ACM’s US Technological know-how Policy Committee (USTPC) hosted a HotTopics webinar session on Politics and Policy of Necessity: Mega-Hacks and the Long run of US Cybersecurity on June 9, 2021. Previous USTPC Chair and renowned cybersecurity expert Gene Spafford moderated a panel that discussed cyberthreats and how many arms of the US govt can react. Panelists provided Steven Bellovin, Edward Felten, Rebecca Herold and Mark Rasch.