Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Einstein 3: U.S. cyber-defense system program

Still, the cyber war is only a possibility, no evidence of is that she has ever taken place between states. But it is more concrete: created the world's military and intelligence structures for Cyberwar or his defense. The U.S. focus on most automated systems. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security will introduce over the next year a new defense system against computer attacks.

The software called "Einstein 3 found intruder in public networks and will automatically stop suspicious activity, reports the online service information security. Currently, the authority is working on the installation of "Einstein 2," track down a version that Netzaktivtitäten suspicious and alert the defense expert service to CERT.

Version 3 will follow with malware is blocked automatically. "Einstein 3" is controversial among civil rights organizations, as large parts of the program remain secret, is analyzed in particular the extent to which the private Internet data traffic from the official emergency services.

Also encountered criticism that it is developed by programmers of the secret NSA technical, have listened to his employees during the Bush administration without a court order phones and computer messages from U.S. citizens. The creation of central military cyber-defense structures is an international trend.

The issue is one of the priorities of just held the Munich Security Conference. Over the past year were not only in the U.S. but also in other NATO countries have set up structures. So shall alone in NATO military headquarters in Mons, near Brussels Shape employs some 130 specialists to keep the NATO networks against malware and hack attacks tight.

Washington combined its cyber-defense in the so-called cyber command, that summarizes the activities of various bodies and various military intelligence agencies and coordinated. Even Germany now wants to build a national cyber defense center. It will combine knowledge about electronic espionage and counter-measures to coordinate.

The army has long been a company specializing in securing their critical infrastructure department.

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