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Written by Nick Farrell
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Thursday, 23 April 2009 10:51 |
US government bloke says
The bloke
in charge of a US government review of cyber security said that protecting the
country online would required a team effort between businesses and
government.
Melissa Hathaway said that her 60-day review of the US
communications and information infrastructure has identified 250 "needs, tasks,
and recommendations. She said that when the report is made public businesses
will see there is a lot of work to do together as cyberspace will not be secured
overnight on the basis of one plan.
Hathaway said the US is at "a crossroads"
with cyberspace underpinning promise and perils. She said that the situation
ws getting worse with countless intrusions from foreign countries and internal
spying.
The US government is not organised properly to foster the
collaboration and sharing needed for cyber security at the moment. Hathaway
said that no single government agency should oversee cyber defences and the US
needs to work with other nations as well as computer specialists in the private
sector.
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