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Cyber

Johnson Directs DHS To Develop Capabilities Against Unknown Cyber Threats

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, February 1st, 2016

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Johnson Directs DHS To Develop Capabilities Against Unknown Cyber Threats

Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson. Photo: DHS

Following release of a government audit report last week that highlighted shortcomings in a federal cyber security system, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson on Saturday said he has directed his department to develop the capabilities to defend against unknown cyber attacks.The Government Accountability Office (GAO) report said that the National Cybersecurity Protection System (NCPS), which is operationally called EINSTEIN, is useful in detecting and preventing cyber intrusions but still has limited capabilities (Defense Daily, Feb. 1). One of those limitations…

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