“
Sensitive information is stolen daily from both government and private sector networks, undermining confidence in our information systems, and in the very information these systems were intended to convey,” Blair wrote. “We often find persistent, unauthorized, and at times, unattributable presences on exploited networks, the hallmark of an unknown adversary intending to do far more than merely demonstrate skill or mock a vulnerability.
Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair.
When I read statements like the above, and see statistics like this, it makes me believe that politicians today are concerned more with good short-term politics, rather than big picture decision making.