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Released: March 05, 2010

Homeland Security seeks to thwart cyber-attacks

Source: Alejandro Martínez-Cabrera, SF Gate (San Francisco Chronicle) (Free Registration)

Cyber-security researchers in the private sector have lamented for many years that collaborations with government officials on addressing cyberthreats have been few and far between.

But at the RSA Conference at San Francisco’s Moscone Center, an annual gathering of cyber-security industry professionals, not only have top government representatives stressed their desire to work closely with the private sector in stemming the growing tide of security problems - they want some of them to quit their jobs and join the feds.

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