In a blistering (and apparently Red Bull-fueled) editorial, who's trying to ratchet up the fear level for the benefit of his current employer.

McConnell isn't collecting a government salary any more. He's now EVP at Booz Allen Hamilton, which already , according to the company's own Website. Booz Hamilton is now part of the shadowy , beloved by conspiracy theorists as a twisted amalgam of the Illuminati, the TriLateral Commission, and the Visitors from that alien invasion show, "."

(For the record, I'm with the conspiracy theorists on that one. Also: is people. Pass it on.)

Thus we encounter the new enemy. First there was communism, then terrorism, now there's cyberism. Those very loud grunting and snorting noises you hear? They're coming from the think tanks, security firms, and defense contractors lining up at the taxpayer trough.

Is the threat from external cyber attackers real? Absolutely. Should we shore up our national IT infrastructure? No doubt. Are private companies aching to make a killing by helping intelligence agencies Hoover up all our personal data? You betcha.