On March 31, Secretary Mayorkas outlined his vision and roadmap for the Department’s cybersecurity efforts in a virtual address hosted by RSA Conference, in partnership with Hampton University and the Girl Scouts of the USA. His prepared remarks are below:
Good morning. I am Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security. It is an honor to be here with you today.
Thank you, Professor, for the kind introduction. I am thankful that Hampton University, a historically Black university and recognized Center of Excellence in cybersecurity, has joined us for today’s event. My thanks to the RSA Conference and the Girl Scouts as well, for partnering with us today.
I want to especially commend the Girl Scouts for its program in awarding cybersecurity badges to girls and young women. The program speaks proudly and strongly to our future of greater cybersecurity. It also speaks more profoundly of a better future altogether. Today is the last day of women’s history month, and the words of the Girl Scouts’ then-CEO, the architect of the cyber badge program, speak especially powerfully now and about the subject of our event: “We don’t lead through fear. We are raising girls to be courageous, confident people. We’re giving them the skills to be fearless.”
Partnering with the Girl Scouts, RSA Conference, and Hampton University is exactly the type of alliance we need to achieve cybersecurity resilience.
Before I share with you my vision for the Department’s cybersecurity work moving forward, allow me to share several hard truths.
First, the government does not have the capacity to achieve our nation’s cyber resilience alone. So much of our critical infrastructure is in the private sector’s hands. We need to work with the private sector to p ..
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