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IP: New Cyberterrosim Advisory Board
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2001 07:18:36 -0400
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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