Important News Item: DHS: U.S. infrastructure faces a barrage of cyber-attacks
Summary from CompTIA News Digest on October 30, 2011:
DHS: U.S. infrastructure faces a barrage of cyber-attacks
Hackers have launched thousands of cyber-attacks against critical U.S. infrastructure such as financial and transportation assets and have nearly succeeded in crippling key systems, according to the Department of Homeland Security. DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano said officials responded to more than 100,000 cybersecurity incidents in fiscal 2011, and she urged Congress to draft stronger laws to protect the nation's most vital networks.
Hackers have launched thousands of cyber-attacks against critical U.S. infrastructure such as financial and transportation assets and have nearly succeeded in crippling key systems, according to the Department of Homeland Security. DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano said officials responded to more than 100,000 cybersecurity incidents in fiscal 2011, and she urged Congress to draft stronger laws to protect the nation's most vital networks.
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My Comments:
Looks like yet another reason to be in the Bellevue University M.S. in Cybersecurity Program:
I am resolved, more than ever, to do all the work and complete this important program.
I am also keeping my (public) course blogs up to date and they are getting TONS of hits.
http://cis608.blogspot.com - CIS 608 - Information Security Management
http://cybr515.blogspot.com - Security Architecture and Design
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William Favre Slater, III
MBA, M.S., PMP, CISSP, SSCP, CISA, ISO 27002, ISO 20000, ITIL v3, Cloud Computing Foundation
Project Manager / Program Manager
http://billslater.com/career
Chicago, IL
United States of America
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