I think this administration has done really well in presenting the facts, threats and vulnerabilities, he said. I think finally today managers are looking at information security from the business side as part of the mission. Burke predicted that information security would become an integral part of IT capital planning within government. A normal budget request will include information security as a large portion, he said. Although Burke foresees such funding and planning as a near-term reality, we re still not there yet, he said.
Money is still a problem.
Role for Congress Part of the responsibility falls on Congress, he said, because lawmakers need to take a critical look at systems security during the appropriations process. Inc. All rights reserved.