Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, said on Tuesday that the federal government should work with the private sector to improve cybersecurity. “What I’ve always believed is if you’re really looking for cybersecurity, we have to look to the private sector because the private sector is always going to outperform government,” Sen. Johnson said in an interview with John Solomon from JusttheNews.com. On Dec. 13, the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Agency (CISA) determined a “global intrusion campaign” and issued an emergency directive stating that the cyber attack poses “unacceptable risks” to the security of federal networks. According to software provider SolarWinds, which reported that its Orion products were compromised, more than 300,000 customers around the world, including the office of the president of the United States, the Pentagon, and NASA, use its products and services. “It’s not easy. The federal government has a …
Sen. Ron Johnson: Federal Government Needs to Partner With Private Sector for Cybersecurity
December 23, 2020
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