U.S. Nukes Face Up to 10 Million Cyber Attacks Daily -- US News And World ReportThe head of the National Nuclear Security Administration says America's nuclear weapons face a massive number of cyber attacks every day, and are calling for a budget increase in order to enhance security.
The computer systems of the agency in charge of America's nuclear weapons stockpile are "under constant attack" and face millions of hacking attempts daily, according to officials at the National Nuclear Security Administration.
Thomas D'Agostino, head of the agency, says the agency faces cyber attacks from a "full spectrum" of hackers.
"They're from other countries' [governments], but we also get fairly sophisticated non-state actors as well," he said. "The [nuclear] labs are under constant attack, the Department of Energy is under constant attack."
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My Comment: Millions of cyber attacks per day .... hmmmm .... I am skeptical.
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They need to say 'millions' so that it will have a greater impact in trying to gain a larger budget.
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