IP: New Cyberterrosim Advisory Board

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> Tuesday October 16 8:21 PM ET
>  President Forms Cyberterrorism Panel
>
>  WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush (news - web sites) formed a
>  new panel Tuesday to fight cyberterrorism, noting that the nation's
>  information systems are vital to business, government and national
>  defense.
>
>  The President's Critical Infrastructure Board will be charged with
>  preventing disruptions of ``critical infrastructure,'' Bush said in an
>  executive order.
>
>  He noted an array of entities that rely on information networks,
>  including water, telecommunications, financial and transportation
>  systems, health care and emergency services and manufacturing.
>
>  Protecting the networks is vital to protecting ``the people, economy,
>  essential human and government services and national security of
>  the United States,'' Bush said.
>
>  A key task of the board will be coordinating with private industry,
>  which runs many of the nation's information networks, the order
>  states.
>
>  Cabinet members will constitute most of the board, along with a host
>  of other top presidential aides. There was no firm number for how
>  many people will serve on the panel. "


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