NSA / DHS moves cybersecurity battlefield to the ISPs rather than government servers with Einstein 3 rollout.
Probably wouldn't be thrilled with the use of his name.
Privacy advocates and others are raising alarms about the NSA / DHS designed software Einstein 3 which is designed to detect cyberattacks before they reach government computers. By co-opting the civilian government agencies and the internet service providers, Einstein 3 will be fighting battles before the attacks reach the government systems.
Einstein 2 is able to detect malicious code during predefined code signatures, while Einstein 3 will also be able to read e-mail and other internet traffic. Civil rights group Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) called on the Obama administration to release information about the legal implications of Einstein 3, which will be rolled out across all government agencies.
“While its predecessor merely detected and reported malicious code, Einstein 3 is to have the capability of intercepting threatening internet traffic before it reaches a government system,” said a CDT spokesperson.
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