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Dempsey Says Private Sector Cyber Vulnerabilities Are Threat To National Security And Legislation Needed

Thursday, January 22nd, 2015

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Dempsey Says Private Sector Cyber Vulnerabilities Are Threat To National Security And Legislation Needed

Gen. Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Photo: DoD

Weaknesses in cyber civilian infrastructure and private businesses “present a significant vulnerability to our nation,” and require new cyber legislation, Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said this week.Vulnerabilities in the private sector make the United States act on a level playing field in the cyber domain but "as the senior military officer of the most powerful military on the planet, I like to have the playing field tilted to my advantage,” he said in…

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