> Some veteran intelligence officials believe a lopsided focus on offensive cyberweapons and hacking tools has, for years, left American cyberdefense dangerousl

> Some veteran intelligence officials believe a lopsided focus on offensive cyberweapons and hacking tools has, for years, left American cyberdefense dangerously porous. > “We have had a train wreck coming,” said Mike McConnell, the former N.S.A. director and national intelligence director. “We should have ratcheted up the defense parts significantly.” Yes, I think many have said this for years. I'm glad someone high-up went on record. I'm not against what the TAO does, but the NSA (and more broadly, the US government) has massively failed to develop defensive capabilities. I hope the NSA will use this as a moment of introspection, and up their defensive work -- particularly opensource collaborations and research. (The IAD github page[0] is awesome in this regard; as are things like SELinux. On the research side, things like HoTT as a basis for verified software; which has some DoD funding, but would be so much more if NSA researchers collaborated.) I get that attacking things is cool -- but we really need help defending the national infrastructure against constant assault. It's in rough shape. I hope the people at the NSA -- particularly those comissioned -- will reflect on why they're there, and take the stance that the safety of the nation is paramount. Then work towards that, as I know they're more than capable of. [0] https://github.com/iadgov https://github.com/iadgov