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The CIA and NSA are externally oriented. Defense is arguably part of the FBI mission, however they don't have the NSA's level of skill or resources. The FBI mi
by losteric 10y ago
The CIA and NSA are externally oriented.
Defense is arguably part of the FBI mission, however they don't have the NSA's level of skill or resources. The FBI might be able to detect abuse when it gets rampant but I have zero confidence that they would discover any of these exploits themselves. The FBI is mostly cleanup and criminal prosecution.
We need an organization focused on preemptively securing our infrastructure.
- knowaveragejoe 10y agoThe NSA is actually tasked with that mission: > NSA is concurrently charged with protection of U.S. government communications and information systems against penetration and network warfare. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Security_Agency https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Security_Agency
- losteric 10y agoYes, government defense. Who protects the rest?
- jessaustin 10y agoPrivate entities protect themselves and their customers, to varying degrees, which is how it has always been.
- knowaveragejoe 10y agoThat actually overlaps with things like the power grid and ATC, for what it's worth. It's a little bigger than just "government computers".