US Government IT Security
Like the first time two teenagers make-out in the back of a car andthe experience changes their lives forever, the tragedy of 9-11 has foreverchanged the way government looks at itself, and it's need to protect thecountry's assets. Whether 9-11 could have been averted with bettersurveillance or better communication between government agencies is adiscussion which will fill history books for decades. None the less,preventing another disaster such as 9-11, whether it is an attack on thecountry's physical properties or an attack in cyberspace, has become one ofthe federal government's highest priorities. From a historical point of view, throughout the second half of the1990's the nation shifted a large amount of its organizational demands tointernet based tools. As a result, the cost of doing business droppedsignificantly, and American business productivity skyrocketed. A secondaryresult is that the information exchanged on the internet, and the ongoingability to facilitate that exchange has become just as valuable to thecountry as our buildings, highways, and rail road systems. By 2003, oureconomy and national security became fully dependent on information
emergency fire services and continuity of government; 7. From the first bills introduced inCongress to create a Department of Homeland Security, cyber-security wasincluded as one of those critical elements in the new department. Government intelligence has identified that severalforeign nations are already developing information warfare doctrine,programs, and capabilities for use against each other and the United Statesor other nations. aviation, highway, mass transit, pipelines, rail, and waterborne commerce; 5. Currently we haveover 800 pending investigations. The information Age is still unfolding, but it is already clear thatit brings with it at least as many adjustments to our way of life as didthe Industrial or the Nuclear Age. The FBI's case load for computerhacking and network intrusion cases has doubled each of the last two years. Zip Worm, and the CIH (Chernobyl) Virus. The dominantcomponents common to all 13 critical infrastructures are physical and cybercomponents.
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