Kaine, Pence Share Cybersecurity Visions During VP Debate
The Democratic and Republican vice presidential candidates argued during their debate Tuesday in favor of their visions of countering cyberattacks. “We have got to bring together the very best resources for this country to understand that cyber warfare is the…
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new warfare of the asymmetrical enemies that we face in this country,” said Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, the GOP vice presidential nominee. Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., the Democratic vice presidential nominee, said he believes private sector cybersecurity firms should participate in the “intelligence surge” that Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton proposed to combat terrorism. “We've got some of the best intelligence and cyber employees in the world working right here in the United States for many of our private-sector companies,” Kaine said. Pence also referenced Clinton’s use of a private email server during her time as secretary of state, saying one of the best ways to improve the federal government’s cybersecurity would be to prevent future secretaries of state from similarly using private email accounts. Kaine countered that FBI Director James Comey found Clinton’s use of the email server wasn’t worthy of prosecution.