The nation's defenses against cyber threats are too static and reactive, and instead need to be more active by providing early warnings of attacks that intelligence and other capabilities can offer, while also being able to operate inside networks to "look for adversaries," the U.S. military cyber chief said. Current cyber defenses basically consist of applying patches to fix breaches in network security and then waiting for a breach to occur again before applying another fix, Gen. Keith Alexander, director…
Nation’s Cyber Defenses Need To Be Active, Gen. Alexander Says
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