http://www.informationweek.com/news/government/security/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=228500061 By Elizabeth Montalbano InformationWeek December 1, 2010 Federal investment in cybersecurity will reach $13.3 billion by 2015, driven by a 445% increase in security incidents over the last four years and the shortage of qualified security professionals, according to a report released this week. The size of the investment represents an annual increase of 9.1% over the next five years, according to the Federal Information Security Market, 2010-2015 report by Input. The firm based the report on its own analytics, interviews with federal IT professionals and the government's own spending forecasts, it said. Cybersecurity has been a key goal of the Obama administration, which has launched an agency-wide effort -- led by the Department of Homeland Security, Department of Defense and National Security Agency -- to protect federal networks, as well as U.S. critical infrastructure, from cyber attacks. [...] ___________________________________________________________ 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 Wed Dec 01 2010 - 22:29:28 PST
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