9/11 Commission: 'Terrorism is not going away' - CNN.com
<WHAT NOW
Prepare better for cyber attacks
According to the report, readiness to deal with cyber attacks "lags far behind the threat."
The commissioners noted the issue got little mention in their 2004 report, but now represents a constant and growing concern.
"One lesson of the 9/11 story is that, as a nation, Americans did not awaken to the gravity of the terrorist threat until it was too late," the report said. "History may be repeating itself in the cyber realm."
It called for government leaders to "describe to the American people, in terms as specific as possible, the nature of the threat and the tools they need to combat it."
"A growing chorus of senior national security officials describes the cyber domain as the battlefield of the future," the report said. "Yet Congress has been unable to pass basic cybersecurity legislation, despite repeated attempts."
Use of military powers
After 2001, Congress authorized the use of military forces against terrorists behind the 9/11 attacks. It remains the legislative permission slip today.
The report said the authorization needs updating, calling on the administration to "clearly explain whether it needs new legal authority to confront threats like ISIS and how far, in its view, any new authority should extend."
Better oversight
Streamline the system so that the NSA and the Homeland Security Department have more clear and direct oversight, the report recommended.
"If Congress is not effectively overseeing these programs, no one is," the report said.>
Very possible even probable that the cyber realm will be the battleground.
Or --from the recent Brooklyn Bridge incident----an acetylene torch can take down a bridge. I honestly don't know how the US is still standing.
Something must be working.
<WHAT NOW
Prepare better for cyber attacks
According to the report, readiness to deal with cyber attacks "lags far behind the threat."
The commissioners noted the issue got little mention in their 2004 report, but now represents a constant and growing concern.
"One lesson of the 9/11 story is that, as a nation, Americans did not awaken to the gravity of the terrorist threat until it was too late," the report said. "History may be repeating itself in the cyber realm."
It called for government leaders to "describe to the American people, in terms as specific as possible, the nature of the threat and the tools they need to combat it."
"A growing chorus of senior national security officials describes the cyber domain as the battlefield of the future," the report said. "Yet Congress has been unable to pass basic cybersecurity legislation, despite repeated attempts."
Use of military powers
After 2001, Congress authorized the use of military forces against terrorists behind the 9/11 attacks. It remains the legislative permission slip today.
The report said the authorization needs updating, calling on the administration to "clearly explain whether it needs new legal authority to confront threats like ISIS and how far, in its view, any new authority should extend."
Better oversight
Streamline the system so that the NSA and the Homeland Security Department have more clear and direct oversight, the report recommended.
"If Congress is not effectively overseeing these programs, no one is," the report said.>
Very possible even probable that the cyber realm will be the battleground.
Or --from the recent Brooklyn Bridge incident----an acetylene torch can take down a bridge. I honestly don't know how the US is still standing.
Something must be working.
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