The USA are not ready for a cyberwar
Posted: December 22nd, 2008 | Tags: Hackers, Security |The two-day excercices which have passed in the USA last week, have proved inability of the country to protect it’s key computer networks from encroachments from the outside.
In the exersices organised by consulting company Booz Allen Hamilton, 230 representatives of government agencies, the private companies and public organisations have taken part. Experts should stop conditional intrusion, using real skills and receptions. Experiment has shown that in case of the massed cyberattack Americans can have complexities in distribution of duties, planning, communication and other aspects. As vice-president Booz Allen Hamilton Mark Gerencser has declared, now the United States do not have any strategy, applicable to a similar situation. He also has noted absence of the official which could incur a management in case of threat.
James Langevin, the head of subcommittee of the Congress of the USA of cybersecurity, also has expressed concern concerning a condition of information security of the country. Successful attack to key computer networks can lead to refusal of an electrical supply and crash of bank system.
On termination of experiment before its participants the head of the Ministry of internal security of the USA Michael Chertoff has acted. In his opinion, in not so long-term future the cyberattack will become the standard actions previous to army operations. In this connection the minister has specified in necessity of updating of the international legislation and military doctrines. Now to the USA there is an active discussion of a question on establishment of a post of the adviser of the president on cybersafety.
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