US government launches $9m cyber security center
The US government is promising a more coordinated approach to cyber attacks, with the creation of a new $9 million cyber security center.
The National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center in northern Virginia will integrate the US Computer Emergency Readiness Team and the National Coordinating Center for Telecommunications. Apparently, US government computer systems are scanned missions of times a day by potential hackers, crimnals and hostile nation states.
Meanwhile, speaking to Chamber of Commerce executives, Senator Joe Lieberman – head of the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee – said the US was lagging in the fight against computer crime.
He called for the creation of a central hub for federal agencies and private companies to share information on cyber threats.
It would be headed by a presidential cyber security csar who would oversee cybersecurity budgets and spending by federal agencies, including the Defense Department – a post which has already had the green light from president Barack Obama.
Source: TG Daily
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November 2nd, 2009
When you copy or rewrite something, please make sure you type all the words correctly.
This really isn’t very trustworthy otherwise.
“are scanned -missions- of times” – millions.
“cimnals” – criminals.
Those are correct in the original article.
November 2nd, 2009
they were incorrect at the time when we posted – and they fixed it later