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DHS to educate 50 million of us on cyber security?

by T Lee Dec 3, 2003 10:57AM PST

No HERE is a scary thought...

Ridge: Tech Cos. Must Help Fight Terror

Dec 3, 3:14 PM (ET)

By RACHEL KONRAD

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) - Technology companies must cooperate in the battle against cyberterrorism - or submit to government-imposed security regulations - Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge and other senior officials said Wednesday.

"The enemies of freedom use the same techniques as hackers do," Ridge said to 350 industry executives gathered for the first National Cyber Security Summit. "We must be as diligent and determined as the hackers."

The two-day conference, sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security and more than a dozen tech companies and trade groups, was the first formal brainstorming session to draft security guidelines and cyberattack warning systems.

Ridge said the department intends to educate security managers in industries ranging from banking to transportation, as well as at least 50 million Americans with home computers, about the potential dangers.

http://apnews.excite.com/article/20031203/D7V748780.html

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