Recently the CIA staged a practice simulation of a cyber attack used to take down the Internet. The simulated attack was called "Silent Horizons" and they learned quite a bit about what could happen if we fail to protect the flow of information. Now before you say no one could bring down the entire Internet. You are sadly mistaken, as we created it and mankind has those amongst us with the tools and brains to bring it all crashing down. I recommend you read up on the CIA report after it comes out on the Silent Horizon project and while you are at it; I recommend this book as well:
Tom Clancy's "Net Force-CyberNation"
I would have to say this is a very provocative book and extremely interesting, story line and characters were interesting as well. Very high-tech thoughts on the future and things to come; I enjoyed it very much. It was interesting how the good guys, took shifts trying to catch the bad guys. Almost like zone defense in time. Since the techno geeks do not sleep and the enforcement officers do not work weekends, they trade off befriending these individuals by way of email, even though the bad guys who are really the good guys know it. The people in the story the new generation did not understand international property rights of information, similar to the Asian way of thinking in their culture. Surely this will be the cause of future wars and mist trust between government and people. The technology already is running away from the government now today as they attempt to stifle free enterprise, but as it has been said in the past you can lock up some ones body, but you cannot lock up their mind. In other words not everyone is motivated by money and the real thinkers and tinkerers will not stop simply because there is no money.
The Net Force is inept and cannot outsmart the outsmarters. The hackers were causing economic disruption and collecting more customers for their system and therefore be a member of their nation within the nation. This is an interesting idea. The difference between the RW "Real World" and VR "Virtual Reality World". Where do you want to take your vacation? If it is in the RW, who pays for the roads if you are a member of the cyber nation and if you are a member of the RW, whose VR, which system are you on, and who can choose the rules? This is a great book, not the story line, not the characters, not the cover, but the thought provoking ideas and foresight. Best book I've read this year.
"Lance Winslow" - If you have innovative thoughts and unique perspectives, come think with Lance; www.worldthinktank.net/wttbbs
monthly home cleaning Buffalo Grove ..You have in front of you two buttons, one is... Read More
We should all give much kudos to the Federal Trade... Read More
We can all see the issues involved in the cloning... Read More
In years past California Mutual Assistance Program and emergency response... Read More
Excess capacity occurs in many industries, such as power, electricity,... Read More
A governing.com report blast one of the major grassroots initiatives... Read More
With people living longer we have some problems as those... Read More
I was dismayed to learn the other day, that my... Read More
(Note: This article was written slightly before the 2004 election;... Read More
The head of the Club of Rome has said that... Read More
When we go through periods of droughts we also have... Read More
There are many types of fuels besides that gasoline we... Read More
Why is it that every single thing government does; it... Read More
Many Americans have children, fathers, mothers, grandparents, other family members... Read More
With new environmental technologies and modern efficiency methods in mining... Read More
America has some monetary issues, which need to be addressed.... Read More
As more and more cities and states set up websites... Read More
INTRODUCTIONThe aim of writing this article is to encourage the... Read More
Fifteen hours is a tremendous barrier. It is the obstacle... Read More
A quick look back at NAFTA; how did we do?Stabilizing... Read More
Three years ago I published a book of short stories... Read More
The use of religion is well-documented as a social engineering... Read More
MUD ? Much Unnecessary DisclosureThe Federal Trade Commission recently asserted... Read More
Handing over power to Vladimir Putin in 1999, Boris Yeltsin... Read More
WE MUST PUT A STOP TO THE EVER-INCREASING PRICE OF... Read More
scheduled maid service Mundelein ..The problem of poverty in America comes as a surprise.... Read More
When organising a country or a group of people in... Read More
Dust from Deserts and Particulate ControlThe greatest contributor to particulate... Read More
Our government is set up like a modern day franchise.... Read More
There are many mines around the world, which are owned... Read More
We see today a fierce unspoken competition between trucks and... Read More
I'm getting a little tired of being lectured by that... Read More
Are the junior attorneys in the Attorney General's office leaving... Read More
There's a new Michigan state register (at https://www.protectmichild.com/) in the... Read More
In 1966, Dr. Carroll Quigley, a professor of history at... Read More
As of late steroid use in sports has been the... Read More
A few hours ago, Colonel Ely Ould Mohamed Vall, the... Read More
All government regulators or diplomat who are in high risk... Read More
In every national budget, there is a part called "Public... Read More
Introduction:Although politicians and so-called "Intelligence Experts" are the ones appearing... Read More
Many are quick to point out the benefits of religion... Read More
Amnesty International comments on the proposal that has been laid... Read More
America is filled with standouts and perserverance; our nation has... Read More
As we reel from the news of the recent bombings... Read More
The American Dream is the promise to have it all... Read More
Industrial Recruiting. The absence of a state income tax in... Read More
Each day the present geo-political reality confirms what The Tribulation... Read More
As you can see from some of our previous articles,... Read More
An irresponsible Chinese General made a very telling comment recently.... Read More
The paper industry in the US is hurting. Due to... Read More
Political |