U.S. homeland chief: cyber 9/11 could happen "imminently"

[Bill Ryan]

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I missed this one -- reported on 24 January:

http://reuters.com/article/2013/01/24/us-usa-cyber-threat-idUSBRE90N1A320130124

U.S. homeland chief: cyber 9/11 could happen "imminently"






(Reuters) - Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano warned on Thursday that a major cyber attack is a looming threat and could have the same sort of impact as last year's Superstorm Sandy, which knocked out electricity in a large swathe of the Northeast.

Napolitano said a "cyber 9/11" could happen "imminently" and that critical infrastructure - including water, electricity and gas - was very vulnerable to such a strike.

"We shouldn't wait until there is a 9/11 in the cyber world. There are things we can and should be doing right now that, if not prevent, would mitigate the extent of damage," said Napolitano, speaking at the Wilson Center think tank in Washington and referring to the September 11, 2001, attacks.

Napolitano runs the sprawling Homeland Security Department that was created 10 years ago in the aftermath of September 11 and charged with preventing another such event.

She urged Congress to pass legislation governing cyber security so the government could share information with the private sector to prevent an attack on infrastructure, much of which is privately owned.

A cyber security bill failed in Congress last year after business and privacy groups opposed it. The measure would have increased information-sharing between private companies and U.S. intelligence agencies and established voluntary standards for businesses that control power grids or water treatment plants.

Business groups said the legislation was government overreach. Privacy groups feared it might lead to Internet eavesdropping.

New cyber legislation is being considered, but it is unclear whether it will get through the gridlocked Congress.

President Barack Obama is expected to soon issue an executive order that would set up a voluntary system to help protect some critical infrastructure and offer incentives to companies that participate.

But without a new law, companies cannot be granted any kind of legal immunity for sharing information with the government and within the industry about potential threats.

Officials have pointed to recent hacking attacks on U.S. banks as a sign that the cyber threat is real and growing.

"The clarion call is here and we need to be dealing with this very urgently," said Napolitano. "Attacks are coming all the time. They are coming from different sources, they take different forms. But they are increasing in seriousness and sophistication."

[Cidersomerset]

Cyber attacks & Drones have dominated RT for the past year and with Spring aproaching this is possible !

I was about to post this seperately




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Published on 11 Feb 2013


Since the recent leaking of a secretive white paper that explains the White House's
policy on extrajudicial executions, the issue of unmanned man drones has flooded
the mainstream media. According to the document, the president can order a drone
strike on American citizens with no evidence or justification of a crime or
connection to terrorists. But why after a decade of the drone program is it getting
much more attention? Stanley Cohen, an international human rights lawyer, sounds
off on the topic.


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Another article showing how Big Brother is getting worse in the US with polygrath
testing being used more & more, despite being told it should be reduced.


Homeland security Paranoia...It has happened in all authoritive regimes
thru history, yet another infringement .

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Published on 11 Feb 2013


Your financial state, sex life and personal relationships - apparently all that
information is relevant to US national security - according to the CIA. Thousands of
people in America have to answer very intimate questions while taking obligatory
polygraph tests every year.

[WhiteFeather]

Thanks Bill, Its good to have some knowlege on hand if the proverbial SHTF. Good stuff here on PDF. I ordered my DVD today in fact. Found this info from the Veterans Today website. Thought I'd share. Enjoy.

http://www.power4patriots.com/thanks/registration-successful.php

[Ilie Pandia]

Aaron Swartz warned they will be at it again and again, under new names and disguises. He is no longer around to oppose it.

[Cidersomerset]

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Published on 11 Feb 2013


According to a new intelligence assessment by the US government,
the amount of cyber attacks aimed at the US are on the rise. The
report also explained who is behind the attacks and how these
hacks are not only a threat to national security, but as well as
America's economic competitiveness in the global market.
RT's Meghan Lopez brings us more on who is being targeted.


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Step by step the 4th Reich is getting worse ....Himler would be proud.



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Published on 11 Feb 2013


German cellist Alban Gerhardt is speaking out against the TSA after an incident last
Wednesday at Chicago's O'Hare Airport where agents of the administration snapped
his rare Heinrich Knopf cello in two. RT's Meghan Lopez brings us more.


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Published on 11 Feb 2013


According to the US Department of Homeland Security, anyone who is within a 100
mile radius of the US border is subject to the search and seizure of any and all
electronic devices for no apparent reason. These zones known as "Constitution free"
zones have many privacy advocates speaking out against the new policy and fear
that this new procedure is a violation of civil liberties for American citizens. Kevin
Gosztola, blogger for FireDogLake, sounds off on the latest from the DHS.

