Homeland defense shifts focus to secure nets
U.S. homeland-defense officials are moving increased security for the nation`s information networks to the forefront as they struggle to prevent new terror attacks. With President George W. Bush`s proposal to create a Department of Homeland Defense, cybersecurity has been thrust to the top of the post-9/11 agenda. Planners said a future attack would most likely be different from last September`s, with information, financial and transportation networks thought to be at the top of the target list. Full Story