Saturday, May 30, 2009

Cyber War Games Pit Hackers Vs. Military

U.S. Navy Cyber Defense Operations Command. Wikimedia

From CBS:

Exclusive Look At Air Force Office Tasked With Stopping Criminal, Terrorist And Espionage Computer Threats 24/7.

(CBS) It may not look like a battleground, but behind the walls at the Air Force Office of Special Investigations are the front lines in the booming cyber war against hackers driven to disrupt - even destroy - vital U.S. military networks and investigators intent on protecting them.

"What we want to do is protect the way we do business, protect the Air Force, and protect our country from this kind of harm," Brigadier General Dana Simmons said.

At the Air Force Office of Special Investigations, agents identify and attempt to neutralize criminal, terrorist and espionage computer threats of every kind, reports CBS News chief investigative correspondent Armen Keteyian. They have 11 field offices around the world.

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My Comment: These Air Force agents have a lot of work cut out for them.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Nice ghoulish article … very fitting for the season and impressivly damn interesting.

That was awesome! Probably one of the more interesting reads in awhile.


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