China, Russia and the Cyber Battlefield with Michael McLaughlin (Part 1)

National Security Law Today

Today, American intellectual property, trade secrets and data holdings have never been more at risk. The United States is being bombarded by cyber attacks, and experts predict the global annual cost of cyber crime to top $8 trillion in 2023 alone. This week, host Elisa is joined by Michael McLaughlin, cybersecurity expert and Principal for Government Relations at Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney. In part one of this two part discussion, Elisa and Michael discuss America's controversial business relationships with China, global competition over semiconductors, and how the rise of ransomware attacks have impacted national security. Michael G. McLaughlin is Principal for Government Relations and the Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Practice Group Co-Leader at Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney: https://www.bipc.com/michael-g.-mclaughlin References: The CHIPS Act of 2022: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4346/text McLaughlin, Michael G., and William J. Holstein. Battlefield Cyber: How China and Russia Are Undermining Our Democracy and National Security. Prometheus Books, 2023: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/battlefield-cyber-william-j-holstein/1141694096 Join us for the 33rd Annual Review of the Field of National Security Law CLE Conference this November 16-17, held at the Renaissance Washington DC Downtown Hotel: https://web.cvent.com/event/7eb6b360-9f77-4555-844f-4fa28099f64a/summary