Addressing evolving threats to the homeland statement for the record good morning, chairman carper and ranking member coburn. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. The cyber security strategy 20142017 is the basic document for planning estonias cyber security and a part of estonias broader security strategy. Theohary specialist in national security policy and information operations john w. The center for cyber and homeland security cchs is no longer located at the george washington university gw. As a special challenge to international security, cyber terrorism arises. In an organization, the people, processes, and technology must all complement one another to create an effective defense from cyber attacks. Cyber benefits and risks pardee center for international.
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