POSTED BY RONALD PAWLEY: CYBER ESPIONAGE – “THE NEXT PEARL HARBOR”
January 3, 2014
WE ARE ALL BUILDING OUR LIVES AROUND WIRED AND WIRELESS NETWORKS. NATIONAL EFFORTS ARE NOW PAYING ATTENTION TO THE PROBLEM TO INVESTIGATE HIGH-CYBER CRIMES, INCLUDING CYBER-BASED TERRORISM, ESPIONAGE COMPUTER INTRUSIONS, AND MAJOR CYBER FRAUD.
TO STAY ON TOP OF THE GAME AND CURRENT & EMERGING TRENDS, GOVERNMENT, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS ARE WORKING TOGETHER BY SHARING INFORMATION AND INTELLIGENCE WITH WORLDWIDE PARTNERS.
THE NEW THREAT IN THE CYBERWORLD MAY UNITE AND CONNECT RUSSIA, CHINA AND IRAN INTO A MORE VIRAL THREAT AGAINST THE UNITED STATES AND ITS ALLIES. CYBER THREATS HAVE ELEVATED FROM OBSTRUCTIVE TO DESTRUCTIVE, ACCORDING TO RECENT REPORTS.
THEY CLAIM THEY CAN SHUT DOWN OUR ELECTRIC, TRANSPORTATION AND THE IMPORTANT FUNCTIONS OF OUR LIVES. CYBER ATTACKS WILL GRAVELY IMPACT OUR WORLD, OUR LIVES. WHEN DO WE HIT BACK – OR CAN WE?
FORMER DEFENSE SECRETARY LEON PANETTA STATED: “SO, YES, WE ARE LIVING IN THAT WORLD. I BELIEVE THAT IT IS VERY POSSIBLE THE NEXT PEARL HARBOR COULD BE A CYBER ATTACK ….(THAT) WOULD HAVE ONE HELL OF AN IMPACT ON THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. THAT IS SOMETHING WE HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT AND PROTECT AGAINST.”
THE DEVELOPMENTS IN THE CYBER COMMUNITY HAVE BEEN QUITE ALARMING OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS AND IS GROWING AT AN INCREDIBLE PACE. THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY MAKES CYBER ATTACKS A PRIMARY THREAT TO THE U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY.
THERE IS A LACK OF CONFIDENCE TO ADDRESS CYBER THREATS. AN INDEPENDENT SECURITY INFORMATION PROVIDER FOUND THAT SEVENTY FIVE PERCENT OF PROFESSIONALS SURVEYED, LACK THE CONFIDENCE TO RECOGNIZE KEY INDICATORS OF A BREACH.
THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT DESPITE THE EROSION OF IT PROFESSIONALS’ OVERALL CONFIDENCE, RESPONDENTS FROM ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE DEPLOYED NEXT GENERATION FIREWALLS ARE MORE CONFIDENT IN THEIR ABILITY TO DETECT KEY BREACH INDICATORS.
FORMER SECRETARY PANETTA HAS BEEN CONSISTENT IN HIS WARNING THAT CYBER ATTACKS WILL HAVE A CRIPPLING AFFECT ON THE GOVERNMENT’S FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NETWORKS WITH INCREASING INTENSITY.
THE CYBERSECURITY ACT OF 2012 WENT NOWHERE IN THE SENATE LAST NOVEMBER. THE U.S. DEFENSE STRATEGY CALLED FOR GREATER INVESTMENTS IN CYBERSECURITY MEASURES. THE NEW LEGISLATION WOULD HAVE ENHANCED SECURITY MEASURES. IF CONGRESS CONTINUES THIS SHORTSIGHTED AND IRRESPONSIBLE RATIONALE, THE CONSEQUENCES OF OUR SECURITY WOULD BE DEVASTATING.
HOWEVER, THE HOUSE INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE WILL HOPEFULLY ACT ON CYBERSECURITY LEGISLATION IN THE NEAR FUTURE FOLLOWING RECENT ATTACKS ON THE U.S. BANKS AND MEDIA.
