Topic: Secret US military computers 'cyber attacked' in 2008

[Clive]

A 2008 cyber attack launched from an infected flash drive in the Middle East penetrated secret US military computers, a Pentagon official says.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11088658

[GillE]

Those "secret computers" weren't terribly secret after all ...

[Simon]

 

[Rodders]

So how much more difficult would it be to launch a concerted attack on the infrastructure of an entire country?  Such an attack would likely bring civilisation in that country to its knees within a few short weeks.  On the 'plus' side, it would also take the Web with it.  Probably no need to worry then. 

[Rik]

A number of countries have intelligence service departments dedicated to planning just such an action.

[GillE]

The Chinese have a staff of 100,000 in just such a department.  The British have a staff of 28 to repel them.

[Rik]

Typical. 

[Simon]

We don't do inadequacy by half!

[Rik]

It's the only thing we excel at.