That states like China and Russia can recruit the best cybersecurity talent in their respective countries, and force them to work for the government, while the United States can't, is a problem. If I were the president, I would focus on talent recruitment and retention. Google is paying its top cyberstaff 700k? Offer them 1M. Also get rid of archaic hiring practices like drug tests, and streamline the process to obtain a clearance.
NSA Official: We Need to Prepare for the Future of War
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#22Maybe the US would do well to obsess a little less about wars? After spending 90%+ of its time existing on being at war, it sure would seem like a good time to take a break and stop attacking other countries maybe.
When you’re on top, everyone else is going to try to take you down. And make no mistake, we’re still very much on top.
Based on which metric? Your comment remind me of this video -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMqcLUqYqrs
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#23Another Manhattan Project? Guess who has to pay for it
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#24I find it hard to believe we are not ALREADY preparing for new war fronts.
The end result will be the same. Death and conquering.
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#25Since the NSA and similar agencies don't seem to have the flexibility to evaluate their own influence on developments, I do seriously think they are a greater threat to overall national security compared to some propped up countries that were named here.
So they want to ramp up surveillance again... better get ready for my new side job as insurgent against the state.
Having an agency that sees everything as a threat should not have the competence to determine civil interactions or should be shackled to a more severe degree. The lack of trust in western societies doesn't seem to be a factor in their threat analysis. Maybe not worth it for budget discussions... idiotic...
> in a vast databank of personally identifying information about its citizens, from iris and facial recognition to DNA data. That is antithetical to our values.
I think this is a lie. It is not against their value. On the contrary these are exactly values espoused as per evidence acquired by people currently residing in very dark cells.
> Our innovative and entrepreneurial society affords us a unique advantage in dealing with those implications.
Some people hire whores, some people hire security firms. But it too often is to stick your dick into something.
> our society could consider greater coordination between government and the private sector
to combat unruly citizens...
This would be a great opportunity for the new york times to show some of their critical investigative abilities.
This is plainly painting a threat to the wall to justify spying on citizens. Even if this show deep ineptitude, I fear it might be working
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#26Earlier quoted context omitted.
> > The first is that the unprecedented scale and pace of technological change will outstrip our ability to effectively adapt to it. Second, we will be in a world of ceaseless and pervasive cyberinsecurity and cyberconflict against nation-states, businesses and individuals. Third, the flood of data about human and machine activity will put such extraordinary economic and political power in the hands of the private se…
> "Screaming Fist" type incident... What's that?
From Neuromancer [0], William Gibson's 1984 genre-defining cyberpunk novel
> "Operation Screaming Fist," which planned on infiltrating and disrupting Soviet computer systems from ultralight aircraft dropped over Russia.
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#27Earlier quoted context omitted.
> > The first is that the unprecedented scale and pace of technological change will outstrip our ability to effectively adapt to it. Second, we will be in a world of ceaseless and pervasive cyberinsecurity and cyberconflict against nation-states, businesses and individuals. Third, the flood of data about human and machine activity will put such extraordinary economic and political power in the hands of the private se…
> "Screaming Fist" type incident... What's that?
It's a reference to Neuromancer, the book. Screaming Fist was the name of an operation that turned out to be a red herring with lethal consequences for those who believed it was a genuine thing.
edit: I can't tell if parent refers to the red herring or the objectives of the Screaming Fist operation.
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#28That states like China and Russia can recruit the best cybersecurity talent in their respective countries, and force them to work for the government, while the United States can't, is a problem. If I were the president, I would focus on talent recruitment and retention. Google is paying its top cyberstaff 700k? Offer them 1M. Also get rid of archaic hiring practices like drug tests, and streamline the process to obta…
I get what you're saying, but do you want you top minds working while high, or better yet, needing to depend on them while they are high? Some things just require a clarity 24/7.
Wouldn't nation security fall under that?
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#29Maybe the US would do well to obsess a little less about wars? After spending 90%+ of its time existing on being at war, it sure would seem like a good time to take a break and stop attacking other countries maybe.
When you’re on top, everyone else is going to try to take you down. And make no mistake, we’re still very much on top.
Not to mention that, if we're not the world police, then someone else will be, so we may as well be, since we're the best suited for the job.
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#30Does any company use quantum-resistant encryption in practice?