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IG Says DHS Making Progress In Coordinating Cyber Activities, Sees More To Be Done

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, September 15th, 2015

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IG Says DHS Making Progress In Coordinating Cyber Activities, Sees More To Be Done

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and its components are making progress in improving communication and information sharing around cyber security activities, although more actions can be taken to improve cyber mission coordination, according to a new report by the department’s Office of Inspector General (IG).Some of the positive steps taken by DHS in the cyber realm include the Secret Service (USSS) assigning a full-time agent to the department’s round-the-clock cyber watch center, the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center,…

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