True to the testament "If you can't beat them, join/hire them", the US government has yet to reveal it's greatest weapon against the cyber-crime perpetrators - the hacker's themselves.
Faced with such cyber challenges, Obama ordered the 60-day review to examine how federal agencies manage and protect their massive amounts of data and what the government's role should be in guarding the vast networks that control the country's vital utilities and infrastructure.
Breaking the omnipotent IT infrastructure of the US Federal agencies could be the ultimate dream of an IT/Hacker wannabe. And unfortunately, America is not yet ready to give-up yet.
The U.S., administration officials say, has not kept pace with technological innovations needed to protect its computer networks against emerging threats from hackers, criminals or other nations looking for national security secrets.
U.S. computer networks, including those at the Pentagon and other federal agencies, are under persistent attack, ranging from nuisance hacking to more nefarious assaults, possibly from other nations, such as China. Industry leaders told Congress during a recent hearing that law enforcement and other protections are too outdated to fend off threats from criminals, terrorists and unfriendly foreign nations.
Source: AP (via Yahoo! Tech)
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