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White House Details New Cybersecurity Efforts Following Biden’s Meeting With Industry

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, August 26th, 2021

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White House Details New Cybersecurity Efforts Following Biden’s Meeting With Industry

President Joe Biden. Photo: White House

Immediately following a series of meetings at the White House on Wednesday to examine ways to strengthen the collective efforts of the federal government and private sector in bolstering the nation’s cybersecurity posture, the Biden administration announced more than a dozen new commitments and initiatives by industry, academia and government in the areas of supply chain and technology security, workforce development and best practices. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Alphabet [GOOG], and Apple [AAPL] are all launching…

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