| The future of security tools has changed greatly for | | | | federal government to provide advice about |
| the last several years. Today the network must | | | | appropriate protective measures to organizations |
| respond to network attacks maintaining the network | | | | including the private sector, academia, and the public; |
| reliability, business performance and cyberspace | | | | funding research that will lead to new technologies in |
| security. The aim of cyber security issue is to make | | | | support of homeland security. |
| the network more flexible in order to prevent attacks | | | | Strategic principles of the National Homeland Security |
| and to keep on working. | | | | are directed at securing cyberspace via the following: |
| Network security is a primary issue for every | | | | • Preventing cyber attacks against US |
| company, organization or individual. There exist various | | | | infrastructures; |
| types and levels of network attacks. The main | | | | • reducing national vulnerability to cyberspace |
| differences between national, corporate and | | | | attacks; |
| information cyber security lie in the level of network | | | | • reducing the recovery time after a cyber |
| security and tools applied. The national data requires | | | | attack occurs. |
| the highest possible level of network security. The | | | | The national cyber space security has several |
| corporation has to use a multilayered approach in | | | | priorities. They are: |
| order to protect the information located on the | | | | 1. The national cyberspace security response system. |
| computer from network attacks. The level of | | | | This system is public/private architecture for analyzing, |
| information security depends on an organization, state | | | | warning and managing cyber incidents of national |
| or individual, who use it. Thus, the level of network | | | | importance. |
| security is defined according to this principle. | | | | 2. The national cyberspace security threat and |
| Department of Homeland Security and Cyberspace | | | | vulnerability reduction program. |
| Security (DHS) has been created to improve the | | | | 3. The national cyberspace security awareness and |
| cyber security of America. DHS is responsible for | | | | training program. |
| developing the national plan for securing the state | | | | 4. Government security cyberspace. |
| resources and infrastructure of the US; giving crisis | | | | 5. International cyberspace security program. It is aimed |
| management concerning cyber attacks; providing | | | | at preventing cyber attacks that could influence |
| technical assistance to the government entities | | | | national security. This program improves the |
| concerning emergency recovery plans of critical | | | | international response to attacks of such kind. |
| information systems; coordinating with agencies of the | | | | |