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04/26/2021 10:00 AM EDT
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$2 trillion can build a lot of infrastructure. But can the U.S. secure it?
Without dedicated cybersecurity funding, experts say, Biden’s plan will leave America’s shiny new infrastructure vulnerable to catastrophic hacks.
Joe Biden’s $2 trillion-plus American Jobs Plan does not mention the need to protect new and upgraded infrastructure from hackers or propose any funding for this task. | Michael Bocchieri/Getty Images
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President Joe Biden wants to pour trillions of dollars into upgrading America’s roads, ports and schools, but his infrastructure plan has a missing piece: protecting the technology in those shiny new projects from a growing legion of hackers.