The article, "U.S. Government to Announce New Cyber Threat Center," discusses the announcement of the Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center that will be a national center that analyzes cyber security threats. It will attempt to "connect the dots" between threats and inform agencies about these threats, hopefully before hackers can do any damage. The creation of this agency follows President Obama's promise to combat cyber threats that he made during his State of the Union Address closely after the cyber attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment.
This agency will hopefully stop cyber threats in this country before they happen as hacking becomes an even more dangerous word. No agency previously had the responsibility of analyzing cyber security threats throughout the country and connecting the threats, so the Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center is a new investment that should pay off. I think that this is a necessary step in keeping our country safe, since cyber warfare is becoming a larger threat. Hopefully it will be a thing of the past, but chances are slim.
Well.... At least we're doing something. To be frank, I'm underwhelmed with this response. It sounds just like another agency that won't get its necessary funds in order to do its job (like NASA). Unless this new agency is able to lure top-notch programmers out of the private sector, this agency may not be the savior we need. American's have this stigma that North Korea is behind in technology since the citizens rarely eat, sent to concentration camps, and so on and so forth. However, the money they are saving by not feeding their people goes to training one of the most formidable cyber-attack groups in the world with agents stationed in various locations worldwide. For instance, the multiple IP addresses of the devices used to hack Sony didn't actually come from within North Korea. In short, I'd rather have the government bolster the CIA's cyber division than create a whole new department that will only cause more confusion.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, North Korea is actually pretty advanced when it comes to hacking, and if our only response is another underfunded agency, then we're screwed. (Yes I basically copied montys, that's just because I agree with him). I dont think it should be an extension of the cia like monty says though, they are already too secretive and evil to be trusted. This isn't a much better suggestion, but just take some of our useless military spending and make a cyber warfare a part of either the army or Air Force.
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