A 60-Second Trailer of the 60-Day Report on Cybersecurity
A 60Second Trailer of the 60Day Report on Cybersecurity
A 60-Second Trailer of the 60-Day Report on Cybersecurity
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After delivering her report to President Obama last Friday, Melissa Hathaway, the Acting Senior Director for Cybersecurity for the National Security and Homeland Security Councils, today gave RSA Conference attendees in San Francisco a glimpse – what she called a “movie trailer” – into the state of U.S cybersecurity.
According to Hathaway’s 60 second trailer, the key to a cyber secure future lies in cooperation between the public and private sector and a united effort on both a hyperlocal front as well as globally.
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Melissa Hathaway came across our radar recently when President Obama tasked the former Bush administration aide with leading a...
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She explained that the original design of the Internet was driven more by considerations of interoperability rather than security, and as a result we are now faced with almost insurmountable issues. Some examples include online criminals who steal our information, mass bandits who have the ability
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a 60-second trailer of the 60-day report on cybersecurity
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A 60-Second Trailer of the 60-Day Report on Cybersecurity
She explained that the original design of the Internet was driven more by considerations of interoperability rather than security, and as a result we are now faced with almost insurmountable issues. Some examples include online criminals who steal our information, mass bandits who have the ability
a 60-second trailer of the 60-day report on cybersecurity
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