Industry must take the lead in forming public-private cybersecurity partnerships, experts say
When it comes to public and private collaboration, it’s time for government to step back and let industry have a turn at the wheel, cybersecurity experts and government officials say. In a panel discussion titled “Before Things Go Boom: Improving Government and Industry Cooperation Before it’s Too Late” at the New America think tank Friday in Washington, officials from both the private and public sector discussed the need for collaboration in light of the Trump administration’s recent executive order on cybersecurity. The executive order largely calls on federal agencies and departments to conduct a series of internal, comprehensive reviews of their digital defenses. By collecting a reasonable measure of existing protections, the White House hopes to better allocate funding. Kiersten Todt, executive director of the Presidential Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity, said that thoughtful, industry-driven relationships and engagement prior to major cybersecurity events will lead to the trust necessarily for improved […]
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