Standing Strong: Partnering for a robust IT backbone

摘要

Tom Ridge and other experts explain whether the long-hyped public/private partnership is turning into a boondoggle or blossoming into real action. Former Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Tom Ridge says that no matter if discussions are about cyberterrorist attacks launched at federal agencies or cash-driven assaults targeted at large enterprises, cooperation and collaboration of federal and corporate efforts is crucial to protecting the nation's IT backbone. And while there are skeptics who feel such an alliance has barely gotten off the ground, others say a strong foundation is being built by experts from both worlds.