Cybersecurity Coordinator Howard Schmidt: Private Sector Key to Stopping Google-style Attacks

Speaking at CSO Perspectives 2010, White House Cybersecurity Coordinator Howard Schmidt says the information security community is right to be spooked by massive, coordinated attacks that recently targeted Google. But he believes the best defense remains in the hands of the private sector."You guys have been carrying the water," Schmidt told attendees at CSO Perspectives 2010. "The government can do a lot to improve the nation's cyber defenses. But ultimately," he said, "the key to warding off attacks like the one Google experienced remains private-sector vigilance." ... "I see this as a whole range of threats we have to deal with -- everything from script kiddies to organized crime and everything in between," he said. "There are a lot of different actors we need to worry about, and we have to work harder to reduce the number of vulnerabilities out there so we can stop all of them, whoever and wherever they are."

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