Spy Research Agency Is Building Psychic Machines to Predict Hacks

["Rob Slade, doting Grandpa of Ryan, Trevor, Devon, and Hannah" <rmslade () shaw ca>]

Brought to you by the people who were sure they'd found evidence that North Korea hacked Sony:

http://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2015/02/spy-research-agency-building-psychic-machines-predict-hacks/105882/

(Yes, OK, I can see possibilities here.  People on the net, including attackers, provide much more information than 
they realize.  But, by the very nature of the attacks they are most interested in, you are aiming at a constantly 
moving target.  I suspect that this type of thing fits in with perpetual motion machines and "perfect" virus detection. 
 [Where is Alan Solomon now that we need him?])

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