Private US networks vulnerable to cyberattack - Pentagon
September 20, 2012
Privately-owned U.S. computer networks remain vulnerable to cyberattacks, and many U.S. companies are not doing enough to protect them, Deputy U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said.
Carter said the Pentagon was doing all it could to protect its own networks and develop offensive cyber weapons, but shoring up the nation's overall cyber infrastructure -- much of which is privately held -- was far more challenging. "When it comes to the nation's networks there are many other forces and considerations that make it very complicated, and therefore very slow, and I'm concerned that it's moving too slowly," he said.
Private US networks vulnerable to cyberattack - Pentagon