And that's why we all have to be vigilant, increase our cyber hygiene and build stronger and better defenses. And the consumer, the small business, the large enterprise, our critical infrastructure - we're all vulnerable. SIMON: What about cyberwarfare? Are there elements in Russia and China already waging what I'll carefully call a kind of cyberwarfare in the United States? You know, Scott, the evolution of the threat doesn't mean that the prior iterations have disappeared, but we've just seen a different threat rise to prominence over time. And now, over the last few years, we've seen the rise of the domestic violent extremist drawn to violence because of an ideology of hate. We saw that evolve to the individual radicalized here in the United States by a foreign terrorist organization. Of course, for a number of years after 9/11, we were focused on the foreign terrorist threat. SIMON: Is domestic terrorism a larger threat right now than anything from overseas? It requires an all-of-society vigilance and response. And we've also learned, critically, to share information with our state and local tribal territorial partners. When we spoke yesterday, we asked what he thinks has prevented another attack on the scale of 9/11.ĪLEJANDRO MAYORKAS: The agencies and departments across the federal government learned to share information to learn how to identify threats before they materialize. Alejandro Mayorkas is secretary for Homeland Security. Its responsibilities include everything from disaster relief to border security. Since the Department of Homeland Security was created, it has grown to become the third-largest cabinet department in the U.S.
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