Congress Examines Computer Security Risks Amid Rising Hacker Threats

As Congress Inquires About the Safety of the Government's Computers, one question comes up: Are computer hackers getting the upper hand on the U.S. government? That's what a House subcommittee is investigating at hearings today, as it scrutinizes the government's current . . . As Congress Inquires About the Safety of the Government's Computers, one question comes up: Are computer hackers getting the upper hand on the U.S. government? That's what a House subcommittee is investigating at hearings today, as it scrutinizes the government's current level of security in the wake of a series of recent computer attacks."It's certainly a concern," says Jeff Carpenter of the Computer Emergency Response Team at Carnegie-Mellon University in Pittsburgh, who is testifying at the hearings. "As the government and other sectors increase their information on the Internet, they increase their exposure, too."

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