THE HOUSE INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN STRONGLY STATED: “ FOREIGN CYBER ATTACKERS ARE TARGETING EVERY ASPECT OF THE AMERICAN ECONOMY EVERY DAY AND CONGRESS NEEDS TO ACT WITH URGENCY TO PROTECT OUR NATIONAL SECURITY AND OUR ECONOMY.”
THE NATION’S TOP SPIES WARNED OF THE RISING THREAT OF CYBERATTACKS TO NATIONAL AND ECONOMIC SECURITY, COMPARING THE CONCERN MORE DIRECTLY THAN BEFORE TO THE DANGERS POSTED BY GLOBAL TERRORISM.
U.S. INTELLIGENCE OFFICIALS TOLD A SENATE HEARING THAT THE NATION IS VULNERABLE TO CYBER ESPIONAGE, CYBERCRIME AND OUTRIGHT DESTRUCTION OF COMPUTER NETWORKS, BOTH FROM SOPHISTICATED, GOVERNMENT SPONSORED ASSAULT AS WELL AS CRIMINAL HACKER GROUPS AND CYBER TERRORISTS.
IT IS REALLY DIFFICULT TO OVEREMPHASIZE ITS SIGNIFICANCE, ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE DIRECTOR. HE ADDED THAT “THESE CAPABILITIES PUT ALL SECTORS OF OUR COUNTRY AT RISK – FROM GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE NETWORKS TO CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURES.”
PRESIDENT OBAMA SIGNED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER AIMED AT BOLSTERING COMPUTER NETWORK PROTECTIONS. THIS IS ESSENTIAL TO PROTECT THE UNITED STATES FROM THE “NEXT PEARL HARBOR”.
RONALD PAWLEY
RONALD PAWLEY IS A RETIRED (1986) CHIEF OFFICER FROM THE EASTMAN KODAK PARK FIRE DEPARTMENT IN ROCHESTER, NEW YORK. AT THE TIME, KODAK PARK WAS ONE OF THE LARGEST INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL COMPLEXES IN THE NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES. THE KPFD WAS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE LARGEST CHEMICAL FIRE FIGHTING ORGANIZATIONS IN THE WORLD, PROVIDING FIRE PREVENTION/PROTECTION FOR OVER 60,000 EMPLOYEES AT KODAK PARK.
January 3, 2014
WE ARE ALL BUILDING OUR LIVES AROUND WIRED AND WIRELESS NETWORKS. NATIONAL EFFORTS ARE NOW PAYING ATTENTION TO THE PROBLEM TO INVESTIGATE HIGH-CYBER CRIMES, INCLUDING CYBER-BASED TERRORISM, ESPIONAGE COMPUTER INTRUSIONS, AND MAJOR CYBER FRAUD.
TO STAY ON TOP OF THE GAME AND CURRENT & EMERGING TRENDS, GOVERNMENT, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS ARE WORKING TOGETHER BY SHARING INFORMATION AND INTELLIGENCE WITH WORLDWIDE PARTNERS.
THE NEW THREAT IN THE CYBERWORLD MAY UNITE AND CONNECT RUSSIA, CHINA AND IRAN INTO A MORE VIRAL THREAT AGAINST THE UNITED STATES AND ITS ALLIES. CYBER THREATS HAVE ELEVATED FROM OBSTRUCTIVE TO DESTRUCTIVE, ACCORDING TO RECENT REPORTS.
THEY CLAIM THEY CAN SHUT DOWN OUR ELECTRIC, TRANSPORTATION AND THE IMPORTANT FUNCTIONS OF OUR LIVES. CYBER ATTACKS WILL GRAVELY IMPACT OUR WORLD, OUR LIVES. WHEN DO WE HIT BACK – OR CAN WE?
FORMER DEFENSE SECRETARY LEON PANETTA STATED: “SO, YES, WE ARE LIVING IN THAT WORLD. I BELIEVE THAT IT IS VERY POSSIBLE THE NEXT PEARL HARBOR COULD BE A CYBER ATTACK ….(THAT) WOULD HAVE ONE HELL OF AN IMPACT ON THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. THAT IS SOMETHING WE HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT AND PROTECT AGAINST.”
THE DEVELOPMENTS IN THE CYBER COMMUNITY HAVE BEEN QUITE ALARMING OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS AND IS GROWING AT AN INCREDIBLE PACE. THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY MAKES CYBER ATTACKS A PRIMARY THREAT TO THE U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY.
