Washington, District of Columbia: In this file photo US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo speaks at an event on high-speed internet in the South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, next to the White House in Washington, DC on June 3, 2021. The US commerce secretary appealed on June 6, 2021 for vigilance from the private sector in the face of increasingly serious cyberattacks, saying the threat is "here to stay" and may even worsen. "I think the first thing we have to recognize is this is the reality, and we should assume -- and businesses should assume -- that these attacks are here to stay and if anything will intensify," Gina Raimondo said on ABC's "This Week." AFP FILE PHOTO
NEW YORK: The US commerce secretary appealed on Sunday (Monday in Manila) for vigilance from the private sector in the face of increasingly serious cyberattacks, saying the threat is "here to stay" and may even worsen.
"I think the first thing we have to recognize is this is the reality, and we should assume - and businesses should assume - that these attacks are here to stay and if anything will intensify," Gina Raimondo said on ABC's "This Week."