http://www.zdnet.com.au/aussie-forces-ready-but-cyberwar-is-chaff-339307244.htm By Darren Pauli ZDNet.com.au November 16th, 2010 Australia's military and defensive structures place it in a better shape to defend itself against cyber attacks than the United States, according to a senior analyst. Gartner research director Andrew Walls said the nation's military and intelligence agencies, including the armed forces and the secretive Defence Signals Directorate, have been assigned clear areas of responsibility and are structured to promote information sharing. "Australia is in a very good defensive position," he said. In the US, on the other hand, completely separate organisations might share the same set of responsibilities, which could lead to delays and clashes in responses to cyber threats. "After 9/11, the US created multiple groups each with different capabilities and responsibilities," Walls said. "Cyber capabilities come under any number of agencies [in the US], including the NSA [National Security Agency] which is a very different beast to the others." [...] ___________________________________________________________ Tegatai Managed Colocation: Four Provider Blended Tier-1 Bandwidth, Fortinet Universal Threat Management, Natural Disaster Avoidance, Always-On Power Delivery Network, Cisco Switches, SAS 70 Type II Datacenter. Find peace of mind, Defend your Critical Infrastructure. http://www.tegataiphoenix.com/Received on Mon Nov 15 2010 - 22:13:37 PST
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