Marking the 21st anniversary of Cybersecurity Awareness Month, CISA's "Securing the Next 250" initiative highlights the necessity of safeguarding critical infrastructure, election systems, and public institutions against evolving nation-state threats. National defense requires robust public-private partnerships, transparent vulnerability disclosures, and shared threat intelligence across sectors. This episode examines how enterprise security teams align internal controls with national security frameworks to protect critical supply chains.

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