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Pentagon Cyber Defense Bill Comes To $100M For 6 Months

Posted by samzenpus on from the freedom-isn't-free dept.

coondoggie writes "Protecting defense departments networks cost taxpayers more than $100 million over the past six months, US Strategic Command officials said yesterday. The motives of those attacking the networks go from just plain vandalism to theft of money or information to espionage. Protecting the networks is a huge challenge for the command, Air Force Gen. Kevin P. Chilton told a cyber security conference in Omaha, Neb., this week. 'Pay me now or pay me later,' Davis said. 'In the last six months, we spent more than $100 million reacting to things on our networks after the fact. It would be nice to spend that money proactively to put things in place so we'd be more active and proactive in posture rather than cleaning up after the fact.'"

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  1. TCO? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    So how does this bill factor into the TCO of Windows?

    I don't claim that the $100M would go to zero if Windows were eliminated in favor of more secure servers and desktops, but it would be a lot lower.

  2. Re:Nice to know by Foofoobar · · Score: 3, Funny

    You mean just as human as you, meat bag. WE cylons don't have the weakness of being swaying by lobbyists and ...OOOH! A PIECE OF CANDY!

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  3. Put a large, inward facing firewall around china. by BlueBoxSW.com · · Score: 5, Funny

    Problem Solved.

  4. Re:Put a large, inward facing firewall around chin by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Woo-hoo! Now *China* will be outsourcing!