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I grow weary of reading these "hacking," "cyberspy," etc articles. They always read like a plot of a bad action movie (Hackers, Swordfish, etc) rather than what
by UnoriginalGuy 14y ago
I grow weary of reading these "hacking," "cyberspy," etc articles. They always read like a plot of a bad action movie (Hackers, Swordfish, etc) rather than what people who actually work in the sector (IT, Security, even programming) have to deal with day to day.
Just once, I'd love to read an article that talks in specifics, like how they got in (e.g. via exploit XYZ), how they spread (e.g. via hole in network policy XYZ), and what was done about it.
Also, if this super-top-secret information is so vital to the US's national security then why was it in the hands of a private company? I might be misunderstanding something here, but it seems less like information vital to national security and more like information vital to that company's future success (i.e. industrial espionage).
I cannot help but wonder if someone at this company (e.g. former CIA director) made a few phone calls and turned an industrial espionage incident into a national security incident in order to cover their arses.
- JonnieCache 14y agoThey're here to ease the passing of specific US legislation in aid of the military industrial complex. See https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5642408 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5642408 I really wish people would stop posting them.
- rdtsc 14y agoThat aspect often escape people. If this was too serious they probably wouldn't be writing articles about it, as that just tells others (say enemies) more information. This is looking like buttering up for a contract or new legislation.
- unclebucknasty 14y agoThere is virtually no distinction between the government and these private companies where national security is concerned, hence the term "military-industrial complex". National security is a profit machine.
- kaybe 14y agoSeriously, does anyone of you reading this here ever use the word 'cyber'?
- mihok 14y agoCheck out Mikko Hypponen's company weblog (http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/ http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/), they have a lot of posts on different cybersecurity related incidents and go into detail about them. I find it is far more fascinating to read then a lot of the news media coverage.
- twistedpair 14y agoThere are many levels of 'secrets.' The really secret stuff never even touches a networked device and is only seen in underground meeting rooms built like vaults. Think the computer room with the touch sensitive floor in Mission Impossible. The real secrets are secure, but no guarantees on the Kernel's Chicken recipe.
- JonnieCache 14y ago>Kernel's Chicken recipe. Now that is a fast food restaurant I'd like to visit.
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