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[ PRIVACY Forum ] General warns of dramatic increase in cyber-attacks
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (PRIVACY Forum mailing list)
Fri Jul 27 21:25:28 2012
Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2012 18:07:19 -0700
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General warns of dramatic increase in cyber-attacks on U.S. firms
http://j.mp/MKPKbt (L.A. Times)
"Alexander said the military had yet to work out rules of engagement
for responding to cyber-attacks, and he pointed out that neither of
his agencies have the authority to defend against a cyber-attack on a
private company, even if that company owns crucial infrastructure.
The pending bill would fix that, he said. Some business groups oppose
the bill as intrusive, and some civil liberties groups say it
compromises privacy. Alexander pointedly refused to comment on
Stuxnet, a cyber-attack on Iran's nuclear enrichment facilities that
has been reported to have been the work of the U.S. and Israeli
intelligence. He also pushed back against the notion that the uptick
in attacks on the U.S. is related to Stuxnet, which was first
discovered in June 2010."
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There are indeed genuine cybersecurity concerns.
But this legislative campaign by Alexander, et al. is mostly F.U.D.
Period.
--Lauren--
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