http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/10/01/borg_cyberwar/ By Chris Williams The Register 1st October 2009 The UK government already has a "considerable" number of attackers and defenders that make it a "major world power" in cyberwarfare, according to a leading US expert. Scott Borg of the Washington DC-based US Cyber Consequences Unit, a well-connected research group, told The Register that the British military and security services were on the lookout for talented amateur hackers, but this was just "good recruiting practice". Borg's sober assessment follows excited press reports of an MI5 teenage hacker army and suggestions from the colourful security minister Lord West that a cadre of "naughty boys" could be hired to defend UK networks. In fact, the UK's first national cyber security strategy, launched in June, mostly involves reorganisation of existing capabilities. GCHQ, the government's 5,000-strong electronic spy station in Cheltenham, will now house the new Cyber Security Operations Centre to coordinate efforts. [...] ________________________________________ Did a friend send you this? From now on, be the first to find out! Subscribe to InfoSec News http://www.infosecnews.orgReceived on Fri Oct 02 2009 - 02:35:36 PDT
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