Advisor warns of serious cyberspace threats

2010-02-08 22:02:16 (GMT) (WiredPRNews.com - News, Social Media News)

Wired PR News reports security advisor John Brennan recently stated the U.S. faces serious cybersecurity threats.

A deputy national security advisor recently stated the U.S. faces serious threats in cyberspace.

Washington (WiredPRNews.com) – Deputy National Security Advisor for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, John Brennan, recently discussed concerns about cyberspace security threats for the U.S. As reported by AFP, Brennan stated in an interview that the threats were serious and a cybersecurity board was in place to help deal with the issues.

Brennan is quoted in the report as stating to NBC on Sunday, “The threats and the vulnerabilities within the cyber domain are serious and significant… It’s a very complex and complicated challenge, but we are working very closely with the private sector.”

Brennan is further quoted as stating, “We’re looking at these issues from the standpoint of espionage, from governments, from different individuals, whether they be hackers or terrorist organizations… National security is something that is at risk. That’s why what we’re trying to do is to ensure that our networks, our government networks, our private sector networks have the ability to withstand these attempts to hack in.”

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