Question

from the industrys perspective, a lot of people are starting to think that other pressing matters in afghanistan and other issues put this on a back - burner, said roger thornton, chief technology officer for fortify software, and a cyber security expert. in this sentence, perspective means: something that shows an action to be reasonable or necessary a system of timekeeping that defines divisions of the year a way of regarding situations or topics an inquiry into questionable activities

Explanation:

In the given sentence, "from the industry's perspective" implies the industry's way of looking at or regarding the situation. The other definitions do not fit the context.

Answer:

a way of regarding situations or topics