HOMELAND SECURITY CITES SHARP RISE IN CYBER ATTACKS

Posted By on July 8th, 2012

http://www.nationalterroralert.com/2012/07/05/homeland-security-cites-sharp-rise-in-cyber-attacks/

The companies that control critical infrastructure in the United States are reporting higher numbers of attacks on their systems over the past three years, according to a report issued by the Department of Homeland Security.

The Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team (ICS-CERT) says the number of reported attacks is up and attackers have been targeting companies with access to the country’s power grid, water filtration facilities and a nuclear facility.

According to the report, which was released last week, there were 198 incidents reported to DHS in 2011, up from nine incidents in 2009. Cyber emergency response teams went to the physical locations to investigate and further analyze the threats in 17 of the 198 cases in 2011.

via Homeland security cites sharp rise in cyber attacks – CNN Security Clearance – CNN.com Blogs.

 

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