update re cyber policy

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: "Brownstein, Charles" <Charles.Brownstein () hsi dhs gov>
Date: March 17, 2009 9:03:06 AM EDT
To: <dave () farber net>
Subject: update re cyber policy

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/03/all-eyes-on-cybersecurity-at-midpoint-of-federal-review.ars 
 All eyes on cybersecurity at midpoint of federal review
With a comprehensive 60-day review of the US cybersecurity situation  
half completed, an array of public and private sector experts weigh in  
with advice for the new administration.

By Julian Sanchez
House Homeland Security Committee hears testimony on the state of  
cybersecurity
Last week was a busy one for cybersecurity mavens as the 60-day review  
ordered by President Obama reached its halfway point. The House  
Committee on Homeland Security held hearings on the state of efforts  
to protect the nation's data infrastructure, even as the Congressional  
Research Service released a report highlighting the shaky legal  
foundations of the Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative.  
The Department of Homeland Security, which came in from many House  
witnesses, appointed a former Microsoft executive to lead the charge  
on cybersecurity. And at the annual FOSE conference, former FBI head  
Louis Freeh weighed in with a contrarian warning that centralization  
provided an "illusory" solution to the problem.

The trouble with DHS
The Department of Homeland Security, home to the National Cyber  
Security Center, proved a popular punching bag at last Tuesday's hearing




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