US Cyber-Security 'Embarrassing' -- BBCAmerica's cyber-security has been described as "broken" by one industry expert and as "childlike" by another.
The criticism comes as President Obama prepares to release the results of a review he had ordered.
Tim Mather, chief strategist for security firm RSA, told BBC News: "The approach we have relied on for years has effectively run out of steam."
Alan Paller from security research firm SANS Institute said the government's cyber defences were "embarrassing".
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Cyberpanic: It Sells -- The Danger Room
If you are the kind of person who isn’t going to buy bacon because of the swine flu scare, then you should definitely not read up on the latest story on cyber threats to national security, at least not if you want to avoid trashing all of your tech gear.
To the cynic this is the government-industrial complex at its worst: federal bureaucracies doing their best to jockey for the most resources and authorities; and defense contractors doing their best to sell products and services to the government. That system isn’t going to change and I could argue that on a fundamental level it shouldn’t.
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