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kyrathaba:


http://gizmodo.com/darpa-will-give-you-2-million-to-build-hacker-proof-de-1451009416

Sometimes throwing money at problems works. As the Pentagon continues to struggle with cybersecurity, their sci-fi-like R&D department, DARPA, is ready to start writing checks. The agency just announced a competition to build a "fully automated cyber defense system." The grand prize? $2 million.
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Renegade:
WOOHOO!

I'm going to send them in a robot that unplugs computers! :D

Vurbal:
And this explains the entire reason why the government's systems are so easily hacked. If you're Joe Six Pack automated protection will usually be good enough to secure your network. If you're the highest profile target in the world your only chance at defending yourself is an elite team of security professionals.

They aren't being attacked by code. There aren't any 1s and 0s on a mission to break into their systems. They are being targeted by hackers - in other words people. No computer, no cluster of supercomputers, can effectively strategize against expert human hackers any more than a giant armored wall can defend against a human army. In both cases people will just go around it.

If you want to defend yourself against people you have to have people of your own. Otherwise you've lost before the first attack comes in.

Vurbal:
WOOHOO!

I'm going to send them in a robot that unplugs computers! :D


-Renegade (October 25, 2013, 10:28 AM)
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That's outdated technology. They already have contractors who not only unplug them but take them home when they're done.  :o

wraith808:
What's the better response to this article?  Crickets and Silence?  Or Laughter?

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