Author: Markus Rauschecker, J.D.

Markus Rauschecker, J.D., is the Cybersecurity Program Manager for the University of Maryland Center for Health and Homeland Security. He is also an adjunct faculty member at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law. 

From the Fall 2015 Issue

Why Education in the Law and Policy of Cybersecurity Is a Must

Author(s):

Markus Rauschecker, J.D., Cybersecurity Program Manager, University of Maryland Center for Health and Homeland Security

Cybersecurity is no longer within the sole purview of information technologists –its increased prominence has made it an interdisciplinary problem. Solutionsrequire involvement from many stakeholders. Organizational leaders, includingCEOs, financial and privacy officers, lawyers, human resources specialists,policymakers, and many others in both the public and private sectors, mustall have a basic understanding of cybersecurity issues if … Read more

From the Summer 2014 Issue

Thinking Ahead – Implementing the NIST Cybersecurity Framework to Protect from Potential Legal Liability

Author(s):

Markus Rauschecker, J.D., Cybersecurity Program Manager, University of Maryland Center for Health and Homeland Security

Private sector organizations should be motivated to implement the NIST Cybersecurity Framework not only to enhance their cybersecurity and to benefit from added incentives to do so, they should also implement the Framework to lower their potential risk of legal liability.  Failure by the U.S. Congress to pass meaningful cybersecurity legislation led the President to … Read more