Feds primary network security weapon needs more bang

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http://www.networkworld.com/article/3027635/security/dhs-gao-feds-primary-network-security-weapon-needs-more-bang.html

By Michael Cooney
Layer 8
Network World
Jan 28, 2016

In the face of relenting network attacks and it seems that the 
government’s chief weapon for combatting the assault lacks some teeth.

That weapon – the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) National 
Cybersecurity Protection System (NCPS)—also known as Einstein has is 
intended to provide DHS with capabilities to detect malicious traffic 
traversing federal agencies’ computer networks, prevent intrusions, and 
support data analytics and information sharing. A tall tale no doubt but 
one that is imperative to protecting the gargantuan amount of government 
intelligence and personally identifiable information the feds watch over.

The threat is obvious -- the Government Accountability Office recently 
noted that the number of information security incidents affecting systems 
supporting the federal government grew 1,121% since 2006 -- 5,503 
incidents in 2006 to 67,168 in fiscal year 2014. Similarly, the number of 
information security incidents involving PII reported by federal agencies 
has more than doubled in recent years, from 10,481 in 2009 to 27,624 in 
2014. This week the GAO said in a review of the current status of NCPS 
that the system needs some work on its four chief areas of coverage. From 
the GAO report:

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