This is just silly irrelevant marketing. I’m not sure why we are advertising it on HN.
X-Force Command Cyber Tactical Operations Center
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#12wait... this looks like "training" not proper production stuff... guess it cant be production... it would take IBM an age to roll this to an environment suffering a breach... it has to be training... looks interesting though...
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#13what next, a cyber MRAP?
Thank you, this gave me the giggle I needed this morning.
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#14From the PDF in that page: "Feel the adrenaline rush of an intense, immersive, gamified experience with your entire cross-functional team."
I get that when sending an OTA update to an entire fleet, and I am just using a 2012 laptop.
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#15Can't wait to hear about the first app hack in which they remote start this thing and turn the heat on full blast!
It would be really cool if you had kids and you could point to that beast as your office. I bet they have cool t-shirts too. And stickers.
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#16wait... this looks like "training" not proper production stuff... guess it cant be production... it would take IBM an age to roll this to an environment suffering a breach... it has to be training... looks interesting though...
It is training. He says so in the video.
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#17If I was a hacker I would watch to see which companies bought these, knowing they are clueless about network security and probably soft targets. Soft targets with lots of money.
Well, maybe not that much money. After all, they just gave most of it to IBM.
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#18It's particularly in systems like these where they usually leave SSH w/ password login, or an oudated Teamviewer install. [1] Realistically, I can see this working. For Disney. For use in action movies. In fact, "23 tons of cyber capabilities" is exactly the thing I would expect to hear from an action movie. [1]: https://www.pentestpartners.com/security-blog/pen-testing-sh...
Everything in that website is like some action movie ad: cool black truck, acronyms, liberal use of military words, elite team, and quotes like these
"See how we built this unique cyber experience – the baddest thing on wheels."
"The world’s only full-scale, air-gapped cyber range that can accommodate your entire incident command staff and fusion team. Experience immersive simulations directed by an elite training force."
"Learn from highly-skilled, battle-tested experts, who lead you through intense drills based on real-world attacks."
I'm pumped up! (asks for prices) ...well, maybe next year.
Re: X-Force Command Cyber Tactical Operations Center
#19This is just silly irrelevant marketing. I’m not sure why we are advertising it on HN.
I guess because it's silly, that's very unusual for IBM.
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#20rather offtopic but this rolling marketing gag is powered by a Peterbuilt 579 (why is the logo blacked out??) and only weighs 23 tons. The 579 can easily haul more than double this. https://www.peterbilt.com/trucks/highway/model-579
this is a class 8 truck which retails for around $150,000 new and has a 12 liter PACCAR MX13 engine with ~450HP and 1800FP of torque. Collision mitigation, advanced cruise radar, and an all aluminum cab in standard or automatic transmission.
however- on the infographic this says its powered by a Mercedes Actros? Do they have another one of these things rolling around Europe as well?
Drivers can expect to see around 7mpg. Was this really a good investment on the part of IBM? Do you explicitly need a cyber truck to come to your office for security or do people use the internet these days? "X-Force Cyber Command" sounds like something you'd see on sunday morning cartoons.