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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Finally, Hathaway sees this as a unique opportunity for the United States to work with countries around the world, and with organizations on an extremely local level. “We cannot succeed if our government works in isolation,” she added. It requires “leading from the top” from
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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
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a 60-second trailer of the 60-day report on cybersecurity
A 60-Second Trailer of the 60-Day Report on Cybersecurity
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