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U.S. Ratcheting up Cyber Defenses in Wake of High Profile Cyber Attacks in 2007?

2007-09-21 00:00:00 by Shannon Kellogg in Speaking of Security, the RSA Blog and Podcast

Finally, the cyber security issue may just be getting the attention that it deserves at the national leadership level in the United States. In an RSA Speaking of Security blog post in early July, I asked the question: Will the recent cyber attacks on Estonia be a wake up call for European and U.S. leaders? I noted in that post that the answer in Europe was apparently yes and referenced quotes in a June 30th Reuters story from European Information Society Commissioner Vivian Reding: "Estonia was a wake up call...If people do not understand the urgency now, they never will."...