Overview
Stewart Baker is quoted in a Bloomberg Business articled titled “Silicon Valley’s Help Sought as Pentagon Fights Cyber-Attacks.” The article, published April 22, discusses the Pentagon’s outreach to Silicon Valley to gain access to the latest technology and talent to prevent catastrophic US cyber-attacks. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter seeks a new collaboration with the technology hub, but the article states he is likely to meet resistance from high-tech executives still fuming over government spying disclosed by former contractor Edward Snowden.
“Silicon Valley still thinks it can be Switzerland in any cyberwar,” says Mr. Baker. “That’s an illusion, but he’s going to have trouble getting folks to enthusiastically partner with DoD.”
Read the full article at Bloomberg Business.