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Amit Yoran Talks Cybersecurity

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"Can you put any confidence in a security program that requires any end user awareness or education? No," says former DHS cybersecurity director Amit Yoran. Credit: Amit Yoran

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October 8, 2009

Amit Yoran, former cybersecurity director for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, agrees with the findings of a review commissioned by President Barack Obama that the United States is ill-prepared to withstand a large-scale, coordinated cyberattack. "Overall, I don't think we're better protected, that we're better off or less exposed today than we were years ago," he warns. 

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