Northrop Grumman Calls for Robust Partnerships to Combat Growing Cyber Threat
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In her remarks, Warden outlined the need for diverse partnerships and for accessing innovation from all quarters. "No one government or company can effect change alone – it is the product of a diverse set of people and organisations, ideas and solutions coming together." Warden highlighted the value of partnerships across academia, industry and government because, "we all have a role to play and those roles must all play together."
Warden noted that even in today's constrained fiscal environment, "academic partnerships provide the opportunity to access and co-develop education, research and make investments in support of tomorrow's cyber defenders." Furthermore, she called for continued investment in strategic academic research from both the public and private sectors to accelerate the pace at which innovations enter operational environments and commercial marketplaces. Warden, in reference to growing academic partnerships in the
"Partnerships among corporations are also necessary," said Warden, emphasizing that "large companies must partner with small-and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to integrate and combine the latest innovations, approaches, techniques and people necessary to defeat the latest threats. Forming partnerships with SMEs increases the diversity of the technologies and approaches in our solutions."
Fundamental to preserving our freedoms in cyberspace, added Warden, are government partnerships. Warden went on to explain that the laws and regulations governing cyber information exchange "need to reduce the barriers for companies to share with the government, and among themselves, while also limiting the liability in doing so. Corporations must work with international governments to collectively craft these regulations and policies to facilitate information exchange. "
She also emphasized the importance of investing in education and training to create the innovators of tomorrow. "All of this technology comes ultimately from people. And if we aren't adequately educating the next generations of innovators, we will all lose in the end."
Warden pointed to the numerous public/private partnerships
On the education front, Warden announced that
Finally, Warden called on the
To view the speech and more information about the company at IA14, go to: http://www.northropgrumman.com/Capabilities/Cybersecurity/Pages/PressKit_061714.aspx
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