Gates: DoD is Beefing Up Cybersecurity Efforts

The Defense Department is beefing up cybersecurity capabilities, according to Defense Secretary Robert Gates’ testimony before the Senate Appropriations Committee’s Defense Subcommittee.

Gates said cybersecurity must be a priority for the DoD, and his budget request reflects that.

The request increases funding for a range of information assurance capabilities to improve the security of information as it is collected, stored, processed, and transmitted across IT systems, Gates said.

Gates’ request would also increase “the number…