DHS seeks to share top-secret info with banking and finance cybersecurity pros

[InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews org>]

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/091511-homeland-security-banking-250924.html

By Tim Greene
Network World
September 15, 2011

The Department of Homeland Security works with financial institutions to thwart 
cyber attacks and plans to do so more and more in the future, according to DHS 
testimony to Congress, including sharing top secret cyber intelligence.

"To achieve our shared goals, we need to increase the sharing of timely and 
relevant intelligence information concerning cybersecurity threats with 
financial sector stakeholders," says DHS Acting Deputy Under Secretary Greg 
Schaffer of the National Protection and Programs Directorate.

Schaffer was testifying for a House Financial Services subcommittee on 
financial institutions.

He says DHS will help with cyber intelligence and analysis to directly deal 
with specific threats, "while increasing public awareness of the important role 
cybersecurity plays in ensuring safe and reliable banking and financial 
services."

He says DHS offers direct assistance to individual companies by assisting in 
analysis and improving their cybersecurity posture and responds with help to 
companies that have been compromised.

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