Thursday, March 17, 2011

U.S. Cyber Commander Gives Military Network Security A 'C'

Photo: US officials say government and private systems are attacked millions of times per day. Photo from The BBC

US Top Brass Gives Its Military Networks A "C" for Security -- Tech Eye

The Pentagon's Cyber Command top brass General Keith Alexander has said that the US military networks had a long way to go before they could defend themselves against a serious cyber attack.

Alexander said that things are better than they were, but the military needed to do more to remedy its vulnerabilities.

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More News On How Secured Are US Military Networks

US cyber war defences 'very thin', Pentagon warns -- BBC
US military lacks the trained people and authorities it needs to respond to cyber attack -- Canadian Press
US lacks people, authorities to face cyber attack -- Boston Herald/AP
US military computer networks vulnerable: general -- AFP
General gives US military computer networks a 'C' in safety -- CBR
U.S. Cyber Commander Gives Network Security a 'C' -- Defense News
Cyber Command Chief: DoD Moving to the Cloud -- NextGov

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