Dallas -
President Barack Obama says cyber threats are among the most serious economic and military dangers the nation faces.
Obama says he is setting up a White House office to protect the security of the nation's computer networks and he plans to appoint a cyber czar who will report to the National Security Council and the National Economic Council.
"I believe very strongly that we are extremely vulnerable," said Bhavani Thuraisingham, a professor of computer science and director of the Cyber Security Research Center at UT Dallas.
Over the past 4 years Thuraisingham and her teammates have received $9 million in research from agencies such as the CIA, NASA and the FBI. Most of the work is centered around web communications and how viruses can better be detected. "We are hearing about viruses and worms and trojan horses, we're living in a dangerous world," said Thuraisingham.
Obama said that the U.S. government would build on existing partnerships and create new alliances with the private sector and further invest in research and development to help strengthen the nation's cyber infrastructure. Thuraisingham said "I don't want to use the word keeping up, because I don't think we are keeping up, we are still behind."
Obama says he is setting up a White House office to protect the security of the nation's computer networks and he plans to appoint a cyber czar who will report to the National Security Council and the National Economic Council.
"I believe very strongly that we are extremely vulnerable," said Bhavani Thuraisingham, a professor of computer science and director of the Cyber Security Research Center at UT Dallas.
Over the past 4 years Thuraisingham and her teammates have received $9 million in research from agencies such as the CIA, NASA and the FBI. Most of the work is centered around web communications and how viruses can better be detected. "We are hearing about viruses and worms and trojan horses, we're living in a dangerous world," said Thuraisingham.
Obama said that the U.S. government would build on existing partnerships and create new alliances with the private sector and further invest in research and development to help strengthen the nation's cyber infrastructure. Thuraisingham said "I don't want to use the word keeping up, because I don't think we are keeping up, we are still behind."
