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The digital world has become a dangerous place. We have seen foreign entities burrow into telecom networks and extract highly confidential information. There have been hacks of vital infrastructure, ransomware attacks, and thefts of sensitive databases.
The Biden administration sought to deal with emerging threats by defending critical infrastructure, disrupting threat actors, using market forces to improve security, and forging international partnerships.
What remains to be seen, though, is how many of these initiatives will be maintained by the new Trump administration. The Trump administration’s handling of cybersecurity is important because a CyberNews study recently found 75% of American companies scored a D or worse on cybersecurity and only 7% earned an A. Thus, the protection of the nation’s digital assets must be one of the many priorities for the incoming administration.
On this episode of the TechTank Podcast, Brookings colleagues, Stephanie Pell and Darrell M. West, discuss ways to safeguard critical infrastructure, disrupt threat actors, and use market forces to improve security and the manner in which Trump may move on cybersecurity.
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December 9, 2024