Facing hacking ransomware attacks on various businesses, pipelines, credit card companies, and governmental units, our government appears toothless. And I ponder what might a government be able to do in these circumstances?
Imagine the target was Israel instead of the United States. What would Israel do? My guess, send a Mossad Kidon hit team into Russia to put slow-acting poison in the hackers' tea. After 25-30 of them died slowly and painfully, it is likely Israel would suffer no further attacks.
Maybe Israel would be willing to do the job for us on a contractual basis, in exchange for a few F-35s? Man up, Joe.
