Computer Spies Breach Fighter-Jet Project

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124027491029837401.html

by mpfefferle • 17 years ago

6 3 17 years ago

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chancho• 17 years ago

"In addition, while the spies were able to download sizable amounts of data related to the jet-fighter, they weren't able to access the most sensitive material, which is stored on computers not connected to the Internet.

I hope this practice catches on. Really, how hard is it these days, when you can fit your whole OS on a thumbdrive, to work completely disconnected from the internet? If you work as a team then put a bunch of workstations in a room on a LAN, but lock the room and monitor who goes in and out. Then we're back to the quaint old cold war threats: sexy female agents trying to seduce our scientists.

mattmcknight• 17 years ago

Oh, it's more than caught on...it's everywhere. They have their own internets as well one is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SIPRNET

checkwit• 17 years ago

For Top Secret Black projects, the buildings don't have windows and there are no phones and internet connections.

Computer Spies Breach Fighter-Jet Project

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