Tin Foil Hat Time!

[HoneyBadger]

So I heard on a TV interview with (I think) the NSA's director of Cyber security, and he was saying that he was surprised the US hasn't faced a major cyber attack already, something that would shut down the banks or the power grid.

When things like this happen, I have to wonder if this is an attack, and how vulnerable we really are to attacks that could shut down the banks or the power grid. (That's not verbatim, but he did specifically mention shutting down banks and power grids.)

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/02/bu...s.html?_r=1&hp

Does anyone know if something like this is even possible? Basically a Die Hard 4 fire sale type event?

[BushMasterBoy]

I had a guy destroy my hard drive. I'm pretty sure he had a military grade program to do it too. I think it was a active duty military guy that stole the program from the .gov

It was a new laptop from Dell and they replaced it for free. I got lucky I guess...I'm alot more cautious now.

[Rucker61]

So I heard on a TV interview with (I think) the NSA's director of Cyber security, and he was saying that he was surprised the US hasn't faced a major cyber attack already, something that would shut down the banks or the power grid.

When things like this happen, I have to wonder if this is an attack, and how vulnerable we really are to attacks that could shut down the banks or the power grid. (That's not verbatim, but he did specifically mention shutting down banks and power grids.)

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/02/bu...s.html?_r=1&hp

Does anyone know if something like this is even possible? Basically a Die Hard 4 fire sale type event?

Ask the IT techs for the Iranian nuclear facilities.

[th3w01f]

Read up on Flame and Stuxnet. Some scary stuff out there.....

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/31/te...-and-duqu.html

[ChunkyMonkey]

Cannot hearrrr youuuu... too busy digging my bunker!

[Drucker]

one can hardly imagine it, a national security official saying to be sceered?

[Tinelement]

I don't even have a computer.

Loaned it to a friend and he drowned with it in a tragic boating accident.

[HoneyBadger]

Read up on Flame and Stuxnet. Some scary stuff out there.....

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/31/te...-and-duqu.html

I am very aware of these events... And this is why I'm concerned.

[WETWRKS]

I don't even have a computer.

Loaned it to a friend and he drowned with it in a tragic boating accident.

I lost my last 3 computers that same way. Strange world we live in.

[alxone]

Cannot hearrrr youuuu... too busy digging my bunker!