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New TASC Report Identifies Key Cyber Challenges And Recommendations

Defense Daily Staff

Tuesday, May 31st, 2011

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TASC, Inc., yesterday issued a report that identifies the 21 key cyber security challenges it believes the nation, including the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security, is facing and suggests and provides general resource allocations and recommendations to address them. The 21 challenges, which include things such as deterrence, the cyber skills shortage, situational awareness and intrusion detection, are “based on the major pain points we think our nation is facing,” says the report, Understanding Today’s Cyber Challenges. The report…

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