Henry Young

Senior Director, Policy

Henry Young is Senior Director, Policy for BSA | The Software Alliance. Prior to joining BSA, Young was Senior Counsel and Senior Policy Advisor first to Secretary of Commerce Ross and then Secretary of Commerce Raimondo. In that role he was trusted to develop and oversee high-level policy and strategy for the U.S. Department of Commerce and its bureaus and collaborate with senior White House and interagency officials, to design, advocate, and implement critical policies and strategies that shape national and foreign policy related to technology including cybersecurity, 5G, and standards.

Posts by Henry Young

BSA Member Roundtable: How To Elevate Cybersecurity for Your Organization

Mar 6, 2024 in Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity

BSA asked leading cybersecurity professionals at its member companies for their 2024 predictions on how to elevate cybersecurity for their organization. Read More >>

Rules of the Road? The Unique Considerations of Cybersecurity

Jun 26, 2023 in Cybersecurity

While analogies can be helpful to understand cybersecurity, some policymakers’ use of an analogy between software and car safety features overly simplifies the challenge of cybersecurity. Read More >>

Harmonization, Digital Identity and Cloud: Opportunities to Advance the National Cyber Strategy

Mar 2, 2023 in Cybersecurity

The National Cyber Strategy contains multiple ideas that will advance the security of US Government agencies, some of which BSA has been advocating for and working on for years. Read More >>

NSTAC Report Offers Path to Improved Cybersecurity Through Harmonization

Feb 6, 2023 in Cybersecurity

The federal government could take an important step toward bolstering US cybersecurity if it heeds the new, draft recommendations from a presidential advisory committee published late this week. Read More >>

Data Transfer Restrictions and Localization Requirements Increase Cyber Risk

Nov 30, 2022 in Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity, Global Markets

As governments and businesses in all sectors continue their digital transformation, they increasingly rely on the ability to access data to effectively serve their customers and citizens. But proposed data transfer restrictions and data localization requirements will impede digital transformation and increase cybersecurity risks for organizations and the digital ecosystem more broadly. Read More >>