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2008-11-22 Home Front: WoT

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Posted by Steve White 2008-11-22 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 even without the flash drives are they still running vista?

total crap. all but guaranteed compromised in 48 hours if you leave it connected to the net.

Posted by Abu do you love">Abu do you love 2008-11-22 00:48|| 2008-11-22 00:48|| Front Page Top

#2 I thought the DoD has a private internet separate from the civilian one?

Posted by trailing wife 2008-11-22 04:03|| 2008-11-22 04:03|| Front Page Top

#3 If it rides a cloud, given enough resources, it can be acceessed. Banning external drives is a placebo.

Posted by Besoeker 2008-11-22 08:06|| 2008-11-22 08:06|| Front Page Top

#4 I thought the DoD has a private internet separate from the civilian one?

Hmmm...the internet was created under the auspices of DoD through ARPA. On the public internet the address is .mil. Now there are segregated networks [you don't cross the black and red wires] in which the administrators desperately try to keep outside links from developing, but the usual weakest link is humans who do not follow directions, regulations or orders on bringing in stuff on transportable media such as flash drives and attaching them to it.

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-11-22 08:28|| 2008-11-22 08:28|| Front Page Top

#5 Downside of COST.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2008-11-22 08:34|| 2008-11-22 08:34|| Front Page Top

#6 The elephant in the room is the Chinese. The Russians play a part, but the Chinese are the culprits here. Massive intrusions, data and technology theft and Order of Battle and intel probing. And what do we do, talk about DEFENSIVE strategies and limitations. There thieving SOBs are stealing us blind at every turn and we are just passive about responses? How about curring off the student and work visa's that let them come here to learn how to steal from us? How about limits on the access to the internet and DOS counterattacks? Come on folks in Washington, find a pair somewhere. Maybe Hillary will show us how!

Posted by NoMoreBS">NoMoreBS 2008-11-22 11:07|| 2008-11-22 11:07|| Front Page Top

#7 All I read about on this subject is that DoD runs defense. How about a little offense? Sort of a cyber drone armed with digital bombs to take out the bad guys?

Posted by Richard of Oregon 2008-11-22 11:43|| 2008-11-22 11:43|| Front Page Top

#8 No offense for the same reason nothing is really done against the pirates and those incredibly stupid ROEs in combat zones - the lawyers.

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-11-22 13:17|| 2008-11-22 13:17|| Front Page Top

#9 Let's hide MOAB's on Q ships and naplm the damn hell out of those damn chinks! Make it so! Tarrifs! We gottem! Let's use 'em!

Evoiks! Away!
/stupid answers to stupid questions

Posted by .5MT 2008-11-22 14:27|| www.cybernations.net]">[www.cybernations.net] 2008-11-22 14:27|| Front Page Top

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