[ISN] Tracing attack source key to cybersecurity strategy, Chertoff says

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9165638/Tracing_attack_source_key_to_cybersecurity_strategy_Chertoff_says?taxonomyId=17

By Jaikumar Vijayan
Computerworld
March 3, 2010

SAN FRANCISCO -- The difficult task of identifying the true sources of 
cyber attacks remains one of the biggest challenges in the development 
of a national cybersecurity strategy, former Department of Homeland 
Security Secretary Michael Chertoff told Computerworld in an interview 
at the RSA Security conference here today.

Chertoff, who is participating in a panel discussion at the conference, 
said there is a growing need for the U.S to create a strong, formal 
strategy for responding to cyberattacks against American interests.

Such a strategy would need to clearly articulate possible U.S. responses 
to attacks, which could include diplomatic and other tools.

Chertoff noted that by comparison, physical attacks are relatively easy 
to track down and respond to. "In the Cold War we could attribute an 
attack. It was clear where it came from and we could respond," he said.

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