Obama called cyber-security "one of the most serious economica nd national securtity challenges we face' The new cyber-security chief will oversee and coordinate internet defences across the government. The New York Times reported that the Pentagon plans to create a new military command for the internet, increasing preparations by the armed forces to conduct both offensive and defensive computer warfare. This would complement Obama's civilian structure in the White House."From now on our digital infrastructure will be treated as a strategic national asset," Obama said. "Protecting this infrastructure will be a national security priority. We will deter, prevent, detect and defend against attacks and recover quickly." Obama said. The network is presently wide open to cyber criminals and terrorists who can misrepresent themselves in a thousand different ways", he added. "Cyber offence is a thousand times easier than defence - thus breaches are most certainly occurring in all countries, virtually all the time. Nothing should surprise us."
Information from: http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/may/29/obama-cybersecurity
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