In the article titled "Pentagon Cyber Unit Prompts Questions," the author, Ellen Nakashima, describes the US governments efforts to increase security of global networks. With the recent development of a "cyber-command" at the Pentagon, an increased level of security will be insured for all military networks from potential terrorist hackers. One question now being posed is, will this new command center be able to support the privacy of other government networks as well as global private sector information systems. With an ever increasing technologically advanced world, it becomes that much more of a pressing issue. The defense of military networks would be critical to the safety of our nation from terrorist, but the protection of private industries documents and trade secrets could be critical to their business and in turn the US economy. Because of the importance of a global market for many companies, if foreign hackers got access to critical information, they could potentially tap into international trading zones. This could be detrimental to a business and the US government should consider including the private sector in their protection efforts.
This relates to Chapter 15 of the text because both discuss global systems. The chapter details the process of developing a global system for use by international businesses. The article from the Washington Post touches on a very pertinent security issue for these businesses and brings to light something that should definitely be looked into.
Nakashima, E (2009, June, 13). Pentagon cyber unit prompts questions. The Washington Post, Retrieved June 13, 2009, from http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/12/AR2009061204373.html?hpid=moreheadlines
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