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Force Aims for Control of 'Any and All' Computers 468  Posted by
timothy from the we'd-rather-kill-them-off-by-peaceful-means
dept. Noah Shachtman on Wired.com's Danger Room reports that
Monday, the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson
AFB introduced a two-year, $11 million effort to put together
hardware and software tools for 'Dominant Cyber Offensive
Engagement.' 'Of interest are any and all techniques to enable
user and/or root level access,' a request for proposals notes,
'to both fixed (PC) or mobile computing platforms ... any and
all operating systems, patch levels, applications and hardware.'
This isn't just some computer science study, mind you; 'research
efforts under this program are expected to result in complete
functional capabilities.' The Air Force has already announced
their desire to manage an offensive BotNet, comprised of
unwitting participatory computers. How long before they slip a
root kit on you?  Air Force Aim