http://www.informationweek.com/news/government/security/232600046 By J. Nicholas Hoover InformationWeek February 01, 2012 Cyber attacks against government agencies and businesses in the United States continue to rise, and cyber threats will one day surpass the danger of terrorism to the United States, intelligence community officials said in an open hearing of the Senate select intelligence community Tuesday. "Stopping terrorists is the number one priority," said FBI director Robert Mueller. "But down the road, the cyber threat will be the number one threat to the country. I do not think today it is necessarily [the] number one threat, but it will be tomorrow." The rare open hearing of the Senate's intelligence committee, an annual one that surveys the threats to the United States from around the globe, included testimony by Mueller, director of national intelligence James Clapper, and CIA director David Petraeus. Tuesday's hearing looked at the broad spectrum of threats to the nation, but numerous administration officials will brief Congress in a classified hearing today that will focus more pointedly on cybersecurity. Congress' interest in cybersecurity remains high. Both the House and Senate continue to work toward comprehensive legislation on the issue. The House Committee on Homeland Security is marking up cybersecurity legislation Wednesday, and the Senate will move to consider a comprehensive cybersecurity bill later this month, though industry has raised concerns about cost over the Senate bill. The Senate homeland security and governmental affairs committee has indicated that it may hold a hearing on that bill within the next two weeks. [...] _____________________________________________________ Did a friend send you this article? Make it your New Year's Resolution to subscribe to InfoSec News! http://www.infosecnews.org/mailman/listinfo/isnReceived on Wed Feb 01 2012 - 22:28:40 PST
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