[LINK] U.S. not ready for cyber attack

[grove at zeta.org.au]

On Sat, 20 Dec 2008, Bernard Robertson-Dunn wrote:

> U.S. not ready for cyber attack
> By Randall Mikkelsen
> Reuters
> Friday, December 19, 2008; 5:03 AM
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/19/AR2008121900580.html?wpisrc=newsletter&wpisrc=newsletter&wpisrc=newsletter
>
> WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is unprepared for a major
> hostile attack against vital computer networks, government and industry
> officials said on Thursday after participating in a two-day "cyberwar"
> simulation.
>
> The game involved 230 representatives of government defense and security
> agencies, private companies and civil groups. It revealed flaws in
> leadership, planning, communications and other issues, participants said.

Get rid of Microsoft and the game plan changes.

Oh and fix Cisco's IOS so it doesn't have so many gaping flaws in it, either.


rachel

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