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Title: U.S. ‘incredibly lucky’ to have avoided cyber calamity this long
Post by: rangerrebew on September 20, 2017, 08:37:55 am

U.S. ‘incredibly lucky’ to have avoided cyber calamity this long

By Tim Johnson

 
September 13, 2017 2:51 PM
WASHINGTON

Several nations around the globe are capable of launching catastrophic cyberattacks but have refrained from doing so because it would be perceived as an act of war, a veteran security expert said Wednesday.

“We’ve been incredibly lucky but I do believe that things may change,” Charles Carmakal, vice president of Mandiant, a cybersecurity firm owned by FireEye of Milpitas, California, said at a forum Wednesday.

Read more here: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/nation-world/national/national-security/article173100021.html#storylink=cpy

Title: Re: U.S. ‘incredibly lucky’ to have avoided cyber calamity this long
Post by: driftdiver on September 20, 2017, 09:29:10 am

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Title: Re: U.S. ‘incredibly lucky’ to have avoided cyber calamity this long
Post by: DB on September 20, 2017, 10:28:07 am

The Internet isn't that fragile. The most important thing is securing the primary routers. In addition a country that wants to attack others openly via the Internet can be isolated from it which is a major threat to isolating themselves. They're connected via wire, fiber, radio and satellite. Those links can be severed.