by Michael Cheek
The New New Internet

Back in February, the BiPartisan Policy Center hosted a mock cyber wargame called “Cyber ShockWave,” which examined how the U.S. would respond to a cyber attack. Former DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff served as the head of the mock NSC during the wargame. This week, he wrote a column for Government Computer News on the lessons he feels should be taken from the event.

Chertoff views cybersecurity as an integral part of national security and should be treated as such.

“My view is that cybersecurity issues transcend the protection of personal data or networks from hackers or even organized crime,” he wrote. “Cyber warfare is a major national security issue — protecting the security and freedom of our networks is as critical as protecting freedom of the seas and space.”

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