A Cybersecurity Sleeping Pill

A Cybersecurity Sleeping Pill
George Smith, 2002-09-23

From a White House given to dramatic warnings of electronic Pearl Harbors comes an incongruously meek national strategy. Did industry lobbyists slip someone a Mickey?

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A Cybersecurity Sleeping Pill 2002-09-23
mcoke61

To put it in understandable terms for a Texan..."That dog don't hunt".

Where are the teeth to this? This is a strategy?...

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Is it any wonder? 2002-09-23
Anonymous (1 replies)

This is a prime example of what happens when you fill a position with ?political glad-hands?, rather than individuals with actual experience. This works great with departments such as unemployment, motor vehicles, and the taxi and limousine commission ? politicians can repay favors by putting unqual...

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Is it any wonder? 2002-09-24
Anonymous (1 replies)

Howard is a former federal computer crime investigator who helped establish a very good computer crime lab, then he worked for Microsoft for awhile be fore being appointed to his new poisition.

He is hardley being repaid for anything.

Before you open your mouth maybe you ensure your brain is i...

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Is it any wonder? 2002-09-26
Anonymous

Hi, I'm a member of the ISSA and have seen Howard's talks from time to time. I can't really say that I'm impressed with him (or most of the other experts blowing their own horns out there) and I doubt he was put in his current position based on experience or merit. I know he was a civilian police in...

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A Cybersecurity Sleeping Pill 2002-09-23
Dexter Eldritch

What did we expect, really? Never send a politician to do a man's - or woman's - or boy's - job.

Dexter Eldritch
CSIRT Analyst (incognito)
[This author disavows any knowledge of the contents of his writing. Clarke should do the same.]
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The correct posture 2002-09-24
Pirou Freek <piroufreek@safe-mail.net>

Would you have preferred vast gubment intervention? If you wanted something with teeth, why not just ask the gubment to manage your systems for you?

I don't want them to tell me how to do my job. I don't want more legislation increasing the cost of my services or making it harder for me to find...

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A Cybersecurity Sleeping Pill 2002-09-24
Anonymous

Good observations. I came away with the same impression. At least you would have thought it would hold vendors accountable to produce secure software. That would be a great first step.

And with all the standards and practices in place, I would have thought that there would have been a stra...

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A Cybersecurity Sleeping Pill 2002-09-24
Anonymous

I think the thing reads like one of those horrendous "deliverables" you get when you hire a Big 4 consulting firm to come in and do an assessment.

I don't know whether it's the content derived from a template, the cheesy stock photos on almost every page (my favorite is always the guys in suits p...

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A Cybersecurity Sleeping Pill 2002-09-24
Anonymous

If this had included specific requirements more people would have complained about "Big Brother."

Get real each individual and organization is responsible for their own security. The best the government could do is provide gentle guidance.

Otherwise get Ready for George Orwell. But then mayb...

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