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Autonomy, Interoperability among Key Cyber Security Needs Eyed by Government

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, May 16th, 2016

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Adding autonomy to cyber security technologies for faster responses attacks and vulnerabilities as well have having more of these technologies work seamlessly together are two key needs, say officials from the Defense and Homeland Security departments.Terry Halvorsen, the chief information officer at the Defense Department, says he needs autonomy in a hurry.“When you look at the volume of data I collect today on all the sensors I have, I can’t make if valuable fast enough,” Halvorsen says at the annual…

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