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Military Computer Attack Confirmed - haikuman - 08-26-2010

A top Pentagon Official


Re: Military Computer Attack Confirmed - Dik2 - 08-26-2010

Our Mr. Lynn?

Another concern is whether the Pentagon, or government in general, has the nimbleness for such work. Mr. Lynn acknowledged that “it takes the Pentagon 81 months to make a new computer system operational after it is first funded.” By contrast, he noted, “the iPhone was developed in 24 months.”


Re: Military Computer Attack Confirmed - freeradical - 08-26-2010

The only secure computer is the one that is locked up in a secure room, and is not on any network.


Re: Military Computer Attack Confirmed - Will Collier - 08-26-2010

freeradical wrote:
The only secure computer is the one that is locked up in a secure room, and is not on any network.

And then only if all its I/O capability is hardware-deactivated. Which, of course, makes it close to useless eventually.


Re: Military Computer Attack Confirmed - btfc - 08-26-2010

More:

http://www.technewsworld.com/story/Pentagon-Yep-We-Got-Hacked-70699.html?wlc=1282847575