Still think we're safe?

[Administrator]

The Pentagon has had its second major intelligence embarrassment in a week after a teenager in Austria hacked into secret plans, including the location of US nuclear missiles.

The exploits of Markus Hirsch, 17, come only days after British surveillance enthusiast John Locker was able to hack into US spy satellite pictures.

"Cracking into the Pentagon was child's play," said the teenager. "I know my way round the internet."

[ForeverBigBlue]

That is downright frightening! It simply amazes me how "insecure" these supposedly inpenetrable web sites are. At my place of work, we do hvae sensitive information on our systems, but nothing that affects national security. We have had our share of hacker attempts at cracking into our systems, but our security has held up very well....and sadly, it appears, far better than the Pentagon's has.

[Bigbluefan]

Let us hope this teenager is not contacted by the radical islamists:(

[Tummygoat]

No. Nothing since that day has made me feel any safer. Unless our borders are cut off and we turn into a communist country, nothing will stop terror.