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This number isn’t credible as presented, & if this is what our government really thinks & the advice it is getting is pushing this “>1000 engineers” number, we will not have the right risk assessment to prep for the next attack adequately.
Hacker hyperbole harms more than helps. https://twitter.com/zachsdorfman/status/1352442696657321984
Hacker hyperbole harms more than helps. https://twitter.com/zachsdorfman/status/1352442696657321984
As the cyber industry matures, barely a couple of decades old, it has been my direct experience that media setting misleading narratives send policy makers & lawmakers off chasing the wrong bits first, materially damaging both the US & world readiness to meet the real challenges.
While the inflation of the number of software engineers in one espionage campaign might seem innocuous, remember Gov is itching to respond to #SolarWinds & whatever media chooses to amplify, present without evidence, debunk, or bury will help set direction in real response policy
Many people talk a tough game about “deterrence” by advocating a response that “sends a message” to discourage adversaries from doing the same - which evidence says was espionage, not a destructive attack.
America can’t defend itself or detect the adversary
Big fists; glass jaw
America can’t defend itself or detect the adversary
Big fists; glass jaw
