U.S. sees "huge" cyber threat in the future

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Reuters via NewsDaily

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre6af4ux-us-usa-cyber/

The United States faces a major threat in the future from cyber technologies that will require civil-military coordination to shield networks from attack, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Tuesday.

Gates said the U.S. military had made considerable progress protecting its own sites and was working with its private-sector partners "to bring them under that umbrella."

"The key is the only defense that the United States has against nation-states and other potential threats in the cyber-world is the National Security Agency," Gates said, referring to the super-secretive Defense Department arm that shields national security information and networks, and intercepts foreign communications. "You cannot replicate the National Security Agency for domestic affairs. There isn't enough money. There isn't enough time. And there isn't enough human talent."

Last month, President Barack Obama's administration announced steps to allow greater cooperation between the NSA and the Department of Homeland Security. That includes stationing the DHS' privacy, civil liberties and legal personnel at the NSA.

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1. What are their goals and what are they protecting.

If they are protecting what many laws and the system has been protecting, consolidated wealth, secrecy and corruption, no reason to be any part of that.

Although I can think of a few programs that would create totalitarian dictatorships with centralized control of information systems.

So civilian review of information systems, and real journalism with diverse news, is required unless you want a peasant/noble society that is an Oligarchy. And here is a little tip.

If you want an Oligarchy, because you think you will be one of the nobles, you are going to be really surprised when you find you will be a peasant.

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2. "If you want an Oligarchy, because you think you will be one of the nobles, you are going

to be really surprised when you find you will be a peasant."

Exactly!!! This is what a lot of the foolish tea baggers are going to find out. Somehow they think they are special to the Oligarchy. These people having a love affair with these guys, thinking their wealth is going to trickle down to them have a very rude awaking coming... The sad part is they are taking a portion of the country down with them.

Now, is this the new thing we are all supposed to be afraid of, cyber threats ... and move into a centralized control of information systems because we are so afraid. Gates must use Windows.

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3. Exactly...

what I wondered ~ new controls must be forthcoming?