THERE IS A LACK OF CONFIDENCE TO ADDRESS CYBER THREATS. AN INDEPENDENT SECURITY INFORMATION PROVIDER FOUND THAT SEVENTY FIVE PERCENT OF PROFESSIONALS SURVEYED, LACK THE CONFIDENCE TO RECOGNIZE KEY INDICATORS OF A BREACH.
THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT DESPITE THE EROSION OF IT PROFESSIONALS’ OVERALL CONFIDENCE, RESPONDENTS FROM ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE DEPLOYED NEXT GENERATION FIREWALLS ARE MORE CONFIDENT IN THEIR ABILITY TO DETECT KEY BREACH INDICATORS.
FORMER SECRETARY PANETTA HAS BEEN CONSISTENT IN HIS WARNING THAT CYBER ATTACKS WILL HAVE A CRIPPLING AFFECT ON THE GOVERNMENT’S FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NETWORKS WITH INCREASING INTENSITY.
THE CYBERSECURITY ACT OF 2012 WENT NOWHERE IN THE SENATE LAST NOVEMBER. THE U.S. DEFENSE STRATEGY CALLED FOR GREATER INVESTMENTS IN CYBERSECURITY MEASURES. THE NEW LEGISLATION WOULD HAVE ENHANCED SECURITY MEASURES. IF CONGRESS CONTINUES THIS SHORTSIGHTED AND IRRESPONSIBLE RATIONALE, THE CONSEQUENCES OF OUR SECURITY WOULD BE DEVASTATING.
HOWEVER, THE HOUSE INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE WILL HOPEFULLY ACT ON CYBERSECURITY LEGISLATION IN THE NEAR FUTURE FOLLOWING RECENT ATTACKS ON THE U.S. BANKS AND MEDIA.
THE HOUSE INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN STRONGLY STATED: “ FOREIGN CYBER ATTACKERS ARE TARGETING EVERY ASPECT OF THE AMERICAN ECONOMY EVERY DAY AND CONGRESS NEEDS TO ACT WITH URGENCY TO PROTECT OUR NATIONAL SECURITY AND OUR ECONOMY.”
THE NATION’S TOP SPIES WARNED OF THE RISING THREAT OF CYBERATTACKS TO NATIONAL AND ECONOMIC SECURITY, COMPARING THE CONCERN MORE DIRECTLY THAN BEFORE TO THE DANGERS POSTED BY GLOBAL TERRORISM.
U.S. INTELLIGENCE OFFICIALS TOLD A SENATE HEARING THAT THE NATION IS VULNERABLE TO CYBER ESPIONAGE, CYBERCRIME AND OUTRIGHT DESTRUCTION OF COMPUTER NETWORKS, BOTH FROM SOPHISTICATED, GOVERNMENT SPONSORED ASSAULT AS WELL AS CRIMINAL HACKER GROUPS AND CYBER TERRORISTS.
IT IS REALLY DIFFICULT TO OVEREMPHASIZE ITS SIGNIFICANCE, ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE DIRECTOR. HE ADDED THAT “THESE CAPABILITIES PUT ALL SECTORS OF OUR COUNTRY AT RISK – FROM GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE NETWORKS TO CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURES.”
PRESIDENT OBAMA SIGNED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER AIMED AT BOLSTERING COMPUTER NETWORK PROTECTIONS. THIS IS ESSENTIAL TO PROTECT THE UNITED STATES FROM THE “NEXT PEARL HARBOR”.
RONALD PAWLEY
RONALD PAWLEY IS A RETIRED (1986) CHIEF OFFICER FROM THE EASTMAN KODAK PARK FIRE DEPARTMENT IN ROCHESTER, NEW YORK. AT THE TIME, KODAK PARK WAS ONE OF THE LARGEST INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL COMPLEXES IN THE NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES. THE KPFD WAS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE LARGEST CHEMICAL FIRE FIGHTING ORGANIZATIONS IN THE WORLD, PROVIDING FIRE PREVENTION/PROTECTION FOR OVER 60,000 EMPLOYEES AT KODAK PARK.