Obama - Olympics - Cyber Spying And Cyber Security
- By Grey McKenzie
- Published 07/17/2008
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The US government is... starting... to debate how to warn travelers about cyber security threats... without offending the Chinese.
Barack Obama yesterday, catching wind of the political turmoil around these cyber security issues, was the first major presidential contender to address & propose his new cyber security strategy.
He recommends establishing a national cybersecurity adviser and combating corporate espionage. He is also concerned about shielding the country's Internet infrastructure from cyber sabotage.
These events all point to the fact that cyber security is finally bubbling to the top of a political cauldron.
This also shows me how slow the US government is reacting to critical cyber security issues, that are seemingly setting us up for an inevitable cyber 911.
Siobhan Gorman over at the Wall Street Journal Online reports...
"U.S. intelligence and security officials are concerned
by the frequency with which spies in China and other countries are
targeting traveling U.S. corporate and government officials.
The
Department of Homeland Security issued a warning last month to certain
government and private-sector officials stating that business and
government travelers' electronic devices are often targeted by foreign
governments.
The warning wasn't available to the public.
The spy tactics include copying information contained in laptop computers at airport checkpoints or hotel rooms, wirelessly inserting spyware on BlackBerry devices, and a new technique dubbed "slurping" that uses Bluetooth technology to steal data from electronic devices.
In addition to cybersecurity threats in other countries, "so many people are going to the Olympics and are going to get electronically undressed," said Joel Brenner, the government's top counterintelligence officer."Buckle up folks... unless addressed quickly, we could be fast approaching a Digital D Day, that could potentially plummet us into the dark ages.
