Dept. of Defense Networks Compromised (solution, dollars, education system, government)

[DRob4JC]

Experts Tell Senate: Government Networks Owned, Resistance Is Futile

Network security experts from across the U.S. government told a U.S. Senate Armed Services Subcommittee Tuesday that federal networks have been thoroughly penetrated by foreign spies, and that current perimeter-based defenses that attempt to curb intrusions are outdated and futile.

Speaking before the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities the experts told the assembled Senators that the U.S. government needed to abandon the notion that it could keep outsiders off its computer networks.

So while the government can’t protect itself from foreign spies, Dept. of Homeland Security is attempting to get the authority to protect private citizens from the dangers of the internet. Yeah, right.

Here’s another discomforting thought…

Finally, the U.S. education system is failing to produce the number people with the advanced skills and degrees that are needed.

Not a surprise, but admitting the problem is part of the solution.

[AeroGuyDC]

Disgusting. That's all that I can say at the moment. I'm just flabbergasted at the level of government incompetence. This is what we get for $17 trillion dollars of debt?