Cybersecurity Seizes More Attention, Budget Dollars
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Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III said last month.
“No. 1 is the cyber threat. If we don't maintain our capabilities
to defend our networks in the face of an attack, the consequences
for our military, and indeed for our whole national security, could
be dire.”
At the same time, cybersecurity is featured prominently in a
broad department self-assessment known as the Quadrennial Defense
Review, a congressionally mandated report Pentagon officials
released this week. Given the military’s dependence on information
networks, the QDR states, it’s not surprising this infrastructure
has emerged as a key target.
“Indeed, these networks are infiltrated daily by a myriad of
sources,” the report says, “ranging from small groups of
individuals to some of the largest countries in the world.”
“The recent intrusion of Google is yet another wake-up call
about just how seriously we have to take this program,” Director of
National Intelligence Dennis C. Blair told a House Permanent Select
Committee on Intelligence hearing yesterday.
