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defenses across all levels of gov- ernment . Other states like Cali- fornia are starting at the state- wide agency level first with initiatives like Cal-Secure to cre- ate ubiquity across state-level agencies before expanding to local and tribal .
These highly collaborative and forward-thinking initia- tives hope to stem the rising concern for cyber ubiquity throughout our lives . When combined with the continued dissolution of homeland se- curity and national security boundaries , our nation ’ s foun- dation – the people – are now the target of nation-state backed malicious cyber ac- tors who exploit our hardware and software vulnerabilities while social engineering us for their benefit
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Addressing the threats of today and tomorrow requires all of us working together across global , federal , state , and local govern- ments , the private sector , non- profits , academia , and indeed , the contribution of every individ- ual . The need for collaborative public-private partnerships , capabilities , and tools will only continue to grow as we confront the threats of tomorrow .
Staying Vigilant Through Indi- vidual Mitigation , Detection , Response and Resilience
On the frontlines of cyber de- fense , all organizations have a role to play – across every sector – to stay ahead of cyber threats from adversarial nation-states and their proxies . An organization ’ s absolute first line of defense to reduce the
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