of cybersecurity…

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