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A key component of any attack involves compromise of a

Aug. 18, 2017 by Kenneth Newton

A key component of any attack involves compromise of a computer's system by a malicious attacker or malicious script. This is something we cannot do alone, and we recommend that the Department of Homeland Security continue to develop tools to detect and mitigate this threat.

“CISA was not the first administration to warn of the potential impacts of such attacks. In 2009, in the wake of a government computer compromise, the Obama administration announced the first federal computer security and privacy guidelines to address the threat.

DNC cybersecurity official and former NSA agent David H. Schoen told NBC's Meet The Press in May that the president's executive order issued on Tuesday was intended to take a "step backward" in cybersecurity and "make the Internet a more secure and vibrant place."

Hanna F. McCarthy, a spokeswoman for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security and Government Affairs Committee at the House Homeland Security Committee, said the Homeland Security Department had already notified the agency of the incident:

The DHS response was a step forward. The Internet is one of the most secure and accessible information networks in the world. And because the Internet is a critical component of modern communication, it is important to protect the data that we provide our country with.

F. McCarthy added that the "tremendous amount of work being done by our National Security and Intelligence Council partners across the executive branch" includes creating software to protect data.

But McCarthy said there were concerns that the cybersecurity impact of the cyberattacks would be exacerbated if some of the organizations that have been affected by the DHS' response were able to comply.

F. McCarthy said the DHS must "address any new intrusion or compromise of a computer system and ensure that the sensitive information is not being compromised in any manner". The agency's response to "any new intrusion or compromise of a computer system and ensure that the sensitive information is not being compromised in any manner" is not expected to be publicly disclosed until at least the end of the next financial year.

A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security said the department has not been making any official comment on the issue.LONDON, Oct 23 (Reuters) - The biggest U.S.-German military aid package to China last year came from a German conglomerate, German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday, in an apparent concession to Beijing.

German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen holds a news conference outside the Ministry of Defence in Beijing May 15, 2014. REUTERS/Jason Lee

The agreement, officially known as the Joint