In the United States will spend 100 million to fight Russian and Chinese Internet spies

An interesting program launches the United States this year. The purpose of this program is to prevent hackers from capturing various US infrastructure objects (electric networks, subways, etc.). Interestingly, after a recent report by American intelligence agencies, it became clear what they fear most - Russians and Chinese. According to American fighters with cybercrime, intelligence is constantly monitoring the work of these infrastructures. Russia and China’s services, and the Americans don’t know how close they are to the management systems of these infrastructures. So, to clarify the situation and to combat cyber spies, Americans will spend $ 100 million by launching the Perfect Citizen program.

US intelligence agencies, in their own words, are not even able to assess the whole situation. As mentioned above, they are very afraid of the fact that the Russians and Chinese got close to computer systems for monitoring such objects as subway trains, airport runways, telephone lines and more. The fact is that such objects at the very beginning were created without the second thought that such networks should be protected from intruders from the Internet.

Now, experts in the fight against hackers and terrorists will join forces by installing a variety of sensors that monitor “unusual activity” in computer networks. What is this “unusual activity", and how it will be monitored, while no one can tell, this is a mystery behind seven seals. But the special services are already actively negotiating with various key companies, both state and private, on the installation of tracking sensors for the mentioned “unusual activity”.

I wonder if the tracking system will be implemented in the infrastructure of the network providers? I remember that in China there was already talk about the need to combat hackers, as a result of which every resident of the Middle Kingdom received tracking software, which in no case can be removed.

And the very name "Ideal Citizen" ... Not very far from the maxim "Big brother is watching you." Or not?

Here is a little more detailed about the essence of the new program (English).