President Trump Relaxes US Cyber-Attacks Rules:
President Trump has signed an order relaxing rules around the use of cyber-weapons, the Wall Street Journal reports.[*]
It is a reversal of guidelines, drawn up under President Obama, which required a large number of federal agencies to be involved in any decision to launch a cyber-attack.
[...] The US administration is under pressure to deal with cyber-threats, amid growing concerns that state-sponsored hacks could hit critical infrastructure.
Prof Alan Woodward, a computer scientist at the University of Surrey, told the BBC: "We are in a era when certain governments are acting aggressively in cyber-space, and that is rightly condemned by governments such as that in the US.
"To respond in kind is not necessarily the way to de-escalate the situation."
He added: "You wouldn't allow a pre-emptive physical attack without thorough analysis and approval at the highest levels, so why would cyber-attacks be any different?"
[*] Paywalled.
Let's hope extreme care is taken to identify the actual source of an attack, rather than the apparent source.
(Score: 5, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Friday August 17 2018, @06:35PM (3 children)
Can't build a proper theocracy on Jesus' teachings, we'd end up in some kind of socialist utopia and the rich wouldn't be allowed to piss on the poor anymore!
(Score: 3, Interesting) by DannyB on Friday August 17 2018, @07:07PM (2 children)
If you believe what the text says, Jesus will create his own theocracy. We don't need to create one. We don't even need to try.
The lower I set my standards the more accomplishments I have.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday August 17 2018, @08:08PM (1 child)
Can you tell Pence? kplzthx
(Score: 2) by DannyB on Friday August 17 2018, @09:16PM
Even if I could tell him, I doubt he would believe it.
I should be clear. It most certainly is possible to create a theocracy. Christians shouldn't be creating a theocracy. You can't MAKE people be true believers. You can make them SAY they believe, but what's the point?
The lower I set my standards the more accomplishments I have.