DHS Seeks Public, Private Partnership On Cyber Terror


Homeland security Secretary Janet Napolitano calls for increased information sharing, plus the development of security best practices to protect the nation against cyber attacks.

The U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security is calling for an enhanced public-private partnership that includes increased information sharing and the development of best practices in order to help defend U.S. critical infrastructure against cyber attacks.

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano addressed a security cyber summit hosted in the District of Columbia by the Washington Post newspaper.

"Cyber [capabilities] extend into every aspect of our everyday life, and the nation is constantly under attack," she said. "Secretary Panetta sounded the alarm, and I do as well."

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