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If Obama's assessment is that national cyber security needs beefing up, that kind of says that Bush/Cheney left us vulnerable for 8 years after 9/11.

Posted by Max May 29 '09, 14:26

and aside from the politics, I think the NSA has been one of the most respected agencies in national security in part because they're presumed to have godlike capabilities. So what the crap have they been doing all this time? (again, assuming Obama's assessment is the more accurate one)

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In the age of modern warfare and digital communications, I think total security is a pipe dream. -- nm - David May 29, 14:29 2
- well, you can't eradicate crime, but you still need police. -- nm - loosiflu May 29, 14:30 1
  - I didn't say otherwise. -- nm - David May 29, 14:31
Doing what every govt agency in DC does. Horde it's own intel in it's own compartment - Will Hunting May 29, 14:28 1
- *finger to nose* and when you add in private industry (ie financial systems) that makes it so much worse. -- nm - loosiflu May 29, 14:29
Cyberattacks have become a lot more common in recent years - the attacks against Estonian and Georgian gov't websites, for example -- nm - Roger More May 29, 14:28
my guess (based partly on experience): There's no one in charge of all the systems. - loosiflu May 29, 14:28 1
- oh, and the part about my experience: Trying to get them to play nice with each other, let alone collaborate? - loosiflu May 29, 14:29

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If Obama's assessment is that national cyber security needs beefing up, that kind of says that Bush/Cheney left us vulnerable for 8 years after 9/11.

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