U.S. creates a command to fight cyber crime
Tomarchio, a former Undersecretary for Operations and Intelligence Analysis in DSN, said that the danger is not only represented by government spies, but also by criminal organizations who seek to steal corporate information, industrial and personal data.
The U.S. Department of Defense announced today the creation of a special command to strengthen the protection of their computer systems with the threat of cyber espionage.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates stated in a notice distributed at the Pentagon that the command will operate under the leadership of U.S. Strategic Command, and enter into transactions at the end of next year.
Pentagon sources have indicated that its creation was motivated by the concern that exists in their raids for the purpose of espionage from China and Russia.
INTRUSION CYBERSECURITY
According to analyst Jack Thomas Tomarchio, every day thousands of people invade computer systems and data extracted from them ranging from simple medical records to military secrets.
He cited data from th
e Department of Homeland Security (DSN), which noted that in 2008 there were more than 60,000 cyber intrusions and more than 18,000 systems affected the U.S. government.
In a report published by the website Nextgov, specializing in business software, the expert indicated that the cost of the crime on the web has soared to sidereal quantities, and in 2007 amounted to 105,000 million dollars in any the world.
The crime is that the profits of international drug trafficking, he said.
CANDIDATES
Local media reported that one possible candidate to head the command is now the National Security Agency, General Keith Alexander.
In a speech a month ago, Alexander said that the new realities have prompted the Pentagon to give priority to cyberspace.
"The rapid expansion and global dependence on cyberspace has made the Defense Department to develop a doctrine that this is a ciberspacio domain, such as land, air, naval and space," he said.
Moreover, a recent report from the White House noted that "cybernetics poses some of the biggest economic and national security of the twenty-first century."
The U.S. Department of Defense announced today the creation of a special command to strengthen the protection of their computer systems with the threat of cyber espionage.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates stated in a notice distributed at the Pentagon that the command will operate under the leadership of U.S. Strategic Command, and enter into transactions at the end of next year.
Pentagon sources have indicated that its creation was motivated by the concern that exists in their raids for the purpose of espionage from China and Russia.
INTRUSION CYBERSECURITY
According to analyst Jack Thomas Tomarchio, every day thousands of people invade computer systems and data extracted from them ranging from simple medical records to military secrets.
He cited data from th
In a report published by the website Nextgov, specializing in business software, the expert indicated that the cost of the crime on the web has soared to sidereal quantities, and in 2007 amounted to 105,000 million dollars in any the world.
The crime is that the profits of international drug trafficking, he said.
CANDIDATES
Local media reported that one possible candidate to head the command is now the National Security Agency, General Keith Alexander.
In a speech a month ago, Alexander said that the new realities have prompted the Pentagon to give priority to cyberspace.
"The rapid expansion and global dependence on cyberspace has made the Defense Department to develop a doctrine that this is a ciberspacio domain, such as land, air, naval and space," he said.
Moreover, a recent report from the White House noted that "cybernetics poses some of the biggest economic and national security of the twenty-first century."
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