Cyber attacks are common in our country, and they occur almost every year. They are very dangerous and can be caused to minor mishaps in products and software all across the globe. This article proves just how easy it is for these attacks to occur, and how serious our government needs to be when coming to these cyberattacks.
The article talks about a chinese electronics componento manufacturer and it's supposed role in a recent cyber attack last friday. This company produces DVRS and Internet connected cameras. According to the company, security vulnerabilities involving "weak default passwords" led to a mass cyber attack on major internet websites across the U.S. This is unacceptable. Our country needs to be more careful about these type of threats. There should be some type of regulations between the national government or the state government so that mass attacks can be avoided. When these attacks occur that can access important information from the people that they hack. Personally I think the better approach would be to regulate through the national government rather than state governments. My question is, why have we not already taken the necessary steps to prevent such attacks? We know that if the government is attacked, lethal information could be leaked and placed in the wrong hands. Yet we remain to do nothing. On another note, this show's how important this election is. We need a president who is capable of handling these situations. And I am afraid Donald Trump does not suit this role.
http://www.computerworld.com/article/3134097/security
even though you think that donald trump does not fit the role, do you think this will effect the people.
ReplyDeleteHow can the United States be more careful with these cyber attacks occurring ? What can they do to stop this ?
ReplyDeleteAs with these kind of situation Americas first response is to immediately try to dissolve the situation and make it seem like it is not as bad as it seems. From what I can see here the government is engaged in some sort of cyber warfare where each side is try to secure as much information as possible. I believe the primary reason why there is still many gaps in our security (in this situation cyber security)is the fact that America needs these openings as well. Not to sound like too much of a conspiracy theorist but with so many foreign commodities with technology in America the government still need to be able to survey information coming these cyber attacks such as with the situation with apple where they needed to be able to hack into the supposed terrorist iPhone. Regarding your comment on the presidential nominee I agree that Trump would not be able to handle the situation .One could argue Americas choice in presidents tend to leave a person who does not understand how to handle cyber warfare in charge unless of course physical retaliation is required then we have the right person for the job.
ReplyDeleteI disagree with the president statement, I don't think the president is responsible for this matter. Isnt the NSA responsible for situations like this
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