Feds weigh expansion of Internet monitoring

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clipped from news.cnet.com Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, who said that Einstein 3 could only be discussed in a classified setting, speaks at the RSA conference on Wednesday. SAN FRANCISCO--Homeland Security and the National Security Agency may be taking a closer look at Internet communications in the future. Not much is known about how Einstein works, and the House Intelligence Committee once charged that descriptions were overly "vague" because of "excessive classification." The White House did confirm this week that the latest version, called Einstein 3, involves attempting to thwart in-progress cyberattacks by sharing information with the National Security Agency. If Einstein 3 does perform as well as Homeland Security hopes, it could help less-prepared companies fend off cyberattacks, including worms sent through e-mail, phishing attempts, and even denial of service attacks. Einstein grew out of a still-classified executive order, called National Security Presidential Directive 54

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