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Many Industries Not Implementing General Cybersecurity Safeguards, DHS Official Says

Wednesday, June 5th, 2013

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Many industries are not implementing general, but critical, cybersecurity safeguards, leaving them vulnerable to deeper and more troublesome attacks, according to a key Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official. “They are more focused on the day-to-day potential loss of intellectual property, the potential for criminal activity, all things that are very important, (but) without a deeper understanding, or look, into what is in their critical infrastructure and what can be attacked,” Director of DHS’ National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center…

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