http://onpoint.wbur.org/2013/01/30/the-pentagon-boosts-its-cyber-force
On Point with Tom Ashbrook The Pentagon And Cyber Defense, Cyber Warnings January 30, 2013 New alarms about the risk of cyber attack as the Pentagon calls for more cyber warriors. Heads-up remarks from two of America's highest-ranking national security figures recently on cyber security. First came Leon Panetta, Secretary of Defense, warning that the United States in vulnerable to a "cyber Pearl Harbor " - an Internet attack on infrastructure that could shock and disable the nation. Then came Homeland Security chief Janet Napolitano, just last week, saying a "cyber 9.11" could happen "imminently." Then news that the Pentagon is looking to sharply expand its force of cyber warriors. This hour, On Point: cyber warnings, cyber force, and cyber security now. -Tom Ashbrook Guests Ellen Nakashima, national security reporter for the Washington Post. (@nakashimae) Herbert Thompson, program chair of the RAS Conference, the world's biggest information security conference. Senior vice president and chief security strategist at Blue Coat, a web security company based out of Silicon Valley. James Lewis, senior fellow and director of the Technology and Public Policy Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. (@james_a_lewis) http://onpoint.wbur.org/2013/01/30/the-pentagon-boosts-its-cyber-force _______________________________________________ Medianews mailing list [email protected] http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
