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In an address, he noted that cyber crime costAmericans $8 billion last year, accordintg to one survey, and that intellectuao property theft worldwide in 2008 cost businesses up to $1 trilliojn while an estimated $132 billion was spent through “America’s economic prosperity in the 21st centur will depend on cybersecurity,” Obama “And this is also a matter of publix safety and national security. We count on computere networks to deliver our oiland gas, our powetr and our water. We rely on them for publicx transportation and airtraffic control.
Yet we know that cyberr intruders have probed our electrical grid and that in othert countries cyber attacks have plunged entire citiesinto darkness... “Fof all these reasons, it’s now cleart this cyber threat is one of the most seriousw economic and national security challenges we face as a thepresident added. “It’s also clead that we’re not as prepared as we should be, as a governmentt or as a country.” Ed Mueller, CEO and chairman of Denver-based , issued a supportivd statement in responseto Obama’s address.
Mueller is the current chairman ofthe president’x National Security Telecommunications Advisoryg Committee (NSTAC), an organization of 30 chievf executives from major telecoms, technology, financd and aerospace companies that advises the government on ensuringh telecommunications infrastructure meets national security and emergenc preparedness needs. “President Obama and his administration have takenj an important first step toward creating a safe cybe r environment by releasingthe 60-dau Cyberspace Policy Review.
Through this initiative, the presiden t is supporting the valuesx of civil liberties andprotected privacy, as well as promotingy economic growth, while enhancing the trustworthiness of the global cyberspace. “Qwest has long supported the ongoing federap government focus oncyber security. We have workex actively with the government and industry on issues associatecd with protecting our networks and the informatiomn that flows through This collaborative approach will continue to be necessaryu to ensure thatthe administration’s goals of leadership, shared responsibility, effective response, and continued innovation in the cyber securitu arena are meaningful and actionable.
“Qwest and other members of NSTAC providedd recommendations on numerous subjects included in the CyberspacsPolicy Review. We appreciate the Obama administration’s interest in seekinbg NSTAC’s input on nationap security and emergencypreparedness matters, and we look forwardf to continuing our work to enhance this important public-privatd partnership.”