USTelecom's Mayer: Cyber policy arc continues from Obama, accelerates under Trump

With a new title reflecting a renewed commitment to cybersecurity by his industry group, USTelecom's Robert Mayer says the federal government and the private sector are moving into a "deeper and more substantive" engagement on a series of inter-related cyber policy challenges ranging from botnets to metrics.

Mayer was recently named senior vice president for cybersecurity at the United States Telecom Association, a new position at the group. But he has long been a point person for USTelecom -- and...