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SRI-CIA cooperation discussed by George Maior and former director Michael V. Hayden
Important achievements resulting from the partnership between the Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI) and the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) have been recalled during talks on Friday between SRI head George Maior and the former CIA director, retired four-star general Michael V. Hayden.
'During this meeting, also attended by SRI direction, a series of important achievements within the partnership arrangement between the two intelligence services was recalled, from the term of director Hayden as head of the American agency; during that period, several common interest areas were developed: prevention and fight against terrorism, response to cross-border threats, cyber-security, and energy security,' SRI spokesperson Sorin Sava told Agerpres.
According to him, the meeting was also an occasion for discussing issues of international security in the current geostrategic environment and the evolution of intelligence services in 21st century world.
The US collects information, but not to get rich
The United States collects information, but not to get rich, as the Chinese do, former CIA director General Michael Hayden told a press conference on cybersecurity on Friday at the National Bank of Romania (BNR). Referring to what he called 'Hayden's list', the former CIA director talked about the sins and the sinners as regards cyber-attacks.
Who are the sinners? The nation states. We, the Americans, acknowledge the fact that we steal things (from cyberspace - editor's note), but our objective is not to get rich. The crime rings come next, and their primary goal is to get rich, the socially 'outcast', whom I define as anarchists, activists, as Guccifer is, rank third, but they have no objective whatsoever. These are the most capable crime rings. I am worried about this third group made up of people wearing slippers and working in their mother's basement, Hayden said.
He also defined the so-called 'sins' of computer crimes, underscoring that the worst is when someone steals your personal data, credit card information, personal secrets.
Another sin and serious danger is 'the dismemberment'. This means that besides being stolen, your data is also destroyed, and a third sin is the fact that some items are physically destroyed, Hayden said.
He pointed out that a theory about the future in this domain could mean the idea of a unified internet, more limited.