According to a Wall Street Journal Editorial Page, "WikiLeak's New Damage", yet another massive spill of information occurred Tuesday, containing a huge amount of the CIA's hacking information. 8,761 documents to be exact. Many of these documents contain key information about new technology put in place to keep Americans safe. This crucial information now lies within arm's length of America's enemies. The article makes a very good point by stating how the importance of this situation is often overlooked due to many of America's enemies, such as ISIS and al Qaeda, are considered to be primitive. However, this doesn't mean that they are not capable.
According to the article, much of the leaked information deals with the methods used by the CIA to gain access to personal devices such as iPhones, Androids, etc. Along with our smartphones and personal devices, documents containing information of how to hack into our automobiles was released as well. This is a scary thought considering so many of us walk around with our own smartphones in our pockets and drive to work everyday.
With these documents in the wrong hands, the personal information and potentially the lives of many Americans could be a great risk. Along with the risk of the information of the American people being stolen, the cost to the government that it will reap is another big issue. Much information after being leaked is considered obsolete due to the fact it is now known to American enemies. The government will have to invest even more money to develop new technologies. If the reality of cyber attacks are inevitable, how do we keep our information private and out of the hands of the enemy?
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