Dempsey: Too Few Companies Adequately Prepared For Cyber Attacks

By Jordana Mishory / June 27, 2013 at 7:34 PM
The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff today called on companies to better fortify their networks against cyber attacks, fretting that adversaries could exploit industry as a softer target in an effort to attack critical infrastructure. Speaking at a Brookings Institution event in Washington, Gen. Martin Dempsey said U.S. industry's efforts to protect critical civilian infrastructure are lagging. "Too few companies have invested adequately in cyber security," Dempsey said. "I worry that adversaries will seek to exploit that chink...

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