Cybersecurity
For U.S. government, cybersecurity is becoming a team sport
When it comes to implementing new cybersecurity standards, the U.S. government has adopted a strategy of persuasion. Policymakers are building momentum behind a series of policy pushes among private companies as well as foreign allies in the cybersecurity realm, from baseline standards for connected devices and 5G to supply chain security, information sharing and incident response.
Representatives from two major private telecommunications companies were the latest to praise the Department of Homeland Security and other agencies for their collaborative approach to solving some of the thorniest dilemmas in cybersecurity.
“I’ve been in this industry in over two decades, and the work that has happened in just the short past few years has been happening at light speed between the government and industry sectors,” said Jason Boswell, head of security for North American network product solutions at Ericsson, ticking off examples like the ICT Supply Chain Task Force, outreach efforts by NIST to…
