Chinese Hack Attacks on DoD Networks Coordinated

An anonymous reader writes " The Naval Network Warfare Command says that Chinese hackers are relentlessly targeting Defense Department networks with cyber attacks. The 'volume, proficiency and sophistication' of the attacks supports the theory that the attacks are government supported. The motives of the attacks emanating from China include technology theft, intelligence gathering, exfiltration, research on DOD operations and the creation of dormant presences in DOD network for future action. Onlookers warn that current US defenses against these attacks are 'dysfunctional', and that more aggressive measures should be taken to ensure government network safety."

Attacks? We know what to do

[Kohath]

Time for the US to execute a "phased redeployment" away from the Internet.

Back to uunet or fidonet, where our bits can be safe.

Sure

[TheRealMindChild]

Onlookers warn that current US defenses against these attacks are 'dysfunctional', and that more aggressive measures should be taken to ensure government network safety.

Sure... drop some bombs. What could possibly go wrong?

Re:Onlookers?

[b4stard]

I, also, am a civilian contractor for the US government. I can't say specifically, of course, but we got these lasers and we laser stuff. Yes indeed. Lasering stuff is what we do. Whenever we're cracked (or partially cracked), we laser the crackers. We are no ordinary crackees, though I can't say specifically in what way (other than what I just mentioned about the lasers).

Our lasers are plenty effective. Don't criticize me with no actual knowledge.

PC Anywhere

[skinfitz]

By 'hackers' do they mean people scanning their networks for machines with no firewall running PC Anywhere with default passwords like Gary McKinnon did?

Takeout food, anyone?

[Tablizer]

It's like their food: you hack away, but find you are not satisfied after a few hours and have to hack some *more* ;-P
         

I am the Decider.

[dpbsmith]

"My job is to pertect the American people from cyberattack. When we find IP packets that are in that country that are hurting our computers, we're going to do something about it. ... Does this mean I'm looking for a pretext to start a war with China? No. It means I'm trying to protect our computers. That's what that means.

Despite our warrantless wiretaps, I don't think we know who picked up the phone and said .Hackers, go do this,. but we know it's a vital part of the Chinese government."

Secretary of States Bill Gates added "For the umpteenth time, we are not looking for an excuse to go to war with China. We are not planning a war with China. Yes, we do have contingency plans for wars with every other country in the world, but not China. And even it we did, we have not taken any actual final decisions to act on them in the immediately foreseeable future. We have just sent elint-equipped cruisers to the East China Sea, but those are just there to help Taiwan with its streaming internet video capacity."

In response to a question from reporters as to whether cyberattacks originating from other countries, such as Saudi Arabia, had been observed, Gates said "That's classified information. And besides, who cares? We're not talking about Saudi Arabia, we're talking about China."

Re:A Military Attack is Military Attack

[Tablizer]

you didn't seriously think America doesn't do exactly the same thing to everyone else, did you?

Yes, but we pray to Jesus before we do it. Makes all the difference.
     

Re:Far outstripping other attackers

[DJCacophony]

Because we all know that non-Windows servers never get hacked

Time for someone to declare...

[Anonymous Coward]

...a state of emergency and retain office indefinitely!