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Jim Rapoza: The Last Word
Net might need help from feds
http://www.eweek.com/print_article/0,3668,a=28864,00.asp

There hasn't been a lot of good news on the Internet security front lately.
Major security holes have been found in popular commercial and open-source
applications, security software companies have been failing, and many
businesses are cutting back on security staff and implementations.

Of course, all this is coming at a time when Internet security is more
important than ever, both in its status as a core element of the economy and
in its susceptibility to attacks from hostile entities. These trends have
been enough to make me question some of my core beliefs in how security
works.

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Is there a remedy the government can provide for Net security? Let me know
at jim_rapoza AT ziffdavis.com


hmmmmmm.....

Any Internetworkers want to give Jim Rapoza at eweek 'Their Last Word'?!?!?



Another....

IT Shopping Lists Merge - White House Promotes Public/Private Cooperation on
National Security
http://www.eweek.com/print_article/0,3668,a=28473,00.asp

<snip/>
However, the interests of Washington and commercial enterprises do not
always advance together, and sometimes, the security needs of agents in the
war against terrorism can be at odds with the security needs of
customer-oriented businesses.
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Although the Bush administration is working diligently to encourage better
security practices and products in the private sector, officials such as
Clarke are quick to assure IT professionals that they do not intend to set
standards or interfere with the direction of technology. Instead, they are
pursuing a strategy of what Clarke calls "nudging," a behind-the-scenes
method of encouraging IT users to promote improved security through their
own demands.

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-----Original Message-----
From: Michael D. Thomas [mailto:mdthomas AT mindspring.com]
Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2002 11:47 PM
To: InterNetWorkers
Subject: [internetworkers] Terrorist Attacks Via The Internet?


While many have written that spam will all but ruin email in a few months,
the
national attention is focused on terrorists attacking via the Internet.
This article refutes the threat quite eloquently. It also includes links to
a
lot of the news stories that support the idea of Internet-based terrorist
attacks.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/26134.html

The most provocative passage:

<snip/>
Now, with the current struggle on Capitol Hill to approve Dubya's new
Gestapo,
it's essential that the man in the street be frightened and confused by a
torrent of 'news' pointing to incomprehensible threats which only Big Bro
has
the knowledge and skill to protect him from.
<snip/>

Here's Declan McCullagh's less biased view:

http://news.com.com/2100-1023-942686.html

So.....

Can a network designed to survive a nuclear war survive Al Qaeda?

Okay, that one was rhetorical.

Some better ones, hopefully (or supply your own):

How does one protect against terrorists via the Internet? Is the real threat
hacking or information sharing?

 Seems that this political movement is a dramatic shift towards the
Balkanization of the Internet. How does protecting against said terrorist
attacks change the Internet?






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