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DHS Forms New Cyber Hub To Protect Critical US Infrastructure (wsj.com)
The Department of Homeland Security announced on Tuesday the creation of a new center aimed at guarding the nation's banks, energy companies and other industries from major cyberattacks that could cripple critical infrastructure. From a report: The launch of the National Risk Management Center was unveiled by DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen at a government-hosted cyber summit in New York City, at which Vice President Mike Pence and several other cabinet secretaries are expected to speak. In prepared remarks, Ms. Nielsen said that cyber threats now posed a greater threat to the country than physical attacks. DHS was founded 15 years ago to prevent another Sept. 11, 2001, Ms. Nielsen said, but "today I believe the next major attack is more likely to reach us online than on an airplane." The center's creation was motivated by a growing recognition in government that sophisticated cyberattacks, particularly those deployed by foreign adversaries, can not only harm a company or industry but can cause systemic failure across society, Chris Krebs, DHS's top cyber official, said in an interview.
There's the word "cyber" in the name of their unit, that means they're good!
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The most costly "terrorist" attack on the US this century will probably be a cyber attack.
The most lives and injuries will almost certainly be of a more conventional nature.
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Are they going to pay worth a damn for talent, or stick with the current GS pay scale?
the growth in cynicism and rebellion has not been without cause
The plot to a Die Hard movie? One center with a copy of all the important data for the bad guys to break into?
only the Commander-in-Chief has the power to create a new branch of the military.
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What will be the role of this cyber hub? How is it going to push banks and utilities to update unmaintained systems?
The only thing I believe to be useful here would be economical incentive. That is, big fine and corporate leaders legal liability for security incidents.