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Bennie Thompson: “Our collective failure to make cybersecurity a central component of our national security and invest in it accordingly…”

On the recordFebruary 25, 2021
Our collective failure to make cybersecurity a central component of our national security and invest in it accordingly contributed to the success of the campaign and the difficulty we face in understanding its impact.
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Bennie Thompson
Democratic · Mississippi

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Thompson critiques past failures in prioritizing cybersecurity in national security.

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