http://fcw.com/articles/2009/11/06/web-dhs-mcconnell-cybersecurity.aspx By Ben Bain FCW.com Nov 06, 2009 Current computer security efforts resemble the arcade game "Whac-A-Mole" and demonstrate the overall need for a more secure cyber ecosystem, according to senior DHS cybersecurity official Bruce McConnell. "A threat pops up here, we whack it down, and another one comes up here - this is the environment that many of your enterprise cybersecurity official, told a crowd of information technology vendors Nov. 5. "We can't continue to play Whac-A-Mole; we've got to move forward and have a fundamentally more secure [cyber] ecosystem." McConnell said current conditions aren.t sufficient because of the very large number of people online, the increasingly complexity of computer networks, and the economic and security importance of IT systems. "[W]e can't get there - to real security - today, but at the same time we have to continue to work to secure where we are today, [while] at the same time planning for tomorrow," he said. McConnell said a more secure cyber environment will require: [...] ________________________________________ Did a friend send you this? From now on, be the first to find out! Subscribe to InfoSec News http://www.infosecnews.orgReceived on Sun Nov 08 2009 - 22:43:40 PST
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