US faces 'huge' cyber threat in the future: Gates: "Defense Secretary Robert Gates warned Tuesday that potential cyber attacks posed a 'huge' future threat that had to be tackled through joint efforts by US military and civilian agencies.
Gates said the challenge for cyber security efforts inside the United States is that resources and expertise are concentrated in the military and the National Security Agency (NSA), which raises thorny legal questions about civil liberties.
"The only defense the United States has I think against nation states and other potential threats in the cyber world is the National Security Agency," said Gates, referring to the secretive surveillance agency.
"You cannot replicate the NSA for domestic affairs, there isn't enough money, there isn't enough time and there isn't enough human talent.
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