Global industry has underinvested in cyber defense for a decade
Ash Carter · a16z Podcast | Government, Startups, & Innovation -- with U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter · Jan 2, 2019 · at 9:36
Ash Carter, U.S. Secretary of Defense, discusses cybersecurity readiness in private industry during an interview on The a16z Podcast.
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“First, industry is not, and I'm not sure I understand why, but for 10 years or so, as the cyber threat has been growing, industry around the world has not been investing adequately in its protection. They're beginning to do that now. And so people at the CEO level understand they have this responsibility or beginning to invest in it, but they're late to need in most cases.”
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