'Perfect Citizen'

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U.S. Plans Cyber Shield 'Perfect Citizen'

The U.S. plans a program, "Perfect Citizen," to detect cyber assaults on companies and government agencies running critical infrastructure such as the electricity grid and nuclear power plants.

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Perfect Citizen is a program run by the United States National Security Agency and Raytheon to develop a system of sensors to detect cyber attacks on critical infrastructure computer networks.^[1]

References

1. ^ "U.S. Program to Detect Cyber Attacks on Infrastructure". The Wall Street Journal. 2010-07-07. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704545004575352983850463108.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_MIDDLETopStories. Retrieved 2010-07-07.