Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano highlighted the Department’s 2010 accomplishments in an address to employees. One of the biggest: to safeguard and secure cyberspace. In this past year alone:

• DHS entered an agreement with the Defense Department to protect civilian and military computer systems
• Napolitano launched the National Cybersecurity Awareness Campaign Challenge and the “Stop. Think. Connect.” campaign
• DHS hosted Cyber Storm III, which tested the federal government’s cybersecurity response capabilities

And the department launched an early warning cyber security system.

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