The new National Cybersecurity Strategy calls for strong public-private partnerships to improve national security and advance innovation that protects critical systems and data. The Department of Defense (DoD) is well down the path of working with industry and coalition partners to achieve interoperability and mission success.

MeriTalk recently sat down with Essye Miller, former DoD deputy chief information officer for cybersecurity, former acting defense chief information officer, and board member for Axonius Federal Systems, and Tom Kennedy, vice president, Axonius Federal Systems, to talk about what successful public-private partnerships look like, lessons learned from past partnership experiences, and how industry and government can come together effectively to work towards common goals that advance the nation’s cybersecurity.