[wobbegong]

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But without a new law, companies cannot be granted any kind of legal immunity for sharing information with the government and within the industry about potential threats.
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It's interesting how there is always the need for a 'new law'. Usually the compelling cause is safety, security, in this case it's legal immunity.

[GoodETxSG]

Or a False Flag Cyber Attack that is extremely bad, causes an interruption in commerce AND is the lynch pin that finally collapses the economy in the US and EU? I think from prior experience the answer is YES!

I know how much of a danger China... and other countries are but I am more worried about our Gov.

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http://rt.com/usa/news/kim-dotcom-interview-mega-673/

http://www.infowars.com/why-the-banking-elite-wants-riots-in-america

http://www.infowars.com/soros-warns-of-violent-riots-in-america-financial-collapse-government-clampdown-%E2%80%9Csurvival-is-the-most-important-thing%E2%80%9D/

Things are going down in a bloody mess and fast!

[ghostrider]

Hey when the pope quits, Hillary quits, and lots of key figures are bugging out, something a foot for sure ... the enconomy in trouble, history has shown, when money is a problem our leaders always solve it with WAR ... earth these days is the planet to be on ... I love being a human ... this is the year , this is why we incarnated on earth , starseeds , and old souls from long ago, earth needs us , STARSHIP AVALON - red alert- sheilds up - Set course for the neutral zone - this diplomatic mission will be one for the history books- as we boldly go where none has gone before - may the force be with us all ... watch and see if some of you don't have crazy astral dreams tonight ...:wizard:

[Lazlo]

The new FERC/NERC cybersecurity rules for utilities and IPP's (independent power producers) runs 347 pages. The old rules were about 7 pages and it is currently frighteningly easy for the bad guys to cause havoc if they were either 1)so inclined or 2)more talented. Businesses are taking this seriously and throwing real money at it.

[mgray]

The year of the snake in the Chinese calendar were years that two other alleged false flags took place. Pearl Harbor and 9/11 both occurred during this astrological sign year.
Also according to equity markets records stocks in general have less than mediocre returns.

[bogeyman]

Scare mongering to gain more control and to introduce more measures to reduce the flow of information. And of course allow the authorities to spy on its citizens, and other Americas to spy on each other on their behalf. Doesn't this remind you of the gestapo?

[Paranormal]

The year of the snake in the Chinese calendar were years that two other alleged false flags took place. Pearl Harbor and 9/11 both occurred during this astrological sign year.
Also according to equity markets records stocks in general have less than mediocre returns.

Yes, they'll certainly play this card one day...

http://www.flero.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Illuminati-New-World-Order-6.jpg

[MorningSong]

Sorry if this has already been posted but when I read this thread, I remembered seeing seing an article similar to the following:


More Secret Powers for the President…This Time, It’s Cyberwarfare
Wednesday, February 06, 2013

President Barack Obama and his aides have decided that the commander-in-chief has the authority to order a “first strike” in the cyberwar against U.S. enemies.

With a classified legal document in support, the White House concluded that the president of the United States can order a pre-emptive attack using cyberweapons on an enemy preparing to launch its own online assault on American targets.

The decision follows recent developments within the administration to prepare for and respond to the growing threat of cyberattacks. This included creating the first-ever Cyber Command within the Department of Defense, which is being rapidly expanded with thousands of new cyberwarriors ready to respond to foreign hackers and large-scale malware assaults.

John O. Brennan, Obama’s chief counterterrorism adviser and his nominee to run the Central Intelligence Agency, played a critical role in developing the administration’s new policies regarding cyberwarfare.

To date, the president has reportedly approved only one use of cyberweapons, that being a series of software attacks on Iran’s clandestine nuclear weapons program. Code-named Olympic Games, the assaults were first crafted inside the Pentagon under President George W. Bush.

Presidential advisors decided that cyberweapons were powerful enough to warrant the same importance, in terms of authorization, as nuclear weaponry.

“There are very, very few instances in cyberoperations in which the decision will be made at a level below the president,” an administration official privately told The New York Times.

This means the administration has rejected the use of “automatic” retaliation in the event a cyberattack on U.S. infrastructure is detected, no matter how fast a virus might move or spread, according to the newspaper. Any response would still require a green light from the Oval Office.

More at this link:

http://www.allgov.com/news/us-and-the-world/more-secret-powers-for-the-presidentthis-time-its-cyberwarfare-130206?news=846983