Politics, bad luck and lack of maturity have hampered DHS
The US' Homeland Security Department has not yet sorted out the nation's approach to cyber security, says a former senior government official, quoted in the US magazine Government Computer News
Greg Garcia, former DHS cybersecurity chief is reported as saying a key element of this task will be the third phase of the Einstein network monitoring system, an intrusion prevention system that faces multiple challenges. "They are still working through it," he said recently. "It is a complicated technical question with an overlay of political and privacy issues that delays the development of the architecture."
Despite the challenges and false steps made by DHS in its cybersecurity initiatives, Garcia said he is confident the department can grow into its mission.
www.gcn.com/articles/2009/12/14/cybereye-dhs-cybersecurity.aspx
