DHS Looks to New Cyber Ecosystem
Bruce McConnell
With mounting concern regarding the current security architecture, the Department of Homeland Security is approaching the problem by looking to develop a new cyber ecosystem, rather than patch vulnerabilities in the old system.
During the AFCEA Cybersecurity Symposium in Washington last week, Bruce McConnell counselor to the deputy undersecretary of National Protection and Programs Directorate at DHS, Phil Reitinger, said while patching the current architecture is needed, creating a new one without flaws is the goal.
“While it its important to address problems in the current system, it is more efficient to create a system free of those problems to begin with,” he said.
The new idea DHS has would provide networks with the ability to detect and respond to cyber attacks in near-real time. He said using technology which could share information and recognize patterns would stop major security breaches and facilitate quicker responses when breaches occur.
By the end of July, DHS plans to publish a paper outlining its vision, which has been crafted in conjunction with 10 different agencies over the past 6 months.
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