Revelations made by Edward Snowden, (click here) the former contractor for the National Security Agency, have strained diplomatic relations, prompted congressional hearings, and shed light on some aspects of global intelligence gathering. Now, they've resulted in the German government being sued for allegedly abetting in the NSA's activities within the country.
Two German groups, the Chaos Computer Club and the International League of Human Rights they were suing Chancellor Angela Merkel and other government officials for "illegal and prohibited covert intelligence activities."...
January 31, 2014
President Obama picked top cyber expert (click here) Vice Admiral Mike Rogers as director of the National Security Agency on Thursday, reports The New York Times. This choice recognizes the cyber war that the President has discussed in previous reviews of the NSA and his advisory panel's recommendations.
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said he has designated Vice Adm. Mike Rogers as the new head of the NSA, and that the president has nominated Rogers to be the new head of U.S. Cyber Command. The NSA falls under the aegis of the Defense Department and as such Hagel can make Rogers’ appointment without congressional involvement. But the Senate must confirm Rogers to run CyberCom, a combatant command which means he’ll get a hearing.
‘I am pleased that President Obama has accepted my recommendation to nominate Vice Admiral Michael Rogers as commander of U.S. Cyber Command,’ Hagel said in a statement. ‘And I am delighted to designate him also as director of the National Security Agency. This is a critical time for the NSA, and Vice Adm. Rogers would bring extraordinary and unique qualifications to this position as the agency continues its vital mission and implements President Obama’s reforms.’...
Some things Americans should know about Vice Admiral Mike Rogers. He believes the future of warfare is on the internet.
Why would that be?
2. He Thinks the Future of Warfare Is on the Internet (click here)
Rogers won't only lead the NSA, he will also be at the helm of the sometimes less-publicized Cyber Command, the Pentagon's army of cyberwarriors. And not only he's a good fit for this position given his credentials, but he fits right into the Pentagon's newfound focus on cyberwarfare as the future of the American armed forces.
"The network must be treated as a weapons system as we continue the fight to maintain our advantage in cyberspace, and thus across the other four war fighting domains: sea, air, land and space," he said in a Q&A on the Feb. 2013 issue of Military Information Technology magazine, which dubbed him the "Cyberspace Warrior."
Not only does Rogers buy into the idea that cyberspace is the fifth domain of the military where the battles of the future will be fought, but he believes the Pentagon should continue investing in training and hiring cyber warriors....
Why would so much of future warfare be based in cyber security? The internet doesn't carry soldiers into battle, so...like...ah...what gives?
By Robert N. Charette
Several initiatives by the US government (click here) regarding cybersecurity have been stopped cold or set back after the Edward Snowden affair broke, leaving the country struggling to respond to the daily onslaught of attacks from Russia, China and elsewhere, according to lawmakers.
US officials rank its cybervulnerability as a greater threat to national security than terrorism.
Snowden "has slowed everything down", said Congressman Mike Pompeo, who serves on the House Intelligence Committee, referring to the former National Security Agency contractor who leaked details of the agency's mass surveillance.
"All the things the NSA wanted to do are now radioactive, even though they were good ideas," said James Lewis, a cybersecurity expert at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies, a Washington think tank.
The Obama administration has said it plans to release this year a list of voluntary best practices in cybersecurity for critical infrastructure, including electric utilities and chemical plants....
Isn't that what the American people wanted? To slow down and even stop the invasion of privacy? Yes? No? Scared now that China and the USA media is stating the USA is vulnerable. We were vulnerable before.
Isn't the real point that USA security cannot rely on automated systems like drones?
When the USA went into Iraq, people were scared to death they were going to be dead by WMD. Now imagine the rest of the world looking at the hideous behavior of Americans during that time and realizing THE TRUTH while Bush lied. It isn't about Saddam Hussein, it is about what the American people allow into their understanding about their well being in relation to what their media says and the government actually does.
Computer systems have always been an enhancement to US defense systems, but, they have never before been THE ANSWER to USA defense systems.
The way I see it, is that the more stupid the USA gets about computer generated war, including land based and water based drones, Robo-soldier; the more danger the USA faces by other nations. This discovery by Americans due to the reporting of a whistleblower brings a far greater paradigm to global war. It is an incredible pressure now to act in peace. The more dangerous the weapons and the more removed they are from humanity, the more countries will seek peace between each other.
Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaties occurred because of nukes. Nukes are the most dangerous and inhumane weapon known to the people of Earth. It is my opinion cyber war is the next nuclear war the world needs to develop treaties to prevent.
Two German groups, the Chaos Computer Club and the International League of Human Rights they were suing Chancellor Angela Merkel and other government officials for "illegal and prohibited covert intelligence activities."...
President Obama picked top cyber expert (click here) Vice Admiral Mike Rogers as director of the National Security Agency on Thursday, reports The New York Times. This choice recognizes the cyber war that the President has discussed in previous reviews of the NSA and his advisory panel's recommendations.
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said he has designated Vice Adm. Mike Rogers as the new head of the NSA, and that the president has nominated Rogers to be the new head of U.S. Cyber Command. The NSA falls under the aegis of the Defense Department and as such Hagel can make Rogers’ appointment without congressional involvement. But the Senate must confirm Rogers to run CyberCom, a combatant command which means he’ll get a hearing.
‘I am pleased that President Obama has accepted my recommendation to nominate Vice Admiral Michael Rogers as commander of U.S. Cyber Command,’ Hagel said in a statement. ‘And I am delighted to designate him also as director of the National Security Agency. This is a critical time for the NSA, and Vice Adm. Rogers would bring extraordinary and unique qualifications to this position as the agency continues its vital mission and implements President Obama’s reforms.’...
