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Pentagon Cyber-Command In the Works
An anonymous reader sends word of a new cybersecurity project to defend US networks from attacks and strengthen the government's "offensive capabilities in cyberwarfare." Right now, the most likely candidate to lead the project is the Director of the NSA, Keith Alexander, who was quick to assert that the NSA itself wouldn't try to run the whole show (something they've been criticized for in the past). Quoting the Wall Street Journal:
"Cyber defense is the Department of Homeland Security's responsibility, so the command would be charged with assisting that department's defense efforts. The relationship would be similar to the way Northern Command supports Homeland Security with rescue capabilities in natural disasters. The NSA, where much of the government's cybersecurity expertise is housed, established a similar relationship with Homeland Security through a cybersecurity initiative that the Bush administration began in its final year."
It wants its buzzword back. Please stop using "Cyber-". Thank you.
When a group that exploits a communication network system for information is also in charge of its security, what happens when a weakness is found? Do you:
A) Keep the weakness secret so you can exploit it.
B) Publish the fix so your networks are fixed, but also allowing those you may be monitoring to fix as well, and cut off an information source.
Bruce Schneier has a great commentary on this at his blog.
DMCA - Chilling free speech since 1998.
The other top contenders for the project is Cyberdyne Systems and a man calling himself "The Architect."
DISCLAIMER: I am very rarely serious. If the above comment seems asinine makes no sense, it is most likely a bad joke.
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Because we don't have a Tube Force?