Defense contractors have begun to bolster their cybersecurity practices in the wake of the massive leaking of government data by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden. Seventy-five percent of defense contractors said the Snowden Affair had changed security procedures for their employees in a recent survey. “I’m surprised that number isn’t higher,” said Dodi Glenn, senior director of security intelligence and research labs at ThreatTrack. “The technology landscape is constantly changing, and what we saw even one year ago is not what we’re currently seeing.”
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Defense Contractors Shore Up Security Post-Snowden
Posted by: John P. Mello Jr. February 10, 2014 04:12 PMDefense contractors have begun to bolster their cybersecurity practices in the wake of the massive leaking of government data by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden. Seventy-five percent of defense contractors said the Snowden Affair had changed security procedures for their employees in a recent survey. “I’m surprised that number isn’t higher,” said Dodi Glenn, senior director of security intelligence and research labs at ThreatTrack. “The technology landscape is constantly changing, and what we saw even one year ago is not what we’re currently seeing.”