12 changes that would give US cybersecurity a much needed kick in the pants
Potential cyber attacks against federal and private-sector networks loom larger every day and while the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has made some important efforts, it has yet to fulfill many of the myriad responsibilities placed on it by the national cybersecurity plan. Those were the main conclusions of a Government Accountability Office report out today on the status of US national cybersecurity efforts. The GAO report included input from a panel of cybersecurity experts including representatives from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, Juniper, Verizon, the US Department of Justice and the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
