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Space

Cyber Adviser to Biden Details Cybersecurity Points for Space

By Rachel Jewett

Wednesday, October 6th, 2021

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Cyber Adviser to Biden Details Cybersecurity Points for Space

National Cyber Director Chris Inglis. Photo: Executive Office of the President of the United States

Invoking a famous quote about the United States and Great Britain, the U.S. cybersecurity adviser to President Biden said that cyber and space communities are separated by a common challenge, one these communities don’t always realize. Chris Inglis, national cyber director and adviser to the president, said cyber and space are two domains that have extraordinary reach, and are increasingly a source of critical dependency. Inglis laid out the basics of the national cyber strategy, which is also applicable to…

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