Check out this great op-ed piece by Max Huang of O2 Security for SC Magazine!

Waging war on cyberthreats
Max Huang, founder and president, O2Security
May 08, 2009
Just this past spring, the Obama administration did what many in the political and national security arenas have been advocating for some time – make cybersecurity its own Department of Defense command on par with Central Command, the organization led by U.S. Army General David Petraeus in charge of all military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The move couldn’t come at a more appropriate time, especially given the recent Wall Street Journal report that cited internet attacks against specific, mission-critical defense programs, as well as the U.S. electric grid, are growing in numbers and sophistication. The danger is real and, what’s more, is not merely limited to national security targets.

Companies of all shapes and sizes suffer from similar attacks and deal with these same issues every day. While no one typically dies from such actions, compromised information networks can put an organization’s very life in jeopardy. What’s more, the threats are as varied and as numerous as any terrorist operation. Swift action is required. Here are three ways that firms can take the lead of recent U.S. government actions:

Read the rest of the article here.