FBI Warns of Sweeping Global Threat To US Cybersecurity

GovIT Geek writes "The FBI's newly appointed chief of cyber security warned today that 'a couple dozen' countries are eager to hack US government, corporate, and military networks. While he refused to provide country-specific details, FBI Cyber Division Chief Shawn Henry told reporters at a roundtable that cooperation with foreign law enforcement is one of the Bureau's highest priorities and added the United States has had incredible success fostering overseas partnerships."

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Re:Just come out and say it.

[1u3hr]

in much of the world, ethnicity actually means something pretty profound to the average person. It's one of biggest reasons why people on our own soil betray our trust to foreign governments

So, David Duke posts on Slashdot?

Skin colour aside, consider that recent immigrants quite likely have close family members back in the old country, where they can be rewarded, or punished, depending on the immigrants' response to appeals from their original government.