Mock Cyber Attack Shows US Unpreparedness

An anonymous reader writes with word that the outcome of the large-scale cyberattack simulation promised a few days ago isn't too rosy. From the Help Net Security article: "During the simulated cyber attack that took place yesterday in Washington and was recorded by CNN, one thing became clear: the US are still not ready to deflect or mitigate such an attack to an extent that would not affect considerably the everyday life of its citizens. The ballroom of the Washington's Mandarin Oriental Hotel was for this event transformed into the White House Situation Room, complete with three video screens displaying maps of the country, simulated updates and broadcasts by 'GNN,' an imaginary television network 'covering' the crisis."

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[phantomfive]

Yeah, but these people aren't faceless, they aren't nameless. The president of the CIA has a name, the leader of the republican party has a name, the members of the PNAC are publicly known, and they made their goals clear. There is no hidden Moriarty pulling the strings of the criminal world. Even the leaders of historical secret criminal organizations that actually existed, were known long before they've been convicted, the Mafia, Al Capone, the Zetas. The leader of the Mossad is public information. The Nazi leadership was all well known before they overthrew the government.

The fact is, it is really hard to rule the world secretly. When you start saying 'they' are doing it, it makes you sound clueless, and you fit in the same category with the birthers, because 'they' could have forged the birth certificate on file in Hawaiian government offices.

Critical thinking is gathering evidence before making wild guesses; 'questioning everything' alone is not critical thinking, it's braindeadedness. If your questioning doesn't come with research then it is not called critical thinking, it is called closing your eyes.