Wednesday, April 29, 2009



Information warfare

The outcome of this behind-the-scenes struggle may well be a compromise. The official in charge of the review has talked of establishing a cyber-security office within the White House to co-ordinate the efforts of different agencies. And at a security conference in San Francisco this week the director of the NSA insisted that his agency did not want sole responsibility for cyber-security, but wanted to work with other agencies.

So do not be surprised if cyber-security miraculously seems to improve once Mr Obama decides how to divide up the money and the power. But that is no excuse for frightening everybody, nor for making an already murky subject much murkier. The agencies involved need to focus on improving security, not playing politics and spreading scare stories.


# posted by intcoex : 5:30 AM




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