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Re: U.S. Military Wants to Exert Influence Over Private Cyber Infrastructure
From: Paul Ferguson <fergdawgster () gmail com>
Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 23:48:42 -0700
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 9:53 PM, Marc <marc () marcd org> wrote:
Considering how the U.S. Military can't even protect it's own networks against well-known USB malware, I find this suggestion laughable.[...] But not just *any* of their networks, a *classified* network. I think I'm more offended than in hysterics. A) they've proven they're not up to the job on their "critical assets" network - let alone their garden variety networks. B) uhmmm.. right. US Military having control over private networks. Pretty sure something in the Constitution says that's against the rules.maybe...they just need...more...err...practice... Remember this?
The reference to fine team of military "hackers" at HITB is all well and good, but I think is the exception, not the rule. Remember, you still have people who think like this: "Carpet bombing in cyberspace" http://www.armedforcesjournal.com/2008/05/3375884 'Nuff said. - - ferg -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP Desktop 9.5.3 (Build 5003) wj8DBQFMd1/Aq1pz9mNUZTMRAlELAJsEbVaAQSR2APi/QKhqHDLrVONQ1gCgua1m udgcIH2ouztDRtLaTaVRitc= =XWBm -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- "Fergie", a.k.a. Paul Ferguson Engineering Architecture for the Internet fergdawgster(at)gmail.com ferg's tech blog: http://fergdawg.blogspot.com/ _______________________________________________ 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.
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- U.S. Military Wants to Exert Influence Over Private Cyber Infrastructure Paul Ferguson (Aug 26)
- Re: U.S. Military Wants to Exert Influence Over Private Cyber Infrastructure Dave Paris (Aug 26)
- Re: U.S. Military Wants to Exert Influence Over Private Cyber Infrastructure Marc (Aug 26)
- Re: U.S. Military Wants to Exert Influence Over Private Cyber Infrastructure Paul Ferguson (Aug 27)
- Re: U.S. Military Wants to Exert Influence Over Private Cyber Infrastructure Rich Kulawiec (Aug 27)
- Re: U.S. Military Wants to Exert Influence Over Private Cyber Infrastructure Marc (Aug 26)
- Re: U.S. Military Wants to Exert Influence Over Private Cyber Infrastructure Dave Paris (Aug 26)