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Can you imagine how many meetings it would take for the US security agencies to go about hiring a botnet? Whereas they have a pretty much unlimited supply of he
by JonnieCache 16y ago
Can you imagine how many meetings it would take for the US security agencies to go about hiring a botnet? Whereas they have a pretty much unlimited supply of heavies on retainer.
- coderdude 16y agoWhat the heck is a "heavy?"
- piefke3000 16y agoNot your brother.
- civilian 16y agohttp://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=heavies http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=heavies It's a general term for a grunt. In this context think: Black SUV, black suit, silenced pistol, shades.
- iamdave 16y agoHe's a tall, muscular, bald Russian guy who likes guns, sandwiches and has an unhealthy bond with his family physician...I think.
- varjag 16y agoRussians in general are not that fond of sandwiches!
- wipt 16y agoI thought all men loved sandwiches... "Make me a sandwich!"
- xenophanes 16y agosudo shut up
- wipt 16y agoThanks. I love not only your appreciation of humour, but also your loving demeanor.
- jessevondoom 16y agoSo...Karnov? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karnov http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karnov
- mostly_harmless 16y agoI figured it was a Team Fortress reference. Considering both of the 'agencies' that control the teams are denoted by three letters (BLU, and RED).
- pavel_lishin 16y agoHe is credit to team.
- lukeschlather 16y agoEspecially given the DDOS against Wikileaks, I'm pretty sure they also have at least one botnet on retainer. And there have been voices high up in the government saying that the US needs to develop offensive cyberwarfare capability. If that's not a call to develop state-owned botnets... the people in charge don't understand technology. Of course, the use of the term cyberwarfare might be a giveaway anyway. In any case, I'm sure it's a pretty simple matter for some people in the CIA to quietly hire out a botnet.
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