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Expert: Pentagon cybersecurity changes 'very basic, very late'
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Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2010 00:36:14 -0600 (CST)
http://articles.cnn.com/2010-12-02/us/wikileaks.computer.security_1_cyber-security-wikileaks-website-computer-system?_s=PM:US By Ashley Fantz CNN December 02, 2010 When WikiLeaks first caused an international uproar this summer by publishing reams of classified U.S. intelligence, possibly stolen by a 23-year-old soldier using a CD and a memory stick, the Pentagon pledged to fix loopholes in its computer systems. So how is that going? Sixty percent of the Defense Department's computer system is now equipped with software capable of "monitoring unusual data access or usage." That's according to an e-mail Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman sent to reporters on Sunday, a few hours before WikiLeaks published diplomatic cables that revealed a spiderweb of secrets covering nearly every crisis, controversy and diplomatic headache involving the U.S. "Only 60 percent? That's ridiculous. You would never hear a corporation saying they have anything less than 90 percent cyber security," said Hemu Nigam who has worked for two decades in computer security. [...] ___________________________________________________________ Tegatai Managed Colocation: Four Provider Blended Tier-1 Bandwidth, Fortinet Universal Threat Management, Natural Disaster Avoidance, Always-On Power Delivery Network, Cisco Switches, SAS 70 Type II Datacenter. Find peace of mind, Defend your Critical Infrastructure. http://www.tegataiphoenix.com/
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