Summarization of the article: "We are absolutely incompetent. We are trying to get more money and power, so we'll feel better about it."
Recommended reading: http://www.cantrip.org/stupidity.html Richard Golodner napsal(a): > http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/innovation/08/25/pentagon.cyberattack/index.html?hpt=T1 > > Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III, in an article titled > "Defending a New Domain" posted on Foreign Affairs magazine's web site, > said the "previously classified incident was the most significant breach > of U.S. military computers ever." > > "The flash drive's malicious computer code, placed there by a foreign > intelligence agency, uploaded itself onto a network run by the U.S. > Central Command," his article said. "That code spread undetected on both > classified and unclassified systems, establishing what amounted to a > digital beachhead, from which data could be transferred to servers under > foreign control." > > He continued: "It was a network administrator's worst fear: a rogue > program operating silently, poised to deliver operational plans into the > hands of an unknown adversary." > > It amazes me that this stuff is allowed to happen at this level, and to > not even be detected. > Richard > > > _______________________________________________ > Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. > https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec > Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list. > > -- Martin Tomasek "Křesťanství se spojilo s Islámem na základě dohody papeže s ajatoláhem a vzniklo nové náboženství - Křeslám. Jeho posvátnou knihou je směs Bible a Koránu - Biblán. Tím si představitelé obou církví zajistili téměř výlučný monopol v oblasti pojištění posmrtného života a zároveň oslabili pozici konkurenčních pojišťoven tohoto druhu. Byl to prozíravý tah!" (Sir Morfius) _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
