The CNCI consists of a number of mutually reinforcing initiatives with the following major goals designed to help secure the United States in cyberspace:
To establish a front line of defense against today’s immediate threats by creating or enhancing shared situational awareness of network vulnerabilities, threats, and events within the Federal Government—and ultimately with state, local, and tribal governments and private sector partners—and the ability to act quickly to reduce our current vulnerabilities and prevent intrusions.
To defend against the full spectrum of threats by enhancing U.S. counterintelligence capabilities and increasing the security of the supply chain for key information technologies.
To strengthen the future cybersecurity environment by expanding cyber education; coordinating and redirecting research and development efforts across the Federal Government; and working to define and develop strategies to deter hostile or malicious activity in cyberspace.
Bart TheGuard on 15 Jan 13Kaspersky Lab issued an important report on Monday (01.14.2013) about a major, extremely complicated cyber-attack that may have been operating since the year 2007. The famous antivirus company reported that it identified a sophisticated cyber espionage campaign, which targeted a wide range of government and diplomatic organizations located in Eastern Europe and Central Asia as well as in North America and Western Europe. That's some very powerful malware!
