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"The Sky Really Is Falling"
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Sun, 2 Oct 2005 12:43:42 -0400
Begin forwarded message: From: Ed Lazowska <lazowska () cs washington edu> Date: October 2, 2005 12:18:42 PM EDT To: Dave Farber <dave () farber net> Cc: Ed Lazowska <lazowska () cs washington edu> Subject: Perhaps for IP From CIO Magazine 10/1: "The Sky Really Is Falling" http://www.cio.com/archive/100105/qa_lazowska.html PITAC's report on cybersecurity, called "Cyber Security: A Crisis of Prioritization," was published in February. "The title nicely summarizes our findings," says Lazowska. "There is a crisis, and it is due to a failure to adequately prioritize this issue-a failure by CIOs, and a failure by the federal government." Lazowska doesn't pull any punches when discussing the Bush administration's approach to the issue. "In my opinion," he says, "this administration does not value science, engineering, advanced education and research as much as it should-as much as the future health of the nation requires." As a result, he says, the private sector-and CIOs in particular-won't be able to buy the products that they need to truly be secure unless they demand more from their government and, just as importantly, show a commitment to cybersecurity by paying for state of the art products. See also: Editorial, "Who Owns Security?" http://www.cio.com/archive/100105/edit.html?CID=12579 ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as lists-ip () insecure org To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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