Some things Americans should know about Vice Admiral Mike Rogers. He believes the future of warfare is on the internet.
Why would that be?
2. He Thinks the Future of Warfare Is on the Internet (click here)
Rogers won't only lead the NSA, he will also be at the helm of the sometimes less-publicized Cyber Command, the Pentagon's army of cyberwarriors. And not only he's a good fit for this position given his credentials, but he fits right into the Pentagon's newfound focus on cyberwarfare as the future of the American armed forces.
"The network must be treated as a weapons system as we continue the fight to maintain our advantage in cyberspace, and thus across the other four war fighting domains: sea, air, land and space," he said in a Q&A on the Feb. 2013 issue of Military Information Technology magazine, which dubbed him the "Cyberspace Warrior."
Not only does Rogers buy into the idea that cyberspace is the fifth domain of the military where the battles of the future will be fought, but he believes the Pentagon should continue investing in training and hiring cyber warriors....
Why would so much of future warfare be based in cyber security? The internet doesn't carry soldiers into battle, so...like...ah...what gives?
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Last week was a very quiet week (click here) in regard to reported IT-related system snarls, snags and snafus. With yesterday being ground-hog day here in the U.S., and in keeping with the spirit of the movie of the same name, I have decided to return once more to F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and its continuing software “challenges.”
Last week, the Department of Defense's Director of Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E), J. Michael Gilmore, publicly released his annual report
on major U.S. defense acquisitions. Gilmore reiterated his frustration
with the lack of reliability and supportability of software in major
defense support and weapon system programs. While Gilmore’s report
highlighted many defense programs' software problems, those related to
the F-35 continue to hold center stage.
For instance, in October 2013, a new increment of Block 2B software—the block that provides initial combat capability—that was supposed to include many fixes to previously identified deficiencies, began flight testing, the report says. However, the DOT&E report goes on to say:...
There is nothing like preparing for a defensive posture that is stupid and incompetent. Anybody got a back-up?
It gets even more interesting, look at this. This is from the South China Morning Post. Now, when the Chinese people are given the same information as the American people, it should make everyone pause about China's capacity and quality of life, okay?
China is a communist country. Before reading this below, remember some of the best hackers in the world are in China and have been hacking USA cyber security systems for at least a decade or longer. Those hackers used to only attack China's systems, but, the government gave them a job. So, what was once 'the voice of freedom' in China are now government employees rather than spending time in prison. Just a little color to understand the dynamics here.
The other part of this is, who started this mess? "Cause and Effect."
For instance, in October 2013, a new increment of Block 2B software—the block that provides initial combat capability—that was supposed to include many fixes to previously identified deficiencies, began flight testing, the report says. However, the DOT&E report goes on to say:...
There is nothing like preparing for a defensive posture that is stupid and incompetent. Anybody got a back-up?
It gets even more interesting, look at this. This is from the South China Morning Post. Now, when the Chinese people are given the same information as the American people, it should make everyone pause about China's capacity and quality of life, okay?
China is a communist country. Before reading this below, remember some of the best hackers in the world are in China and have been hacking USA cyber security systems for at least a decade or longer. Those hackers used to only attack China's systems, but, the government gave them a job. So, what was once 'the voice of freedom' in China are now government employees rather than spending time in prison. Just a little color to understand the dynamics here.
The other part of this is, who started this mess? "Cause and Effect."
PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 04 February, 2014, 5:36am
UPDATED : Tuesday, 04 February, 2014, 7:27am
Several initiatives by the US government (click here) regarding cybersecurity have been stopped cold or set back after the Edward Snowden affair broke, leaving the country struggling to respond to the daily onslaught of attacks from Russia, China and elsewhere, according to lawmakers.
US officials rank its cybervulnerability as a greater threat to national security than terrorism.
Snowden "has slowed everything down", said Congressman Mike Pompeo, who serves on the House Intelligence Committee, referring to the former National Security Agency contractor who leaked details of the agency's mass surveillance.
"All the things the NSA wanted to do are now radioactive, even though they were good ideas," said James Lewis, a cybersecurity expert at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies, a Washington think tank.
The Obama administration has said it plans to release this year a list of voluntary best practices in cybersecurity for critical infrastructure, including electric utilities and chemical plants....
Isn't that what the American people wanted? To slow down and even stop the invasion of privacy? Yes? No? Scared now that China and the USA media is stating the USA is vulnerable. We were vulnerable before.
Isn't the real point that USA security cannot rely on automated systems like drones?
When the USA went into Iraq, people were scared to death they were going to be dead by WMD. Now imagine the rest of the world looking at the hideous behavior of Americans during that time and realizing THE TRUTH while Bush lied. It isn't about Saddam Hussein, it is about what the American people allow into their understanding about their well being in relation to what their media says and the government actually does.
Computer systems have always been an enhancement to US defense systems, but, they have never before been THE ANSWER to USA defense systems.
The way I see it, is that the more stupid the USA gets about computer generated war, including land based and water based drones, Robo-soldier; the more danger the USA faces by other nations. This discovery by Americans due to the reporting of a whistleblower brings a far greater paradigm to global war. It is an incredible pressure now to act in peace. The more dangerous the weapons and the more removed they are from humanity, the more countries will seek peace between each other.
Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaties occurred because of nukes. Nukes are the most dangerous and inhumane weapon known to the people of Earth. It is my opinion cyber war is the next nuclear war the world needs to develop treaties to prevent.
