This is an under reported story. China and Russia are conducting Cyber spying on America. This is a serious risk that needs to be discussed.
THE CYBERSPY THREAT
AMERICA needs to pay a heckuva a lot more atten tion to the cyberthreat. Now.
Sure, the Pentagon is refuting a Wall Street Journal report last week that hackers pinched loads of data on the military’s newest, high-tech fighter aircraft from contractors’ computer networks via the Internet.
But even if the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program wasn’t actually penetrated by cyberspies, it’s still a chilling wake-up call for the United States.
However, the Pentagon seems to be finally getting serious.
Government rumblings, such as Defense Secretary Robert Gates‘ creation of a Pentagon cybercommand, may hold some promise in protecting military networks, but the cyberthreat clearly exceeds that.
At least Def. Sec. Robert Gates knows this is a threat. I salute his alertness and wish the Pentagon luck. Securing our information systems structure is vital to our security.
Tags: China, Information Security, Pentagon, Robert Gates, Russia
