In NYC to address #DHSCyberSummit. Because of previous administrations, we inherited a cyber-crisis. Our Admin is committed to LEADING by strengthening our cyber security, forging new partnerships, and making America dominant in the digital world.
America’s digital infrastructure is under constant cyber-attack. The federal government alone experiences hundreds of thousands of digital assaults every day… Our digital foes are targeting every facet of our society. #DHSCyberSummit whitehouse.gov/live/
Previous administrations let the American people down when it came to cyber-defense…In a very real sense, we inherited a cyber-crisis. The last administration all but neglected cyber-security even though the digital threats were growing more numerous & more dangerous by the day.
But make no mistake about it: those days are over. At @POTUS Trump’s direction, our administration has taken decisive action to fortify America’s cyber-security capabilities. #DHSCyberSummit
Gone are the days when America allows our adversaries to cyber-attack us with impunity. Our goal remains: American security will be as dominant in the digital world as we are in the physical world. #DHSCyberSummit
While other nations certainly possessed the capability, the fact is Russia meddled in our 2016 elections. That is the unambiguous judgment of our intelligence community, and as @POTUS said, we “accept the intelligence community’s conclusion.” #DHSCyberSummit
We will continue to work tirelessly to prevent foreign nations & malign actors from hacking into our election infrastructure with the potential of changing votes or election outcomes. As @POTUS has said, we will “repel… any efforts to interfere in our elections.” #DHSCyberSummit
