[New post] Pentagon says U.S. needs to beef up ability to deter cyber attacks

sskarthik posted: "The U.S. military needs to improve its ability to deter attacks on its computer networks, and is working to make it more costly for U.S. adversaries, U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work told a Senate hearing on Tuesday. "We are not where we nee" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on SKarthik.info Pentagon says U.S. needs to beef up ability to deter cyber attacks by sskarthik The U.S. military needs to improve its ability to deter attacks on its computer networks, and is working to make it more costly for U.S. adversaries, U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work told a Senate hearing on Tuesday. "We are not where we need to be in our deterrent posture," Work told the Senate Armed Services Committee. Work said three recent attacks, a massive breach of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, an attack on the unclassified network of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and an earlier attack on Sony Pictures, were carried out by three different state actors, but did not elaborate. Read more... sskarthik | September 29, 2015 at 8:28 pm | Categories: Computers and Internet | URL: http://wp.me/p1eKZE-3mzR Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from SKarthik.info. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://sskarthik.wordpress.com/2015/09/29/pentagon-says-u-s-needs-to-beef-up-ability-to-deter-cyber-attacks/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com