http://www.fcw.com/online/news/154618-1.html By Doug Beizer FCW.com December 10, 2008 Cyber attacks against government and commercial networks aren't limited to traditional frontal attacks that attempt to create intrusion though vulnerabilities, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said today at an event sponsored by AFCEA. "We have to ensure we're protecting against the full spectrum of threats," Chertoff said. "Everybody thinks about cybersecurity as network attacks, but we have to look end to end at the entire architecture to make sure we are in fact protecting ourselves." In a global economy where hardware and software are developed across the world, new and difficult-to-find vulnerabilities could affect government and commercial systems, he said. Chertoff said the Bush administration has begun a foundation to help the incoming administration, adding, "I do think we.ve launched a strategy that is robust and that has laid out a major pathway. It has just started the process of moving us to a more secure cyberspace. We've got a lot of good coordination under our belts." His remarks came at the fourth installment of AFCEA's Solutions Series forums. [...] _______________________________________________ Help InfoSecNews.org with a donation! http://www.infosecnews.org/donate.htmlReceived on Wed Dec 10 2008 - 22:27:21 PST
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