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Hack Shows Federal Cyber Insights, Public-Private Sector Information Sharing Require More Work, Neuberger Says

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, February 18th, 2021

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Hack Shows Federal Cyber Insights, Public-Private Sector Information Sharing Require More Work, Neuberger Says

Anne Neuberger, Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technology. Photo: National Security Agency

The ongoing breach of a number of federal and private sector networks likely being committed by Russian hackers has revealed limits to awareness of cyber intrusions within the government and the need to continue to improve the private sector’s willingness to share information with the government, the top White House cyber security official said on Wednesday. “Even within federal networks, a culture and authorities inhibit visibility, which is something we need to address,” Anne Neuberger, deputy National Security Advisor for…

Space

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Congress

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Pentagon

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Congress

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