Continued Efforts are Needed to Protect Information Systems from Evolving Threats
Full Title of Reference
Continued Efforts Are Needed to Protect Information Systems from Evolving Threats
Full Citation
Gregort C. Wilshusen and David A. Powner, Continued Efforts Are Needed to Protect Information Systems from Evolving Threats, U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) Statement for the Record, To the Subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland Security, Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. Senate (Tuesday, November 17, 2009)
[www.defense.gov/home/features/2010/0410_cybersec/docs/d10230t.pdf Web]
Categorization
Issues: Government Reports, Security Targets, Government Networks, Regulation/Liability, Government Organization
Key Words
Department of Homeland Security
National Cybersecurity Strategy
Synopsis
This chapter asks the following questions: Are participants in the information and communication markets responding adequately to malware, or are improvements possible? Pointing to a variety of reports that show increases in malicious attack trends, one might conclude that markets are not responding adequately. The analysis revealed a more nuanced picture.