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5/5/2020

Statement of Secretary Lew on the Release of the Cybersecurity Framework

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Press Center

Statement of Secretary Lew on the Release of the Cybersecurity Framework
2/12/2014

WASHINGTON – Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew issued the following statement today on the Administration’s release of the
Cybersecurity Framework aimed at increasing cybersecurity across industries and sectors:
“Today's announcement of the Cybersecurity Framework is another important step forward in protecting our nation's critical infrastructure
against cyber risks. This set of best practices, standards, and guidelines will help organize the way firms think about cyber risks,
benchmark their progress, and improve their overall preparedness.
“Although we are making substantial progress, there is still more work ahead. Treasury is committed to working closely with the financial
sector to share information and improve cybersecurity across the industry. In addition, we remain committed to working with Congress to
pass comprehensive legislation which responds to the ever changing nature of cyber threats, while protecting privacy and civil liberties.”
This milestone comes one year after President Obama signed Executive Order 13636 in an effort to encourage greater private and public
sector collaboration to strengthen the protection of the nation’s critical infrastructure. In that time, Treasury has provided classified and
unclassified cyber briefings to financial institutions of all sizes, streamlined information sharing between the government agencies and the
private sector, and worked with industry to develop new policy measures such as the Framework.
For more information on the Cybersecurity Framework, please click HERE.
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