Yes I want the government meddling in the security of my network. Sure.
Here are the scary parts:
The document will not resolve the politically charged issue of what role the National Security Agency, the premier electronic surveillance agency, will have in protecting private-sector networks. The issue is a key concern in policy circles, and experts say it requires a full and open debate over legal authorities and the protection of citizens’ e-mails and phone calls. The Bush administration’s secrecy in handling its Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative, most of which was classified, hindered such a debate, privacy advocates have said.
In other words, this isn’t about security. It’s about making sure the feds have all the access they want to your data.
The report suggests that although it is a key government responsibility to help secure private-sector networks, regulation should be the last resort, the sources said. The report touts the concept of public-private partnerships to protect nongovernmental systems. It discusses the need to provide incentives for greater data sharing and risk management, and to use the procurement process to drive greater security, they said.
AND you’re not gonna have a choice.
Nice.
“regulation should be the last resort, the sources said. The report touts the concept of public-private partnerships to protect nongovernmental systems.”
The part about regulation as a “last resort” is funny, given that this is the government we’re talking about. Regulation is what they do, it’s all they do. The public-private partnerships generally consist of the government beating the private party into submission until they get what they want. Like you said, now the feds have access to private party data. What could possibly go wrong?…..
How about first step of publicly rating the different Federal Agencies? Second step is unannounced Penetration Tests with vulnerabilities published on Al Gore’s Intarwebz.
“Better security through public humiliation.”
What’s that? Not about improving security? But it said he was the *security* Czar!