A bipartisan group of Capitol Hill staffers were in Silicon Valley last week to gain an immersion into the complex world of cybersecurity. The range of experts they heard from included tech industry leaders, scholars representing a range of disciplines and former government officials.
Ten Stanford undergraduates described President Barack Obama as personable and genuine as he discussed a wide range of global interests with them during a recent private meeting on campus.
Hundreds of students were in the audience along with business, government and academic leaders as President Barack Obama addressed the White House Summit on Cybersecurity and Consumer Protection at Stanford on Friday, Feb. 13.
Hundreds of invited guests, students, members of the media and onlookers gathered as Stanford welcomed President Barack Obama and a host of business, government and academic leaders to discuss issues of cyber threats. University photographers captured the day in pictures.
"Grappling with how the government protects the American people from adverse events while making sure the government itself is not abusing its capabilities is hard," President Obama said.
The trove of private information floating through the Internet is becoming an increasingly attractive target for cyberterrorists. At Stanford, private sector and government experts called for increased collaboration to combat the threat.
