September 18, 2024 The Wall Street Journal published a story about Craigslist.com founder Craig Newmark's recent philanthropic pledges to boost cyber security, including a donation to Harris Public Policy's Cyber Policy Initiative, helmed by faculty member Jake Braun, who is leading DEF CON Franklin Project. The country is under attack,” said Newmark in an interview. He said those who are working to strengthen America’s cybersecurity “need people to champion them.” ...Some recipients of the latest pledge have already been selected and notified, including a project affiliated with the University of Chicago’s public policy school to recruit, train and deploy cybersecurity volunteers to strengthen local infrastructure. Read the full story at https://www.wsj.com/tech/cybersecurity/craigslist-founder-pledges-100-million-to-boost-u-s-cybersecurity-5357f5ae. Faculty Spotlight Jacob Braun Executive Director, University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy - Cyber Policy Initiative Jacob (Jake) Braun is Executive Director of the Harris School of Public Policy Cyber Policy Initiative. Mr. Braun previously served as acting Principal Deputy National Cyber Director in the White House from May 2023 to July 2024. Prior to that, he was Senior Counselor for Transformation to... Upcoming Events More events Get to Know Harris! A Virtual Information Session Wed., October 02, 2024 | 12:00 PM Get to Know Harris! MACRM and PhD Information Session Thu., October 03, 2024 | 8:30 AM Coffee Chat in Austin, TX Mon., October 07, 2024 | 2:00 PM Cosmic Saltillo 1300 E 4th St Austin, TX 78702 United States
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