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Cyber Vulnerabilities Found In Navy's Newest Warship

An anonymous reader writes with some potentially troubling news about some security issues with the Navy's newest class of coastal warships."A Navy team of computer hacking experts found some deficiencies when assigned to try to penetrate the network of the USS Freedom, the lead vessel in the $37 billion Littoral Combat Ship program, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity. The Freedom arrived in Singapore last week for an eight-month stay, which its builder, Lockheed Martin Corp., hopes will stimulate Asian demand for the fast, agile and stealthy ships. 'We do these types of inspections across the fleet to find individual vulnerabilities, as well as fleet-wide trends,' said the official."

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  1. Windows for Warships 2012 now with more touch cont by Joe_Dragon · · Score: 5, Funny

    Windows for Warships 2012 now with more touch controls.

    To fire swipe the screen.

  2. Re:Some Things Never Change by PPH · · Score: 3, Funny

    Its been a few decades since we lost any military assets to a zero.

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  3. Re:Windows for Warships 2012 now with more touch c by Beardo+the+Bearded · · Score: 4, Funny

    It looks like you're trying to return fire. Would you like help with this?

    0 find hostile ships in the area using cloud services (recommended)
    0 check online help for rules of engagement.
    0 I don't need help. I can return fire by myself.

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    ECHELON is a government program to find words like bomb, jihad, plutonium, assassinate, and anarchy.