Re: [tlug] Geeks and Hackers, Uncle Sam's Cyber Force Wants You!

["Jedidiah Israel" <jedidiah.israel@example.com>]

On Sun, Jun 8, 2008 at 4:43 PM, Stephen J. Turnbull <stephen@example.com> wrote:
>
> Hint: "FUD" and "psyops" are just name-calling aka FUD.  You might
> want to explain (a) what facts show that the alleged threat isn't so
> threatening, and (b) why it is that somebody whose central pitch
> (http://www.schneier.com/essay-117.html) is that successful terror
> isn't so easy as writing a movie plot would team up (a year in
> advance, yet) with the USAF to spread FUD?

B-B-B-B-Booya!  I am sure the plonk was rightly deserved. ;-)

a) The articles depict the problem as too big for the individual, and
no countermeasures were mentioned. Just rely on the
military/government to fix the issue. Or the other route, the risk is
so rare that we do not need to be concerned per se, but it is a
ticking bomb.

b) I do not see them as teaming up. I do feel that the AF is
attempting to find a successful way to get recruits to join, and
perhaps even do a bait and switch jobs routine. All under the guise of
high attrition during cyber training. But that is just me being overly
critical.

Regards,  Jed