A piece I wrote for RWW today:
The Wall Street Journal reports, citing unnamed sources, that the NSA is launching a program to help protect critical infrastructure – including private enterprises – from cyber attacks. According to the paper, defense contractor Raytheon has received the contract for the project, which would rely on a series of sensors to detect “unusual activity suggesting an impending cyber attack.” This follows the Lieberman-Collins bill passing committee in the Senate.
The Orwellian nature of the name was alledgedly not lost on Raytheon: The Wall Street Journal claims to have seen an internal Raytheon e-mail saying “Perfect Citizen is Big Brother.”
ReadWriteEnterprise: Do Private Enterprises Need the NSA to Protect Them From Cyber Attacks?
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- No “Kill Switch” in Lieberman-Collins Bill, But There’s Been One Since 1934
- How Team of Geeks Cracked Spy Trade
- Future of Cyber Security: What Are the Rules of Engagement?
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