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U.S. Army Fears 'Adversary' Probes Computers

Via UPI.

Foreign enemies may have targeted computer networks on at least 15 bases in more than 60 attacks in the last 11 months, an Army official said.

"Our belief is their motivation in Category 1 and Category 2 intrusions is to enable a foreign adversary to deny our president, Joint Chiefs of Staff (and military services) that network-centric warfare option," said Thomas Reardon, chief of the intelligence division with Army Network Enterprise Technology Command/9th Army Signal Command, according to Government Computer News Thursday. "If we are going to bet the farm on network-centric operations and we allow those kinds of intrusions to persist, we're putting it all at risk."

The infamous "Solar Sunrise" computer attack in 1998 that compromised unclassified military networks at least 11 bases was initially assumed to be an adversarial attack from a terrorist group or nation. It was later determined to be carried out by three teenagers - one in Israel and two in Cloverdale, Calif.

posted by Fergie @ 8/24/2006 03:56:00 PM