On Wednesday, September 21, the American Bar Association's Standing Committee on Armed Forces Law (SCAFL), the Military Law Society, National Security Law Association, and Cyberlaw Students Association sponsored a cybersecurity law panel at GW Law. All military service branches were represented by their lead attorneys from the Judge Advocate General's Corps responsible for cybersecurity law efforts. The SCAFL Chair, Michele Pearce, who currently serves as the DoD Associate Deputy General Counsel in the Office of the Deputy General Counsel, opened the event with brief comments. The panel discussion included all military service branch representatives—Lieutenant Colonel Sanger of the U.S. Marines, Lieutenant Colonel Gregory Stricker of the U.S. Army, Commander Peter P. Pascucci of the U.S. Navy, Major Jarrod H. Stuard of the U.S. Air Force, and Lieutenant Commander Jeremy Weiss of the Coast Guard. Adjunct Professor Paul Rosenzweig, who teaches Cybersecurity Law & Policy at GW Law, moderated the discussion.
Panel members were asked about the biggest challenges currently faced by the cyber security community. While the panelists had different opinions, they all agreed that because of rapidly growing technology, it will be difficult to keep up with and create new policies for changing threats over the next few years. The panel also discussed whether a cyber threat can be treated as a weapon, and if so, when it would be appropriate.
Before ending, members of the audience had the opportunity to pose direct questions to all of the panelists. Students asked about specific FBI cases and how evidence will be processed in relation to cyber threats. Panel members ended their discussion with one-on-one advising for any law students interested in persuing a career in the cybersecurity field.