%0 Journal Article %J Technology Innovation Management Review %D 2015 %T TIM Lecture Series – The Expanding Cybersecurity Threat %A Cheri F. McGuire %K antivirus %K cyber-attacks %K cyber-espionage %K cyber-threats %K cybersecurity %K data breaches %K malware %K private-public partnerships %K ransomware %K scareware %K social engineering %K Symantec %B Technology Innovation Management Review %I Talent First Network %C Ottawa %V 5 %P 56-48 %8 03/2015 %G eng %U http://timreview.ca/article/881 %N 3 %1 Symantec Cheri McGuire is Vice President for Global Government Affairs and Cybersecurity Policy at Symantec, where she is responsible for the global public policy agenda and government engagement strategy, which includes cybersecurity, data integrity, critical infrastructure protection, and privacy. She currently serves on the World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council on Cybersecurity, and on the boards of the Information Technology Industry Council, the US Information Technology Office in China, and the National Cyber Security Alliance. She also is a past board member of the IT Information Sharing and Analysis Center, a former member of the Industry Executive Subcommittee of the President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee, and a former Chair of the US IT Sector Coordinating Council. Ms. McGuire is a frequent presenter on technology policy issues, including testifying five times before the US Congress on cybersecurity, privacy, and cybercrime. Prior to joining Symantec, she served as Director for Critical Infrastructure and Cybersecurity in Microsoft’s Trustworthy Computing Group, and she has held numerous positions in the Department of Homeland Security, Booz Allen Hamilton, and a telecom engineering firm that was acquired by Exelon Infrastructure Services. She was also a Congressional staffer for seven years. Ms. McGuire holds an MBA from The George Washington University and a BA from the University of California, Riverside. %R http://doi.org/10.22215/timreview/881