Cybersecurity Risks and Cold War Defense Spending Impact on U.S. Security

The absence of a catastrophic cyberattack against the United States has created a false sense of cybersecurity and has allowed costly Cold War-era Pentagon programs to siphon money from critically needed information technology and security programs, a panel of experts warned last week.. . .

The absence of a catastrophic cyberattack against the United States has created a false sense of cybersecurity and has allowed costly Cold War-era Pentagon programs to siphon money from critically needed information technology and security programs, a panel of experts warned last week.

"We're still mired in a Cold War-era defense spending mentality," said Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) at a symposium titled "Technological Change and American Security" and sponsored by The Brookings Institution.

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