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FBI Warns of Sweeping Global Threat To US Cybersecurity

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the only-a-matter-of-time dept.

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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  1. What's a Cyber? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm now worried that mine's at risk.

  2. no kidding? by Utini420 · · Score: 5, Funny

    News Flash: Guy in new job declares new job important!

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  3. Yay! More Security Theater!!! by Garrick68 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    and here come the cries from the government "Quick we pass these laws to protect us!!!" Yeah right...

  4. Re:Dark days of paranoia and spying. by HungryHobo · · Score: 5, Interesting

    FOSS software isn't immune, there have been some terrible security flaws which have gone unnoticed for a long time. Of course proprietry software has even more flaws but profits pay for a team of guys in nice suits to give powerpoint presentations on how good it is and take the head of purchasing out to dinner.

    I would be very surprised if there weren't a few NSA plants in the dev teams of some of the more popular linux distros. How hard would it really be for a tallented coder to slip in a few subtle flaws to be exploited later if he's on the dev team and in every other way does the job very well.

  5. Re:Dark days of paranoia and spying. by zappepcs · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I hope you are modded up handily.... what you say is the truth, and the only reason that such information makes the news. If govt. agencies were doing their job as prescribed, it would not be news. This is simply creating a new evil-doer to distract the minds of Americans while the government continues it's wholesale grab of liberties and Constitutional pinata frenzy.

    Mr Orwell would be happy to note that in 4 more years, most Americans will be on a terrorist watch list, augmented heartily by those signing up for unemployment benefits. How much farther down this rabbit hole must we go before government whistle blowers become folk heroes? Will our grandchildren hear stories of Babe the blue ox, superman, and joe whistleblower? I hope so.

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  6. Re:Dark days of paranoia and spying. by houstonbofh · · Score: 5, Insightful

    How much farther down this rabbit hole must we go before government whistle blowers become folk heroes? Will our grandchildren hear stories of Babe the blue ox, superman, and joe whistleblower? I hope so.

    I hope not! That means that whistle blowers are so rare that they must be celebrated. I hope they are more common than bus drivers.