National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command Chief: U.S. Under Constant Cyber Attack Threat

Top General Says U.S. Under Constant Cyber Attack Threat -- Reuters

(Reuters) - The top U.S. general in charge of cyber security warned on Tuesday that the United States is increasingly vulnerable to attacks like those that destroyed data on tens of thousands of computers in Saudi Arabia and South Korea in the past year.

Army General Keith Alexander, who heads the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command, told the Reuters Cybersecurity Summit in Washington that U.S. computer networks were already under constant attack and billions of dollars worth of intellectual property were flowing out of the country each year.

"Mark my words, it's going to get worse. The disruptive and destructive attacks on our country will get worse and ... if we don't do something, the theft of intellectual property will get worse," Alexander said at the summit.

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My Comment: General Keith Alexander .... who heads the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command .... has certainly been convincing enough to be be given the budget and resources to combat these threats.