[tryingagainbro]

NSA /CIA and our National Security is as secure as the weakest link. They need not be traitors, just people that got too complacent...while Russia never sleeps (Like NSA does when Russians and others screw up.)

It isn't easy but if tens of thousands people have access to something, it's just a matter of time. And they need access "to connect the dots" so it's a losing game.

[TheAdamAndChe]

This is an oddly one-sided comment on a complex issue. A computer is an incredibly complex, incredibly large attack surface, and when you have millions of computers exposed to the internet and exchanging data, the chances of a state actor gaining a foothold in a government system is almost 100%. This goes for both sides: Russia has likely hacked the US a thousand times over, and the US has likely hacked Russia a thousand times over.

[tree_of_item]

How is it one sided? The parent said exactly what you just said. Literally the exact same thing. "It's just a matter of time" precisely because of the large attack surface.

[vkou]

> Russia never sleeps (Like NSA does when Russians and others screw up.)

Do you have a number of reliable sources for this, or is it just unsubstantiated us-vs-them jingoism?

[tryingagainbro]

Do you have a number of reliable sources for this

You want a source to back up that Russia is always looking to hack us, and USA is always looking to hack the Russians?

[toomanyrichies]

I believe the author is asking for a source for your claim that "Russia never sleeps but the NSA does". That seems like an apocryphal claim unless you have high-level knowledge of the inner workings of both Russia's and America's intelligence communities (and are willing to share it here).

[bllguo]

He explicitly quoted what he wanted sources for. Don't try to be cute.

In other words, what makes you say the NSA is complacent and that Russia is ahead.

[tryingagainbro]

while Russia never sleeps (Like NSA does when Russians and others screw up.)

Easy there...meant to say that NSA does the same, or never sleeps. I am 100% sure that NSA is extremely effective.

[vkou]

My apologies - I read your meaning as 'we are falling behind the Russians!'

It's a legitimate argument that could have been made (As the capabilities of both countries are obviously different), but not one that I've seen convincing evidence for.