Tuesday, June 29, 2010

A Brief Analysis On The New Cybersecurity Bill


Are We Ready For A Cyber-Pearl Harbor? -- James Carafano, Washington Examiner

Somebody in the Pentagon had an idea. "Let's take down the Internet."

In 1997, the Department of Defense led an exercise called Eligible Receiver. A team of cyber-experts was given three months to plan and execute an attack on unclassified computer systems using commonly available hardware and software. The red team came from a not-to-be-named shadowy agency -- but we know it was the National Security Agency.

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My Comment: A brief but sobering analysis on the pros and cons of a cybersecurity bill that is now making its way through Congress.

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