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US Planning Response To a Cyber Attack
We've all heard of Google bombing; the US Government may be taking the expression rather literally. Planning is now underway across the government for the proper way to respond to a cyber attack, and options on the table include launching a cyber counterattack or even bombing the attack's source. The article makes clear that no settled plan is in place, and quotes one spokesman as saying "the preferred route would be warning the source to shut down the attack before a military response." That's assuming the source could be found. From the article: "If the United States found itself under a major cyberattack aimed at undermining the nations critical information infrastructure, the Department of Defense is prepared, based on the authority of the president, to launch a cyber counterattack or an actual bombing of an attack source."
You are right! USA is a member of the Security Council!
If you mod me down, I *will* introduce you to my sister!
How about :
Is there any excuse you don't need to give your arms contractors some extra work?
Why don't you follow the lead of the rest of the "civilised" world, and just sell your tech. to the most warmongering (but least developed) customer you can find ?
Hell, just give it to China, they own your asses anyway !