Latest Janet Napolitano Quotes from Interviews

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• The United States is the nation of innovation. And we have the best innovators, really, in the world. Our international property is one of our huge national economic assets. Yes, so to the extent that some are seeking to infiltrate our network, steal that information, not to have invest in the research and development that goes into innovation, that's a really big deal.

  Janet Napolitano

  Innovation, World, Stealing

• What we're going to do with cyber-attacks - and we have already actually started - we started well before the executive order actually was issued - is working with the private sector, determine how best to share information, because, you know, we can't help until we know that there has actually been an attempted intrusion or attack. Information-sharing piece is very important.

  Janet Napolitano

  Important, Helping, Share

• Bob Mueller for the FBI, myself, met with a particular group of executives that have major roles in the so-called ISPs, the Internet service providers, what they could possibly do. We have met with leaders in private industry in terms of the core critical infrastructure of the country as to what they can possibly do with cyber-attacks.

  Janet Napolitano

  Country, Leader, Internet

• It's always been government's role to protect the security of the nation. And cyber-attacks is a security issue, from our perspective. And it's a security issue of particular concern with respect to the nation's core critical infrastructure, the infrastructure everyone relies on, the energy sector, the telecommunications sector, the banking sector.

  Janet Napolitano

  Perspective, Energy, Protect

• There are a number of countries that we see cyber-attacks emanating from. And, again, they can be just individuals who are located in the country. But three that I think are of special concern would be Iran, would be Russia, and China.

  Janet Napolitano

  Country, Thinking, Special

• You show me a 50-foot wall and I'll show you a 51-foot ladder.

  Janet Napolitano

  Wall, Show Me

  "Napolitano Bludgeons Border-Fence Proposal", www.wnd.com. December 21, 2005.