Monday, November 17, 2014
State Department Targeted by Hackers in 4th Agency Computer Breach
On Sunday, the State Department became the fourth government agency to have its computer systems breached. Other breaches have occurred at the United States Postal Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. It is unclear whether these attacks are related.
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The fact that such important computer systems can be hacked is terrifying. You would think the most extreme security would be placed on them, and that they would be impossible to hack into no matter what. Even more so, it is terrifying that it is unknown whether or not these hacks are related or not. If someone can hack into the system, there should be a simple way to identify exactly who did it. This is the fourth agency computer breach; I think that's a clear indicator that action needs to be taken to better secure the systems.
ReplyDeleteThis is legitimately frightening me. My first reaction is shock that we have unclassified information stored with low enough security that people in other nations can obtain it. Adding to that, the government doesn't know how long this has gone on. If they're capable of reaching information without our knowing, they could reach classified files, too, putting the whole nation at risk. Furthermore, this was, as Peachez said, the fourth breach of security. Why aren't more serious actions being taken to prevent this? This isn't something to mess around with.
ReplyDeleteI cant believe this happened. Most of the time we think of government computers as inpenetrable walls, when in reality they simply arent. These types of breaches are becoming more and more common, and I think we need to bolster our nation's cyber security substantially
ReplyDeleteWow. That was pretty scary. I agree with Emmanuel, i seriously do think that government computers are like impenetrable walls. It's scary that hackers are capable to have access to all this information AND without the government knowing that they are doing so. I hope that people are trying to prevent this from happening. If people are not going to take this seriously, something awful is bound to happen. We should be taking immediate action to fix the government's computer system.
ReplyDeleteIt is very concerning that there are hackers infiltrating government computer systems. It should not be this easy to hack government computers and they need to make serious efforts to improve their security. At the same time, these were unclassified computer systems, not classified ones. It is still a serious issue that they are being hacked in the first place, but it is not as serious as if it were secrets that could compromise national security that were being discovered.
ReplyDeleteYou would think that the government would hire the best and brightest computer programmers to keep their important, classified files safe and secure. However, that does not seem to be the case, as this is the FOURTH instance of security being compromised. Why can't those who work to keep the systems secure keep up with the hackers? That is the question that I was asking as I read this. Yes, this is frightening, but it's also a bit frustrating too.
ReplyDeleteThis really concerns me! It's insane to think some of the most important information stored in federal computer systems could be potentially hacked. Extreme security should be placed on these systems! Though technology is being advanced daily to help us, computer systems, especially federal ones, need to be protected at all costs. Advanced technology leads to advanced hacking.
ReplyDeleteI don't think them being related is the biggest threat right now. Considering this is the what, FOURTH time this has happen, I think the government needs to reevaluate its system. If this problem does not get worked out soon then who knows maybe we'll be hearing about breach five and six. Not very comforting about our country's governmental classified information.
ReplyDeleteWhile I know absolutely nothing about computer security systems, I think it's safe to assume the government spends a significant amount of money building and maintaining defenses for its computerized files. Clearly, this isn't working. I think the only way to be 100 percent sure that vital, highly-classified documents are kept private is to eliminate all traces of these computerized files and to only keep physical copies locked away under the pentagon.
ReplyDeleteI find this super unsettling. Our government needs to be hiring the best and the brightest computer wizards to take care of this issue. I do not think reverting back paper copies is efficient or necessary. While we can lessen its effects, in the end, the hacking is never going to stop. It is part of competing on the global stage. I can guarantee America is hacking Russia and China as well! Oh, and by the way, check out how similar China's new jet looks compared to our new F-35. If that doesn't creep you out then I don't know what will.
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