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Beto O'Rourke: “The existence of threats does not increase the vulnerability that the systems might be.”

On the recordNovember 12, 2013
The existence of threats does not increase the vulnerability that the systems might be.
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Beto O'Rourke
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

O'Rourke discusses cybersecurity threats and system vulnerabilities with a government official.

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