Biden to Convene Business Sector Leaders to Discuss Cybersecurity in August

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President Joe Biden and senior officials of the state will meet with business sector leaders on Aug. 25 to discuss ways to improve cybersecurity, says Reuters. At this time, it is not yet known which CEOs from the business sector will attend the event. 

According to a spokesperson for the White House National Security Council, members of the national security team and government officials would meet with executives from major companies to “discuss how we can work together to collectively improve the nation’s cybersecurity,” He continued, “Today more than ever, cybersecurity is an economic security and national security imperative, and both the federal government and the private sector play a critical role,” 

The announcement of the meeting comes in the midst of high-profile ransomware attacks and the Biden administration’s effor…

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