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The bodies responsible for securing America from cyberattacks are currently too fragmented to be successful, according to former US National Cyber Director Chris Inglis, the first person ever to hold that job.  The Register spoke with Inglis on October 1 as the federal government shut down, a key cyber-threat sharing law …

  1. VoiceOfTruth Silver badge

    I can offer some tips for free

    1. Do not use Cisco.

    2. Assume that American backdoors can be found by $bogeymen.

    3. Stop spying on the world as though it is yours, then getting butt hurt when somebody does it to you.

    1. Sandtitz Silver badge
      Mushroom

      Re: I can offer some tips for free

      I normally don't bother with idiots, but...

      "1. Do not use Cisco."

      Why? What do you recommend?

      "2. Assume that American backdoors can be found by $bogeymen."

      Which backdoors would they be? I'm sure any Chinese backdoors are also found be others.

      "3. Stop spying on the world as though it is yours, then getting butt hurt when somebody does it to you."

      This article is about cyber attacks perpetrated by criminals. It's not done because of "spying", they're doing it for the money.

      Are you trolling or intellectually challenged?

      1. druck Silver badge

        Re: I can offer some tips for free

        Both and then some.

  2. NapTime ForTruth

    "The bodies responsible for securing America from cyberattacks are currently too fragmented to be successful..."

    I cannot believe that this is unknown and unintentional in the current U.S. regime.

  3. DS999 Silver badge

    Trump doesn't care about protecting against cyberattacks

    Congressmen don't get nearly as animated demanding something be done when people's SSNs are leaked for the 100th time as they do when there are photos of body bags lined up on the evening news.

    Heck he probably doesn't even care about protecting against actual terrorism, he'd relish a good old fashioned terrorist attack as an excuse to further militarize American cities and would blame the attack on Biden. Actually probably not, he'd blame it on Obama or Hillary, since both still trigger him so much.

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