2 june 2009
Military companies in the US are considering plans to employ cyber soldiers as the Pentagon moves to establish a cybercommand to manage future cyberwars.
The concept of preparing fighting cyberattacks is set to overhaul the idea of war in the US with computer talents gradually joining old soldiers.
Military giants including Northrop Grumman, General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin and Raytheon are now busy with recruiting "hacker soldiers" to address the new demand for an unconventional cyberwar and in a way to blend the new capabilities into the nation’s war planning.
“Everybody’s attacking everybody,” said Scott Chase, a 30-year-old computer engineer who helps run a Raytheon unit, New York Times reported on Sunday.
As the recession forces more layoffs in the US, the new exotic job market seems to be promising for “cyberninjas” who are recruited by military companies to block the cyberattacks and design countermeasures.
Reports last month suggested that cyberspies successfully copied and took away several terabytes of sensitive data related to design and electronic systems of the costly F-35 Lightning II fighter.
Daniel D. Allen, who oversees work on intelligence systems for Northrop Grumman, estimated that federal spending on computer security now totals USD 10 billion annually, including classified programs. That is just a fraction of the government’s spending on weapons systems. But industry officials expect the figure to rise rapidly.
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Military giants including Northrop Grumman, General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin and Raytheon are now busy with recruiting "hacker soldiers" to address the new demand for an unconventional cyberwar and in a way to blend the new capabilities into the nation’s war planning.
The computer nerds who were used to working in the Silicon Valley, now are recruited by the US military companies to prepare the country for a potential cyberwar.
The US government officials claim they face thousands of cyberattacks by Chinese and Russian hackers and they must protect their sensitive networks against such attacks. Moscow and Beijing have dismissed the claims.“Everybody’s attacking everybody,” said Scott Chase, a 30-year-old computer engineer who helps run a Raytheon unit, New York Times reported on Sunday.
As the recession forces more layoffs in the US, the new exotic job market seems to be promising for “cyberninjas” who are recruited by military companies to block the cyberattacks and design countermeasures.
Reports last month suggested that cyberspies successfully copied and took away several terabytes of sensitive data related to design and electronic systems of the costly F-35 Lightning II fighter.
Daniel D. Allen, who oversees work on intelligence systems for Northrop Grumman, estimated that federal spending on computer security now totals USD 10 billion annually, including classified programs. That is just a fraction of the government’s spending on weapons systems. But industry officials expect the figure to rise rapidly.
Cela doit rester ainsi
Attaques militaires prévues contre les médias dissidents
Hackers et guerre cybernétique
Internet : zone de guerre?
Lobbying et conséquences
Verint paravent du Mossad
L'appel de la Terre Promise: la nouvelle Silicon Valley
C'est pas des musulmans
FW: Un message pour la JIDF
La propagande par la toile
ISRAEL IBM - TSAHAL 8200 - Une Start-up israélienne rachetée par IBM pour 350 millions de dollars
Cyber-tactics gain growing importance in Israel's warfare
Israel turns to cyberware to foil Iran nukes
That commenter on your blog may actually be working for the Israeli government
Internet surfers paid to spread Israeli propaganda
9/11 and Cyberterrorism
US Cybersoldiers Suit UpOmitted from Obama’s speech was any mention of the ongoing employment of ‘hacker soldiers’ by the US military that are engaged in a cyberoffensive against other foreign state and non-state targets. Further missing from mainstream coverage is that this offensive is overwhelmingly privatized and is controlled by the largest of private defense contractors that have typically been in the business of selling to the US government jetfighters and complex missile and satellite systems.