Following release of a government audit report in late January that highlights shortcomings in a federal cyber security system, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson on has directed his department to develop the capabilities to defend against unknown cyber attacks.The Government Accountability Office (GAO) report says that the National Cybersecurity Protection System (NCPS), which is operationally called EINSTEIN, is useful in detecting and preventing cyber intrusions but still has limited capabilities. One of those limitations is the inability of EINSTEIN to…
Johnson Directs DHS to Develop Capabilities against Unknown Cyber Threats
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