*This neglect comes straight from the top (you
know, the place where they rid themselves
of Richard Clarke), and you, dear blog reader,
are paying for this every time you
boot up.
*The Internet isn't a "homeland." If it's
anything, it's an interland.
–DHS Inspector General Report Critical of National Cyber Security
Division's Efforts
(23 July 2004)
A report from the Department of Homeland Security's inspector general speaks critically of the National Cyber Security Division's efforts to fight computer network and Internet attacks. The report says that NCSD "suffers from lack of coordination, poor communication and a failure to set priorities." The DHS is apparently not leading by example: it has
failed to adopt certain strategies it recommends government agencies employ to protect their own cyber assets. The report urges NCSD to address the problems it has found to protect the nation's critical infrastructure from cyber attacks. The report did offer praise for some DHS efforts, including the creation of the US-CERT to coordinate cyber security information.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A7192-2004Jul22?language=printer
http://www.securitypipeline.com/news/showArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=YGLSSHKRG2REUQSNDBCCKHY?articleId=25600186&printableArticle=true
