Posted on 12/02/2016 7:00:07 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
The incoming Trump administration is being advised to train 100,000 hackers.
The new president should also make an effort to develop international norms for hacking, essentially drawing red lines to avoid cyber warfare or even armed conflict.
President Obama's special Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity released its long-awaited report Friday night.
In it, the panel outlines a challenging to-do list that makes clear cybersecurity is a top national priority.
Computer hacking is now commonplace and more dangerous than ever....
(Excerpt) Read more at krcrtv.com ...
I think that is probably a wise thing to do. Just surprised that we do not already have them. This has been a problem for a long time now.
Excellent idea. Maybe then we can find Obama’s birth certificate and Hillary’s emails about yoga and Chelsea’s wedding.
Ask Jill Stain. She claimed those voting machines were “hacked”..
We have some (see Edward Snowden) but not nearly enough.
Hire some of the kids at Redditt and 4chan. They deserve a big thank you. Of course that might be like herding cats.
Yeah, and that’s a pretty good trick since none of them are connected to the internet
Yes, 2000 hackers per state. That’s a fine idea. Cant wait to see what they fill their time with.
To a dummy Dem, a Starbucks coffee is connected to the internet if they think it will get Hitlery to the WH.
Warcraft?
Understand that hacking is not something that you can go to week long training session. It is a WIDE set of skills that covers a very wide set of conditions. Most people who “qualify” as hackers are at the very least, qualified as system administrators. That means a BEGINNING salary range of $35 to $60 thousand. Mid range or “certified” hackers can easily pull $80 to $100 thousand per year. Top end certified developers and network engineers make in the $150 thousand salary range. At the high end, an independent contractor that is certified and has several years of experience and has a clearance, can charge $250 PER HOUR.
To be an intelligence grade operation - i.e. no one knows that you are there and you leave no trace, you are going to need a TEAM - network, programmer, database admin, encryption, etc. The cost of such a team is beyond what most companies can afford.
Now add to the cost the fact that such skilled individuals should have at a minimum a level 2 security clearance (Secret) OR HIGHER. Those background investigations will need to be paid for as well.
I am not saying that it cant be done, but it is not like you can say “Go out and train 100,000 cab drivers to be truckers”. It is closer to say that you need to send 100,000 to get their associates degree, and of those, 30,000 need to go on to get a bachelors and about 5,000 need to go further and get their masters .... in hacking.
bookamrk
I took a course on using the Internet before most anyone had ever heard of it and I still don’t know what I’m doing.
There talking whitehat hacking /pen testing...im workiny on my CPH
The really effective hackers are a unique breed:
It is possible that just PAYING them would turn them off, might actually make them STOP what they do for free.
Bureacrats see people as interchangeable units, but hackers...?
They are INCREDIBLY fickle, suspicious and hostile to authority, hostile to actions undertaken in a group that is PHYSICALLY together under the same roof.
This is absolutely a proposal loved by a BUREAUCRAT.
The need for cyber is always becoming more and more clear, but the old formulas for building that capability will absolutely not work.
I joined the Navy in 1967. One of the events everyone goes thru (still do no doubt) is a day of tests. As a result of those tests, I went to Language School for a year. I’m sure the military is already training its own hackers and has been for a good while.
Can’t he just get the Russian hackers who stole the election for him?
I totally agree with you there. The real effective ones do it for fun and because it is a challenge, not because they are told to.
While he may have been capable of being a hacker, he didn’t have to hack in, he already had full access. But I agree, we probably do have some, just not nearly enough.
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