Why Former NSA Chief Warns US Not Ready for Next Sony Attack
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The United States is unprepared to defend government and commercial targets from a Sony Pictures-style cyberattack, according to a retired general who served as the nations top cybersecurity official.
An attack similar to the cyberhack of Sony Pictures Entertainment last month is a problem were not ready for, Gen. Keith Alexander, former head of the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command, said today in an interview with ABCs Martha Raddatz on This Week with George Stephanopoulos.
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The Sony attack clearly highlights that were not ready [to defend against a cyberattack], said Alexander, who jointly led U.S. Cyber Command and the NSA for three years before retiring in 2013.
The way were protecting our networks, its not working.
The United States has blamed North Korea for the attack against the movie studio, which released company emails, employee information, several movies and millions of emails. North Korea has denied involvement in the attack.
In recent weeks, the U.S. government has also been targeted by hackers. Supporters of the terrorist group ISIS last week hacked social media accounts belonging to the U.S. militarys Central Command, replacing the commands logo with the message i love you isis.
In a statement, Central Command called the attack cybervandalism but said it did not penetrate the commands operational networks.
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Why Former NSA Chief Warns US Not Ready for Next Sony Attack