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Johnson Directs DHS To Develop Capabilities Against Unknown Cyber Threats

Wednesday, February 10th, 2016

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Following release of a government audit report the week of Jan. 25 that highlighted shortcomings in a federal cyber security system, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson on Jan. 30 said he has directed his department to develop the capabilities to defend against unknown cyber attacks.The Government Accountability Office (GAO) report said 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…

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