The Pentagon can spend $ 13 billion on cybersecurity in 2016

October 24th, 2011 | Posted by synt4x in Security

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TechAmerica Foundation, the nonprofit research affiliate TechAmerica, predicts a significant increase in costs to the U.S. Defense Department cybersecurity, from $ 8 billion in 2012 fiscal year to $ 13 billion in 2016, when a country suffers from a major cyberattack.

If a major cyber attack does not happen, but smaller attacks continue, predicted TechAmerica Foundation, Ministry of Defense expenditures on cybersecurity in fiscal year 2016 will rise to a more modest figure of 10.5 billion dollars, according to a NextGov.

Army and Air Force is projected to spend on cybersecurity by $ 1.1 billion, the Marines and Navy bear costs of $ 900 million (jointly), and the remaining types of aircraft and military agencies in total, will have the 2012 fiscal year spending on cybersecurity 5.1 billion dollars.

“I think a lot of it will stimulate demand, rather than heated reforms in cybersecurity policy being discussed in Congress” – quoted by Dan Heynemeyera Next Gov, CEO TechAmerica.

According to forecasts, civilian agencies will spend on cybersecurity much smaller, and the total budget for 2012 fiscal year will amount to $ 2.1 billion. The costs of the administrative apparatus Obama in 2012 fiscal year kiberoperatsii in the Ministry of National Security would amount to 936 million dollars, according to NextGov.

“We see cyber security as one of the potential” bright spots “because in this area may experience some growth. I would not go very far, saying it would be a dramatic increase,” – added Heynemeyer.