Federal Trade Commission’s Lorrie Faith Cranor attended Black Hat USA conference in Las Vegas. FTC’s Cranor said her goal at Black Hat was to do outreach in the hacker community. Panelists noted that legislators, agency personnel, and policymakers are more welcome now at events like Black Hat and DEF CON. But there’s still some mutual fear between the two communities, panelists agreed. The two sides are working together more in key areas like protecting critical infrastructure, addressing the security skills talent gap and “cyber” legislation.”]
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