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[ NNSquad ] Pentagon says black-hat hacking can be an act of war
Pentagon says black-hat hacking can be an act of war
http://j.mp/j94Sse (This message on Google Buzz)
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http://j.mp/iwIzdz (WSJ)
"The Pentagon has concluded that computer sabotage coming from
another country can constitute an act of war, a finding that for
the first time opens the door for the U.S. to respond using
traditional military force ... Pentagon officials believe the
most-sophisticated computer attacks require the resources of a
government. For instance, the weapons used in a major
technological assault, such as taking down a power grid, would
likely have been developed with state support, Pentagon officials
say."
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Ya' gotta hand it to those guys. Put the military in charge of
"cybersecurity" and you can rest assured they'll be thinking in terms
of traditional military responses. It's hard to imagine how they
could have worded a more enticing "challenge" to the "black-hat" hacker
community. "Oh yea? It takes state support to knock out those poorly
protected power systems? Wanna bet?"
Now to emphasize this point, I'm unfortunately forced to link to a
scene from a film I always disliked, even though I had (and still
have, somewhere) the same model IMSAI 8080 micro kit that was featured in
this sequence:
http://j.mp/mlNPrL (YouTube)
"Shall we play a game, Pentagon?" Let's hope not, boys and girls.
--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein (lauren@vortex.com): http://www.vortex.com/lauren
Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org
Founder:
- Network Neutrality Squad: http://www.nnsquad.org
- Global Coalition for Transparent Internet Performance: http://www.gctip.org
- PRIVACY Forum: http://www.vortex.com
Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy
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