<fyi> Counterr Czar to Block CyberTerrorists, Hackers

["Marcus J. Ranum" <mjr () nfr com>]

> From: Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>
> To: politech () politechbot com
> Subject: FC: Clinton creates new position to thwart hackers, cyberterror
>
>
>
> WASHINGTON, Jan 5 (Reuters) - President Bill Clinton, in his waning days
> in office, has ordered a retooling of the country's counterintelligence
> efforts to take account of new espionage threats and protect the private
> sector, the White House said on Friday.
> The order will establish a new top government position -- a national
> counterintelligence executive charged with overseeing activities between
> the FBI, CIA and other agencies, and making sure they have enough money.
> White House National Security Council spokesman P.J. Crowley said Clinton
> signed the order in late December 2000 with a view toward addressing a
> changing espionage environment in which computer hackers can steal
> government and corporate secrets.
> [...]

Gosh, I didn't realize they read firewall-wizards in DC. :)

mjr.


_______________________________________________
firewall-wizards mailing list
firewall-wizards () nfr com
http://www.nfr.com/mailman/listinfo/firewall-wizards