A New World Order

[TheMercenary]

The cost of going digital? And they want to put all our medical records in a central digital format?

Some one want our place in the World Order:

Electricity Grid in U.S. Penetrated By Spies

WASHINGTON -- Cyberspies have penetrated the U.S. electrical grid and left behind software programs that could be used to disrupt the system, according to current and former national-security officials.

The spies came from China, Russia and other countries, these officials said, and were believed to be on a mission to navigate the U.S. electrical system and its controls. The intruders haven't sought to damage the power grid or other key infrastructure, but officials warned they could try during a crisis or war.

"The Chinese have attempted to map our infrastructure, such as the electrical grid," said a senior intelligence official. "So have the Russians."

The espionage appeared pervasive across the U.S. and doesn't target a particular company or region, said a former Department of Homeland Security official. "There are intrusions, and they are growing," the former official said, referring to electrical systems. "There were a lot last year."

Many of the intrusions were detected not by the companies in charge of the infrastructure but by U.S. intelligence agencies, officials said. Intelligence officials worry about cyber attackers taking control of electrical facilities, a nuclear power plant or financial networks via the Internet.

Authorities investigating the intrusions have found software tools left behind that could be used to destroy infrastructure components, the senior intelligence official said. He added, "If we go to war with them, they will try to turn them on."

Officials said water, sewage and other infrastructure systems also were at risk.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123914805204099085.html

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

The cost of going digital? And they want to put all our medical records in a central digital format?

Some one want our place in the World Order:

Electricity Grid in U.S. Penetrated By Spies

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123914805204099085.html

What do you suggest?

Not making significant investment in a national broadband network and infrastructure, while the rest of the industrialized world is more aggressively moving ahead with such plans?

[piercehawkeye45]

Originally Posted by Redux

What do you suggest?

Security of our infrastructure is a must and digital is the most efficient and organized method. We just need to make sure that it stays safe or our entire country is fucked. And by fucked, I mean full out riots because electricity, water, waste water, and maybe food will be disrupted.

Any smart terrorist or opposing country that really wants to attack the United States might do something with this.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by piercehawkeye45

Security of our infrastructure is a must and digital is the most efficient and organized method. We just need to make sure that it stays safe or our entire country is fucked. And by fucked, I mean full out riots because electricity, water, waste water, and maybe food will be disrupted.

Any smart terrorist or opposing country that really wants to attack the United States might do something with this.

Oh, nice going... now you've gone and told them.
If the terrorists do this, I'm gonna kick your traitorous ass.