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Allan Poola kommentaar: “Algusest peale selgitasime me juhtkonnale, mis on reaalsed ajad, millal IT-süsteemid valmivad. Meile anti aga ebareaalsed tähtajad.”

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Minupoolne kommentaar: Kuna olen ka ise samas valdkonnas tööl, siis usun kindlasti rohkem härra Poola seisukohta kui austatud ministri oma. Väga palju on arenduse tellija poolel võhiklikkust ja ignorantsust erinevate probleemide lahendamisel. Selline lähenemine aga pärsib oluliselt IT lahenduste töösse minekut ja sellest ka reaalset tulu saamist.

U.S. defense contractors vying (võistlevad) for cyberscurity deals

Lockheed Martin and Boeing, the world’s biggest military companies, are deploying forces and resources to a new battlefield: cyberspace.

The U.S. military contractors, eager to capture a share of a market that may reach $11 billion in four years, have formed new business units to tap increased spending designed to protect U.S. government computers from attack.

Boeing, based in Chicago, set up its Cyber Solutions division in August “because of a realization by the company that it’s a very serious threat,” Barbara Fast, vice president of the unit, said. “It’s not a question of if we’ll be attacked but when, and so how will we be prepared.” Lockheed, based in Bethesda, Maryland, started its cyberdefense operation in October.

President George W. Bush revealed his national cybersecurity plan in January to be supervised by the Department of Homeland Security, after an increasing number of attacks on U.S. government and private sector networks by groups linked to foreign governments, organized crime gangs and hackers. In a Dec. 8 report, a panel of experts urged President-elect Barack Obama to create a White House office to oversee the effort.

The number of security breaches of computer networks reported to the Computer Emergency Readiness Team of the Homeland Security Department almost doubled to 72,000 in the fiscal year ended in October from about 37,000 the previous year, a spokeswoman for the agency, Amy Kudwa, said.

U.S. government spending to secure military, intelligence and other agency computer networks is forecast to rise 44 percent to $10.7 billion in 2013 from $7.4 billion this year, according to a report by the market forecaster Input.

Security-system spending will grow 7 percent to 8 percent annually, “significantly faster” than information technology, which has increased about 4 percent a year in the past five years, said John Slye, an analyst for Input.

In addition to traditional defense contractors, established providers like McAfee and Symantec are also expected to compete for the work.

In the past 18 months, Raytheon, based in Waltham, Massachusetts, acquired the network security providers Oakley Networks, SI Government Solutions and Telemus Solutions, said Steve Hawkins, Raytheon vice president for data security. To meet the likely increase in demand, Raytheon plans to add 300 security engineers in 2009 to its pool of 600 technicians, he said.

Allikas: http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/12/30/business/cyber.php