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DHS Chief: Cyber Security Efforts Are 'Classified'

Anne Broache writes on the C|Net News Blog:

Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff on Wednesday largely dodged questions from a congressional committee about the department's cybersecurity operations, including whether its computers have ever faced attacks from Chinese hackers.

During wide-ranging testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Homeland Security Committee here, Chertoff devoted only a few sentences to his department's charge of protecting the nation's computer systems from attack. He claimed he couldn't get into many of the details because of their "classified" nature.

"I can assure you we are working with other elements of the federal government and giving the highest priority to putting together an enhanced strategy with respect to cybersecurity," he told the politicians.

DHS has been publicly blasted by Congress and government auditors in the past for failing to live up to their expectations in the cybersecurity realm.

posted by Fergie @ 9/05/2007 02:31:00 PM