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Wicked Blue

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5. Great post, Initech

Reply to Initech (Reply #4)

Fri May 28, 2021, 02:00 PM

May 2021

At least the Biden administration seems to be taking this threat seriously.

One of the early victims of Russian cyber crime is the nation of Estonia. Estonia is heavily into the internet. People vote and pay taxes online, among many other things. In 2007 its government networks were crippled by a Russian cyberattack. Estonian officials have since strengthened their cyber defenses, created a cybersecurity strategy and developed their own cyber command within the military. We should be taking lessons from them.

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Microsoft says SolarWinds hackers have struck again at the US and other countries [View all] Wicked Blue May 2021 OP

Well my biggest fear is a nationwide DDOS attack that will shut down the internet grid. Initech May 2021 #1

I wouldn't put anything past these hackers Wicked Blue May 2021 #2

I wrote an OP on the subject a few months ago: Initech May 2021 #4

Great post, Initech Wicked Blue May 2021 #5

Thanks! Initech May 2021 #7

Apparently we don't have the ability to respond in kind. Chainfire May 2021 #3

We need to develop that, pronto. Maybe in the meantime, we use kinetic options. lagomorph777 May 2021 #6