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Cyber Security Basics Are In Place But Government Lacks Full Protection, DHS Official Says

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, October 23rd, 2017

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Cyber Security Basics Are In Place But Government Lacks Full Protection, DHS Official Says

Among the “major themes” that have surfaced as a result of an ongoing review of the federal government’s cyber security needs is that overall there are baseline capabilities in place but complete protection is lacking, a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official said last week.“In looking at our assessment of where we are, from a gaps and vulnerabilities perspective, there’s been a lot of discussion that we’re years behind the power curve,” Martin Gross, director of the Office of Cybersecurity…

Congress

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Space

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Congress

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Pentagon

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