Re: DHS and NSA getting married?

[todd glassey <tglassey () earthlink net>]

On 10/22/2010 8:04 AM, Christopher Morrow wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 1:46 AM, George Bonser <gbonser () seven com> wrote:
> > An agreement signed this month with the Department of Homeland Security
> > and an earlier initiative to protect companies in the defense industrial
> > base make it likely that the military will be a key part of any response
> > to a cyber attack.
>
> are any of the civilian agencies really prepared/capable of dealing
> with 'cyber attack'?

Yes...

 it seems fairly natural that a 'cyber attack' (on
> the gov't, or it's pieces/parts) is equivalent to an 'attack' on same.

true...

> We don't arm the NIST folks with Ar-15's and send them over the hill,
> we do that with marines.

So you clearly have never been on a DDCC S&D Raid I can tell.

Todd

> -chris


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