Apple CEO Tim Cook to Meet With U.S. President Joe Biden to Discuss Cybersecurity

[MacRumors]

Apple CEO Tim Cook is set to join other tech executives in a cybersecurity meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden next week, reports Bloomberg.

The meeting will focus on the efforts by private companies to improve cybersecurity following a surge in online attacks over the course of the last year, an official familiar with the event told Bloomberg.

The executives could discuss efforts undertaken by critical infrastructure entities, including those in the banking, energy and water utility sectors, to improve cybersecurity and collaborations with the government. The tech executives are likely to discuss how software can drive better security in the supply chain, the senior official said.

The meeting will include Cook and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, with executives from Google, Amazon, IBM, Southern Co., and JPMorgan Chase & Co also invited to attend.

Article Link: Apple CEO Tim Cook to Meet With U.S. President Joe Biden to Discuss Cybersecurity

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

Just FOCUS on STOPPING CSAM, Tim. I hope the other CEO's that will be joining the meeting is not happy with what Apple is about to introduce with CSAM.

Hopefully, Tim doesn't focus on Cyber Espionage. LOL, is this a joke?

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[4743913]

I would love to watch that.

 

[LV426]

I wonder if they’ll discuss the new spiPhone.

 

[antiprotest]

This means nothing to me now. He is selling us out.

 

[WaxedJacket]

C'mon man! *walks away*

 

[swingerofbirch]

It'll be one of those meetings where they talk about how they need to have a meeting and agree to another meeting.

If it even gets that deep.

 

[macsound1]

What stake does Southern Co. have at meeting about tech?

 

[farewelwilliams]

biden just as confused as those complaining about privacy.

CSAM on-device detection is simply a net positive for privacy when you look at device/cloud which customers are going to use anyways.

 

[blacktape242]

Biden can't talk his way out of a box so not sure how fruitful that's going to be...

 

[miniyou64]

What’s to discuss? How to spy on everyone and pretend you care about privacy?

 

[Naraxus]

That's a laugh. Coming from the guy who's company just threw the door wide open to spyware & mass government surveilance Cook has zero integrity and certainly no business being at such a conferance

 

[Realityck]

What stake does Southern Co. have at meeting about tech?

Since the meeting concerns

The executives could discuss efforts undertaken by critical infrastructure entities, including those in the banking, energy and water utility sectors, to improve cybersecurity and collaborations with the government.

They own Southern Company Gas Alabama Power Georgia Power Mississippi Power Southern Company Services Southern Linc Southern Nuclear Southern Company Generation Southern Power Southern Telecom PowerSecure.

Remember Colonial Pipeline, said it had halted systems for its 5,500 miles of pipeline from Texas to New York after being hit by a ransomware attack. They effected millions of customers. So Southern Co is a critical infrastructure entity.

 

[tongxinshe]

A weird combination for a topic like this, they both have to follow the instructions from the controller of NSA, what could they possibly discuss about?

 

[Marli]

This will be like the grandkids explaining how tic toc works to their grandfather.. Tim, Try and keep Joe from nodding off while you are talking to him..

 

[jz0309]

hmmm, wonder why Zuckerberg is not on the list?

 

[Realityck]

A weird combination for a topic like this, they both have to follow the instructions from the controller of NSA, what could they possibly discuss about?

Not really cybersecurity concerns hardening security and protecting enterprises from all kinds of technology attacks. The fact that you have Apple, MS, and Google represented are examples of the three largest OS developers used by enterprises.

 

[stars_fan]

Not a topic either understands.

 

[Naraxus]

I'm rather surprised this isnt in PRSI

 

[vagos]

It will be a boring meeting where the president asks them to increase their security budget and they say they understand and agree. Nothing to see here.

 

[Realityck]

hmmm, wonder why Zuckerberg is not on the list?

Because Social Media is more about data mining activity from internet participants instead of it representing a method for attacking a walled off enterprise intranet operations such as critical infrastructures like utilities, communications/telecom, energy, military, government services.

 

[trusso]

I’ll probably get a slap on the wrist for this, but:

One of these men inherited a beloved organization and has soiled almost everything he’s touched.

The other is Joe Biden.

 

[jz0309]

Because Social Media is more about data mining activity from internet participants instead of it representing a method for attacking a walled off enterprise intranet operations such as critical infrastructures like utilities, communications/telecom, energy, military, government services.

I was joking ...
FB is a walled off enterprise too btw, as is Google for that matter.

 

[Freeangel1]

The CEO of Microsoft would be a much better choice.
Tim Cook has No Technical background or Tech Education.


Tim earned an MBA from Duke University, where he was a Fuqua Scholar, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from Auburn University.

 

[JamieLannister]

Fake meeting with China Joe first then both attend a dinner meet up with 习近平 to talk about real business afterwards.