Opinion: July 2010 Archives

Two articles in The Economist of interest ...

War in the fifth domain:  Are the mouse and keyboard the new weapons of conflict?

Cyberwar:  It is time for countries to start talking about arms control on the internet

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has recommended that the director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) tackle key obstacles, including the lack of a national R&D agenda, weak leadership, and little R&D information sharing, in cybersecurity R&D through its Subcommittee on Networking and Information Technology Research and Development.  READ MORE

GAO Report

Leading lawmakers have sent a letter to the President signaling their commitment to strengthening national cycbersecurity.

The senators write that the government, industry and private citizens remain vulnerable to many cyber threats, including:

    * Loss of vital intelligence
    * Loss of intellectual property
    * Identity theft and other cyber crimes
    * Debilitation of critical infrastructure
    * Degradation of communications
    * Insecure financial transactions

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