President Elect Donald Trump has selected former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani to oversee U.S. cyber security efforts.

Giuliani, 72, is credited with cleaning up the streets of New York and has said the US is "so far behind" when it comes to cyber security.

1 Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani is another high-profile name being lined up, possibly for Attorney General Credit: Reuters

It was announced today that Trump plans to meet with corporate executives who have faced cyber security challenges.

Giuliani, a former Trump campaign adviser who runs a cyber security consulting business, will facilitate the meetings.

Trumps transition team said he would be looking "to obtain experiential and anecdotal information from each executive."

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The transition team said: "Cyber intrusion is the fastest growing crime in the United States and much of the world.

"Its impact is felt from the individual citizen whose identity is stolen to the large private and government entities that have seen their confidential information seriously compromised. It is also a major threat to our national security.

"As the use of modern communications and technology has moved forward at unparalleled speed the necessary defenses have lagged behind.

"The President-elect recognizes that this needs immediate attention and input from private sector leaders to help the government plan to make us more secure.

"Mr. Giuliani was asked to initiate this process because of his long and very successful government career in law enforcement and his now sixteen years of work providing security solutions in the private sector."

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