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27 November 2020

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"The Only Truly Secure System Is One That IsPowered Off" Cybersecurity In A Digital Age-Podcast episode with Milbank partners Allan Marks and DaraPanahy with former NSA General Counsel Glenn S. Gerstell

There are two perspectives from which to examine cybersecurity.Big picture: Are we safe as a nation? Up close: What should mycompany or institution be doing now to manage cyber risks? In thisspecial, extended episode, Allan Marks joins Former NSA General CounselGlenn Gerstell and Milbank partner Dara Panahyto explore in depth the neededtools and current trends in cybersecurity, national security,governance and technology. Can we become more resilient whilebecoming ever more interconnected?

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About the speakers:

Glenn S. Gerstellserved as the general counsel of theNational Security Agency (NSA) and Central Security Service (CSS)from 2015 to 2020. He has written and spoken widely about theintersections of technology and national security and privacy.Prior to joining the NSA, Mr. Gerstell practiced law for almost 40years at the international law firm of Milbank LLP, where hefocused on the global telecommunications industry and served as themanaging partner of the firm's Washington, DC, Singapore, andHong Kong offices. Mr. Gerstell served on the President'sNational Infrastructure Advisory Council, which reports to thepresident and the secretary of homeland security on securitythreats to the nation's infrastructure, as well as on theDistrict of Columbia Homeland Security Commission. Earlier in hiscareer, he was an adjunct law professor at the GeorgetownUniversity Law Center and New York Law School. He is a recipient ofthe National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal, theSecretary of Defense Medal for Exceptional Civilian Service and theNSA Distinguished Civilian Service Medal.

As leader of Milbank's Transportation and Space Group inWashington, DC and head of the firm's Global Risk &National Security practice,Dara Panahyrepresentssatellite operators, aerospace manufacturers, launch servicesproviders, communications companies, banks, private equity firmsand hedge funds in debt and equity offerings, project, structuredand vendor financings, mergers & acquisitions, financialrestructurings and in negotiating commercial contracts. He alsoadvises on regulatory, sanctions, anti-corruption, nationalsecurity and export control matters.

Allan Marks is one of theworld's leading project finance lawyers, with special expertisein the power and renewable energy, transportation and airports, oiland gas, water, and telecommunications sectors. He advisesdevelopers, investors, lenders, and underwriters around the worldin the development and financing of complex infrastructureprojects, as well as related acquisitions, restructurings andcapital markets transactions. He has provided strategic guidance tocorporate boards and senior executives with respect to riskmanagement and cybersecurity compliance in the energy and digitalinfrastructure areas. Mr. Marks also serves as an Adjunct Lecturerat the University of California, Berkeley at both the Law Schooland the Haas School of Business.

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