XZRS: Charles D Martin - Is America Prepared for a Massive Cyber Attack
Nov 25, 2018 ·
53m 23s
Is America Prepared for a Massive Cyber Attack? - The threat of cyber warfare has suddenly become very real, with President Obama signing an executive order mandating development of standards...
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Is America Prepared for a Massive Cyber Attack? - The threat of cyber warfare has suddenly become very real, with President Obama signing an executive order mandating development of standards to protect the computer systems that run critical sectors of the economy and directing U.S. defense and intelligence agencies to share classified threat data with those companies. In his State of the Union address, he urged Congress to pass even tougher measures. And cyber warriors will even be eligible for their own combat-related medal soon. The Pentagon has announced it's creating the Distinguished Warfare Medal, the first new medal since the Bronze Star in 1944, to recognize soldiers who excel in cyber and drone attacks. "Terrorists, organized crime, rogue nations - any of them can bring this country to its knees with a handful of tenacious and skilled hackers, and a plan," Martin says. "It's not inconceivable that a terrorist organization could divert millions of dollars from our banks to purchase weapons. Or, they could shut down a whole geographical region." While Martin applauds these initial steps, he says the United States must work quickly to get a real cyber defense system in place.
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