On July 17, 2008, (then) Senator Barack Obama held a town hall meeting on national security at Purdue University. He and his panel covered issues of nuclear, biological and cyber security. As part of his remarks at the event, Senator Obama stated:Every American depends directly or indirectly on our system of information networks. They are increasingly the backbone of our economy and our infrastructure; our national security and our personal well-being. We know that cyber-espionage and common crime is already on the rise. As President, I ll make cyber security the top priority that it should be in the 21st century.
Source: https://threatpost.com/cynics-take-cyber-czars-and-60-day-reports-060209/72788/