Cyber Security Panel - Current Affairs Questions and Answers

1)   Which Indian origin CEO has been appointed on the Commission on Enhancing National Cyber Security Panel?

a. Ratan Tata
b. Sunil Bharati Mittal
c. Ajay Banga
d. Adi Godrej
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Ajay Banga

Explanation:
The White House released a list of names that US President Barack Obama has appointed to the new Commission on Enhancing National Cyber security panel. The panel was formed earlier this year as part of Obama’s $19bn (£13bn) proposal to boost the US government’s cyber security system.

  • Panel includes top members of the tech, intelligence and academic communities. Among others appointed is
  • CEO and president of MasterCard Ajay Banga;
  • Microsoft Research’s Peter Lee,
  • Uber chief security officer Joe Sullivan,
  • former NSA director General Keith Alexander and
  • Stanford cyberpolicy and security researcher Herbert Lin.
Here is the complete list of appointees:
  • General Keith Alexander, USA (Retd)
  • Annie I. Antón
  • Ajay Banga
  • Steven Chabinsky
  • Patrick Gallagher
  • Peter Lee
  • Herbert Lin
  • Heather Murren
  • Joe Sullivan