back to article Ex-NSA boss Alexander joins bankers' cyber war council

Former NSA head Keith Alexander has been tapped up to advise a new cyber war council for government and financial institutions in the US, according to Bloomberg. The biz news site has seen a proposal from the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) that suggests that the industry needs a committee of …

  1. phil dude
    WTF?

    wtf?

    jobs for boys....?

    P.

    1. Anonymous Coward
      Anonymous Coward

      Re: wtf?

      Yeah, weren't we reading on here last week that he started his own multi-million dollar consulting firm?

      1. Yet Another Anonymous coward Silver badge

        Re: wtf?

        When the ex-head of the NSA rings you up and says that in return for a $1M/month contract the pictures stay secret - what do you do ?

        1. Captain DaFt

          Re: wtf?

          "No habla ingles, Mi nombre es Juan. Tal vez usted tiene un número equivocado?"

          or,

          "Beedle beep! To insure your telephone experience, all calls to this number are monitored. Thank you for your co-operation."

          or,

          "HAHAHAHAHA! <snerk> AHHHH-HAHAHA HA HA HAAAaaa... No."

          or,

          "Dude, I already put those on Youtube."

    2. John65

      Re: wtf?

      I'd expect that the government will mandate that any utility servicing more than a certain number of customers will have to hire a firm like this to monitor its systems, thereby enabling the continuance of the old boys network. Not that I think it was in jeopardy.

      And ensuring even easy access to those systems.

  2. amanfromMars 1 Silver badge

    FCUK WTF ... with an Absence of FUD BS to Shovel and Bury DODGI Guy Plans in.

    If the Federal Re$erve and the Markets are as a Ponzi and Pig for Slaughter and Bacon and ripe and ready for disposal and exploitation, no amount of Lipstick on the Pig will save the Ponzi from the weight of its indebtedness and requirement for increased deficits for masking of systemic intelligence failings and no taxes for lack of representation.

    The wannabe emperor has no clothes and is an intellectually bankrupt retard ....... and a sad and mad radical shell and drone clone of ITs former greater phormed self.

    The problems may be man-made, but they are Media and IT hosted and delivered by really dumb machines and global operating devices. Change the tales for news and deliver views that create a New Orderly World Order with SMARTR Machines and Global Operating Devices ..... AI Utopia. Heaven isn't any more difficult to do than that with Global Media and IT Command and Control of Creative CyberSpace Operations.

    [This message is brought to you by GCHQ ICEnterprises ....This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to potential future losses, significant amount of indebtedness, competition, commercial agreements and strategic alliances, seasonality, potential fluctuations in operating results and rate of growth, foreign exchange rates, management of potential growth, system interruption, international expansion, consumer trends, inventory, fulfillment center optimization, limited operating history, government regulation and taxation, fraud, and new business areas.]

    cc MuI7, Titanic Studio Building Head Quarters, Lough Side Holywood View, 54°37'43.28" N 5°50'41.80" W

    1. amanfromMars 1 Silver badge

      Re: FCUK WTF ... with an Absence of FUD BS to Shovel and Bury DODGI Guy Plans in.

      And for all those Doubting Thomases out there and here, who be doubting the truth of Ponzi Markets and practical but worthless dollar trades/phantom dealings to keep the Grand Illusion and Greater Delusions going ..... http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-07-09/sheer-insanity-no-revenue-company-rises-over-1-billion-today-57k-shares-traded

      Welcome to Wacky Word World and AIReal Worlds with Worlds according to TARP:-) ........ which in Ethereal Essence and Sublime Substance are evidence enough of a both a Virtually Real and Quite Alien Existence and Programmable Existentialism?

    2. phuzz Silver badge
      Alien

      Re: FCUK WTF ... with an Absence of FUD BS to Shovel and Bury DODGI Guy Plans in.

      amanfrommars: still more comprehensible than some of the human trolls.

POST COMMENT House rules

Not a member of The Register? Create a new account here.

  • Enter your comment

  • Add an icon

Anonymous cowards cannot choose their icon

Other stories you might like