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General Dynamics, Northrop Grumman and other members of Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA) are urging the Obama Administration to move forward with naming a czar to lead a cyber security overhaul, according to a report to be released on today. According to the report — which as of press time, had not yet been released — said that “by selecting the leader and his/her leadership team now, this administration will send the message that the U.S. government is serious in taking an active role in cyber security.”

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We never fall short of coming across news regarding the intelligence community that is relevant to our readers. As such, we wanted to provide the following primer on recent important news. From contradictions on progress on the information sharing front to negative commentary on NSA taking over the cyberwarfare front, we have have it all here for you. As always, please share with us your thoughts and comments.

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Since the beginning of the Internet, there have always been bad people waging cyberattacks against both the private and public sectors. While many security solutions have been put into place — and more developed each day — the bad guys often stay one step ahead.

In addition, the Computer Emergency Readiness Team of the Homeland Security Department recently reported that the number of security breaches of U.S. and private-computer networks almost doubled to 72,000 from approximately 37,000 last year.

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