Study Finds Concerns on Readiness for Cyberattacks
A study commissioned by President Obama to assess the nation’s ability to respond to terrorist attacks and natural disasters has found that state and local officials have the most confidence in their public health and medical services but are the most concerned about their ability to respond to cyberattacks.
The report, conducted by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, said that state and local officials also felt unprepared to provide housing in their communities and to recover quickly from natural disasters.
“The report finds that we are of course demonstrably stronger than we were pre-9/11 as we have created a coherent national response capability to disasters and made significant investments with local governments,” said a high-ranking official at the agency.
But, the official said, “while a great deal of work has been done” on cybersecurity, “more efforts need to be taken and there needs to be further action.”
Mr. Obama signed a directive in March 2011 ordering the federal government to study the nation’s response capabilities. A copy of the report, which was scheduled to be released on Thursday afternoon, was provided to The New York Times.
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