US 'to view major cyber attacks as acts of war'

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kitler53 said:

Kasz216 said:

Ssenkahdavic said:

So wait, if one agency hacks into another they will all go boom?

Probably not... but i mean, the current strategy has been

Russia or China hacks into big companies or the US government to steal trade secrets.

US government does nothing.

 

So... something had to change.

so what is the answer?  to hack back?  is it even possible for the US to protect its information?

to simply not have vital informatin on the same network as the internet. You would have to have a completely different network without a single point of crossing. But even than we would be vulnerable to hardware hacks (physicaly going to a computer attached to the secure netowrk or even a conection ie ethernet cable) or insider hacks (spies I guess or traitors) Actuallly doing this may not be feasible for all things though.