because everything is so interdependent. >> host: this is c-span's communicators program, michael daniel white house security adviser is our guest and gautham nagesh is our guest. >> guest: you mentioned there were barriers to the government sharing information with the private sector. why is legislation necessary? >> guest: it's not so much the barriers of the government to the private sector side. those are really more about policy and how we actually implement it and i think that is one of the things you can see in the executive order. we can ramp that up on the executive branch side and i don't think the barriers are as statutory there as they are policy. in the other direction, i think there are potentially barriers to private companies sharing information with the government based on liability ,-com,-com ma concerns about the governments ability to protect information once a company gives it to the government. there are also concerns about company to company sharing and competitiveness issues and whether or not that anti- competitive to share that cyberinformation. so i think from the ad

michael daniel, the white house cybersecurity adviser, is our guest. dpaw that many nagesh -- gautham nagesh is our guest reporter. >> why is legislation necessary? what are those legal obstacles or otherwisesome. >> guest: well, it's not so much the barriers on the government to private sector side. there those are really about policy and how we actually implement it, and i think that's one thing that you can see in the executive order is we can ramp that up on the executive branch side, um, and i don't think the barriers are as much statutory there as they are policy. in the other direction, um, i think there are potentially barriers to private companies sharing information with the government based on liability, concerns about the government's ability to actually protect information once a company gives it to the government. i think there are also concerns about company-to-company sharing and competitiveness issues and whether or not that's sort of anticompetitive to share that kind of cyber information. so i think from the administration's perspect

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we know how to do it, and so within a ten days you'll find out whether the white house michael danielyber adviser, is going to act now or put it all off for another two or three years while they go through their manipulations. >> michael: so let's talk about that a little bit. last year secretary of defense leon panetta warned that future cyber security attacks could be as destructive as 9/11. let's talk about the threat. what would such an attack look like? people can't relate to the attacks because we can't relate to the people behind them, and what are the biggest concerns there? >> i'll answer that and throw it back together with the decision i was talking about before. >> michael: yes. >> you heard about the attack that destroyed the centerfuges in iran. iran is fighting back. they're angry. they're running--they destroyed 30,000 computers and so much so that you couldn't do online banking at several of the banks for weeks. they're fighting back. they're angry. the most dangerous action that someone could take against the united states in this area other than military action turn

better space to tackle the long- term and more persistent threat. >> michael daniel is the cyber security coordinator for the white house. this is "the communicators" on c-span. >> congress returns today from its week long recess. they will meet at 2:00 p.m. eastern to consider renaming a california flight center. the senate also dabbles in at 2:00 p.m. eastern. they will start with the annual reading of the washington post a farewell address. you'll be able to see allied said it covered on c-span2. the arms control association talks with associationpickering about possible diplomatic solutions. c-span2 will have live coverage starting at 2:00 p.m. eastern. but at least 25, she was one of the wealthy as well as -- wealthiest widows. the british threatened to take her hostage. leaders to become our nation's first first lady at age 57. meat martha washington tonight in the first program of c-span new series "first ladies." be part of the conversation about martha washington with your phone calls, tweets, and facebook posts. >> the u.s. house is about to gavel in. at 2:00 p.m. easter we will have live coverage. the n

. >> host: michael daniel is the cybersecurity coordinator for the white house. gautham nagesh is the editor of technology executive briefing. this is "the communicators" on c-span. >> coming up next, a discussion about nuclear weapons in the middle east and the decrease of u.s. influence in the region. then in about half an hour we're live with the closing session of the national governors' association's annual winter meeting as tv's dr. oz speaks to the group on government responsibility for the personal wellbeing of its citizens. and later the senate returns at 2 p.m. eastern following its weeklong presidents' day recess when new hampshire senator, kelly ayotte, delivers the annual reading of president george washington's 1796 of farewell address. >>> also today on the c pan networks, the bipartisan policy center's housing commission releases its recommendations for future federal policy. it's expected to address summits including -- subjects including housing finance and affordable rent. the report is being released by former senate majority leader george mit

daniels, that proved to be their best evidence. >> they confessed to exactly what was read to them off the chat logs. >> hello? >> remember this man, michael willis, screen name generic white male? he's the 49-year-old who came to meet a girl who said she's 15. he was the one who threw the cookie. >> you know what, i don't want this cookie -- >> and left. >> i have some more questions for you. while he could walk away from "dateline's" interview, he couldn't walk away from detective jennifer ladelfa. >> confessed to everything, that he had solicited her on the internet, stated that he met her on the internet, that he knew she was underage and came down here to make his fantasy come to fruition. >> while for some men it might take getting arrested and then being interrogated before confessing, back at the house, you're about to meet two men who admit doing things you won't believe. >> i have nude pictures of her on my computer. >>> coming up -- it's not the first time our next suspects say they targeted underage teens. >> how often do you meet underage girls online? >> probably 10, 15 -- >> 10, 15 underage girls you have met online? >> "to catch a predator" continues in a m

white house cyber security coordinator with us. i hope he will welcome one of our leading lines -- i hope you ill welcome and one of our ofminds. michael daniel. [applause] >> thank you, madam secretary for that generous introduction. we will see if my kids continue to sink if i am one of the leading minds in that area. thank you for hosting the event today. it is great to see this many people here from trade associations, and history, think tanks and other groups. we have a wide range of people. i think the wide range of the audience and the size of the crowd shows up critical cyber security has become. i think all of you for your support. yesterday the administration took a big step forward and cyber security. as the president announced, he signed an executive order. at the same time, he approved a presidential causally -- policy directive to improve the infrastructure in cyberspace and in the physical trauma. these documents will provide a push to cyber security efforts. the president has taken this action because the threat guillemin's it. the consequences of inaction are two significant. as a results, the united states will be a leader i