Feds urge secrecy over network outages

Feds urge secrecy over network outages
Kevin Poulsen, SecurityFocus 2004-06-23

Giving the public too many details about significant network service outages could present cyberterrorists with a "virtual road map" to targeting critical infrastructures, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, which this month urged regulators to keep such information secret.

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Feds urge secrecy over network outages 2004-06-24
Anonymous

Why it a Bad Thing not to allow public scrutiny 2004-06-25
Anonymous (1 replies)

This is exactly how things like Chernobyl come about - when the public no longer has information on Quality of Service it can not rein in special interest groups but must rely on biased civil servants for its security, real-world or not. I don't want an administration like the current to have any say in whether or not I get information on critical outages. When will oil prices be classified information...? Yes, there's a price to pay for democracy, and letting bad guys have information is one of them. It means good guys get the information too.

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Why it a Bad Thing not to allow public scrutiny 2004-06-25
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Feds urge secrecy over network outages 2004-06-25
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Feds urge secrecy over network outages 2004-06-27
PatriotAct!=civil-liberty

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