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(47,538 posts) Mon Jul 25, 2016, 09:50 PM Jul 2016

Interesting comment from an expert on cyberhacking

(Sorry, don't remember his name).

If the Russians - everyone is sure about it - can do such a good job with the DNC - can one imagine what they can to real important targets like defense installations here an abroad?

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Interesting comment from an expert on cyberhacking (Original Post) question everything Jul 2016 OP

A most worthy point. calimary Jul 2016 #1

The DNC's computers were not very well protected nothing like our defense installations awake Jul 2016 #2

Hope so. Thanks (nt) question everything Jul 2016 #5

Except anyone and his brother... yallerdawg Jul 2016 #3

Hope you are corrrect. Scary otherwise (nt) question everything Jul 2016 #4

It took merely five, inept burglars to break into the DNC headquarters in 1971 LanternWaste Jul 2016 #6

calimary

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1. A most worthy point.

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Mon Jul 25, 2016, 09:53 PM

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awake

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2. The DNC's computers were not very well protected nothing like our defense installations

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Mon Jul 25, 2016, 09:57 PM

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question everything

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5. Hope so. Thanks (nt)

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Tue Jul 26, 2016, 01:09 PM

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yallerdawg

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3. Except anyone and his brother...

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Mon Jul 25, 2016, 09:59 PM

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could poke around in the DNC.

Surely you all haven't forgotten?

I imagine defense installations are a hair more sophisticated?

question everything

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4. Hope you are corrrect. Scary otherwise (nt)

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Tue Jul 26, 2016, 01:09 PM

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LanternWaste

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6. It took merely five, inept burglars to break into the DNC headquarters in 1971

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Tue Jul 26, 2016, 01:18 PM

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You then believe the safety precautions are parallel between US security apparatus and a political organization, and that hacking X requires no more nor no less methodology than hacking in Y?

An imperfect analogy: It took merely five, inept burglars to break into the DNC headquarters in 1971. Do you think those same burglars would as easily carry it off against the NSA?

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