Re: Bad Advice: U.S. Urged to Go On Offense in Cyber War

["Rob, grandpa of Ryan, Trevor, Devon & Hannah" <rMslade () shaw ca>]

Date sent:              Mon, 29 Sep 2008 21:24:18 -0700
From:                   Paul Ferguson <fergdawgster () gmail com>

> The United States needs to do more to develop an offensive cyberwar
> capability rather than just focus on defending its networks from attack,
> says the chairman of the House cybersecurity subcommittee.

> http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/sep/29/us-urged-to-go-on-offense-i
> n-cyberwar/

So, we're heading for Mutually Assured DDoS?

(Heck, why should they have learned anything in twenty years?  I remember the 
first call for proposals on how to use viruses as offensive weapons--as if they 
weren't offensive enough.  Met with deafening silence from the AV research 
community.  Was later appalled to find that at least three $50K contracts were let 
for first stage proposals, and at least one got $500K to go to the seccond stage.  
These were, pretty much by definition, people who didn't know what they were 
talking about.)

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