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US Unable To Win a Cyber War

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the well-that's-not-encouraging dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The inability to deflect even a simulated cyber attack or mitigate its effects shown in an exercise that took place some six days ago at Washington's Mandarin Oriental Hotel doesn't bode well for the US. Mike McConnell, the former Director of National Intelligence, said to the US Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee yesterday that if the US got involved in a cyber war at this moment, they would surely lose. 'We're the most vulnerable. We're the most connected. We have the most to lose,' he stated. Three years ago, McConnell referred to cybersecurity as the 'soft underbelly of this country' and it's clear that he thinks things haven't changed much since then."

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  1. 3rd World War by Krneki · · Score: 3, Funny

    a.k.a. All your base are belong to us.

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    Love many, trust a few, do harm to none.
  2. duck and cover! by bugi · · Score: 2, Funny

    Luckily, I've setup my server farm in my old bomb shelter.

    1. Re:duck and cover! by Krneki · · Score: 2, Funny

      Luckily, I've setup my server farm in my old bomb shelter.

      For security reason I'm backing up the whole net using Torrents. :)

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      Love many, trust a few, do harm to none.
  3. Computer unable to defeat Nuke by vvaduva · · Score: 4, Funny

    The headline should really read: "Overseas hacker's computers unable to defeat incoming U.S. nukes."

    That would be much more accurate, if we are going to talk about WAR.

    1. Re:Computer unable to defeat Nuke by nedlohs · · Score: 2, Funny

      We just nuke all the likely suspects. All at once.

      Problem solved.

  4. We have BOFH by wsanders · · Score: 4, Funny

    We are BOFH. You want Mutual Assured Destruction? We make the USAF look like wusses.

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    Give a man a fish and you have fed him for today. Teach a man to fish, and he'll say "WHERE'S MY FISH, YOU IDIOT?"
  5. Always remember this in a cyber war by Tetsujin · · Score: 5, Funny

    If you're captured by the enemy, there are just three pieces of information you are compelled to divulge: Age, Sex, and Location.

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    Bow-ties are cool.
  6. Re:Stupidity of leadership... by marcosdumay · · Score: 2, Funny

    "I knew we should have installed a factory reset button on the internet."

    If nothing else, that would make the transition to IPv6 much easier...

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    Rethinking email
  7. Re:Win at war? by Cro+Magnon · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yeah, all those explosions do tend to loosen things.

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    Slow down, cowboy! It has been 4 hours since you last posted. You must wait another few hours.
  8. just trying to follow the logic here by commodoresloat · · Score: 2, Funny

    So you're saying we should build robots to sniff crotches and grope pregnant women?