Today’s Washington Post shows how aggressive the Chinese have been in probing US systems and interests. There have been reports in the past that the Chinese have trained North Koreans in advanced hacking techniques. South Korea and the US experienced DDoS attacks last summer that originated in North Korea. There have also been numerous reports about repeated hacks and probes into US government networks with many of them being successful in extracting sensitive information.
Attempting to even the playing field
These state run hackers are fighting on a new front to try to level the “playing field” in the event that a shooting war breaks out. The US has the most technologically advanced military in the world. The thought is that if China, North Korea or another enemy can disrupt US military networks and critical infrastructure systems then it may give them a better chance of fighting against the US.
A flurry of preparation
Last month there were reports that NASA’s IT systems lacked thorough security systems. There is a report from yesterday that the Department of Interior failed a recent cybersecurity audit. Rod Beckstrom quit the US cybersecurity post he had been in for a few months due to political infighting. Obama has yet to name a replacement even though he has promised it is a priority of his. Department of Homeland Security and the NSA are spending huge sums of money to increase their staff and datacenters.
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