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Louisiana National Guard Called up....
Posted on 10/23/20 at 10:47 am
Posted on 10/23/20 at 10:47 am
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Posted on 10/23/20 at 10:48 am to Matt225
Blind link.
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(Reuters) - The Louisiana National Guard was called in to stop a series of cyberattacks aimed at small government offices across the state in recent weeks, according to two people with knowledge of the events, highlighting the cyber threat facing local governments in the run up to the 2020 U.S. presidential election.
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It is unclear if the hackers sought to target systems tied to the election in Louisiana or were simply hoping for a payday. Yet the attacks raised alarms because of the potential harm it could have led to and due to evidence suggesting a sophisticated hacking group was involved. Experts investigating the Louisiana incidents found a tool used by the hackers that was previously linked to a group associated with the North Korean government, according to a person familiar with the investigation. That tool was described to Reuters as a remote access trojan, or RAT, used to infiltrate computer networks. But cybersecurity analysts who have examined this RAT - known as “KimJongRat” - say some of its code had been publicized in a computer virus repository, where hackers could copy it; making attribution to North Korea less certain.
Posted on 10/23/20 at 10:52 am to When in Rome
Posted on 10/23/20 at 10:52 am to When in Rome
How does the National Guard stop a computer based attack? I don't understand the call up.
Posted on 10/23/20 at 10:54 am to TBoy
I would guess we have cyber intel units that can identify how these systems were hacked and how to identify other vulnerable systems
Posted on 10/23/20 at 10:55 am to When in Rome
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hoping for a payday.
Good luck getting that from this state.
Unless the hacker is some politician's cousin.
This post was edited on 10/23/20 at 10:56 am
Posted on 10/23/20 at 11:01 am to Matt225
Shitty arse click bait title!
I know 4 actives in the Louisiana Guard and all 4 of them are home right now NOT on active assignment.
I know 4 actives in the Louisiana Guard and all 4 of them are home right now NOT on active assignment.
Posted on 10/23/20 at 11:07 am to When in Rome
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It is unclear if the hackers sought to target systems tied to the election in Louisiana
Probably clean up from the scam the Democrats pulled on us getting Edwards elected.
Posted on 10/23/20 at 11:08 am to TBoy
quote:They climb the telephone poles and cut the wires. DUH!!
How does the National Guard stop a computer based attack? I don't understand the call up.
This post was edited on 10/23/20 at 11:12 am
Posted on 10/23/20 at 11:15 am to TBoy
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Posted by TBoy on 10/23/20 at 10:52 am to When in Rome How does the National Guard stop a computer based attack? I don't understand the call up.
Cyber teams. It’s a thing.
Posted on 10/23/20 at 11:16 am to 4WHLN
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Shitty arse click bait title! I know 4 actives in the Louisiana Guard and all 4 of them are home right now NOT on active assignment.
Clearly you don’t know anyone on a Cyber Protection Team.
Posted on 10/23/20 at 11:17 am to TBoy
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How does the National Guard stop a computer based attack?
Hopefully better than they stop a riot.
Posted on 10/23/20 at 11:19 am to LegendInMyMind
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Hopefully better than they stop a riot.
Which riot are you referring to in Louisiana where the Guard responded?
Posted on 10/23/20 at 11:20 am to upgrayedd
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I would guess we have cyber intel units that can identify how these systems were hacked and how to identify other vulnerable systems
Supposedly there is a cyber defense team in Baton Rouge somewhere.
Posted on 10/23/20 at 11:21 am to terriblegreen
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Which riot are you referring to in Louisiana where the Guard responded?
My bad. I was focusing on the "National" part. Please excuse me.
Posted on 10/23/20 at 11:35 am to goofball
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Supposedly there is a cyber defense team in Baton Rouge somewhere.
There's an intel unit at Carville but I'm not sure if they deal with cyber stuff.
Posted on 10/23/20 at 11:36 am to Matt225
One of my friends is a private in the national guard and he said they’re going to start using fortnite as a training tool in Basic Training
Posted on 10/23/20 at 11:37 am to 4WHLN
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I know 4 actives in the Louisiana Guard and all 4 of them are home right now NOT on active assignment.
Sounds like you have a firm grasp of NG operations...
Posted on 10/23/20 at 11:38 am to jimbeam
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One of my friends is a private in the national guard and he said they’re going to start using fortnite as a training tool in Basic Training
Posted on 10/23/20 at 11:38 am to TBoy
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How does the National Guard stop a computer based attack? I don't understand the call up.
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National Guard members continue to be an integral element in cyber defense, the Guard’s top general said during a recent roundtable discussion at the Pentagon on the cyber mission set.
“When I first joined the National Guard, cyber was not part of our vocabulary,” said Air Force Gen. Joseph Lengyel, National Guard Bureau chief. “Now, it’s one of our daily battlegrounds.”
More than 3,900 troops make up the Guard’s cyber element, Lengyel said, adding that includes traditional part-time units as well as full-time units that work directly for U.S. Cyber Command.
“The Air National Guard always provides two (cyber protection teams), and on the Army side, the Army (National Guard) always provides one, that are continuously mobilized and doing duty for U.S. Cyber Command and the cyber mission force,” Lengyel said.
Guard cyber teams have also responded in support of local and state authorities, including earlier this year in Texas and Louisiana.
US Air Force Article on Cyber Teams in National Guard
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