RE: White House to unveil initiative for protection against cyberattacks

[InfoSec News <isn () c4i org>]

Forwarded from: "Huggins, Michael" <mhhuggins () firstcommand com>

Again as stated before businesses have had their way with this product
and only time will tell what new nightmares congress creates to ensure
those areas not dictated will be covered.  I see More GLB, DMCA, hip
hip hoorah my job is insured for years to come.. v/r Michael


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Subject: [ISN] White House to unveil initiative for protection against
cyberattacks

http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/4083736.htm

By Mary Anne Ostrom and Elise Ackerman
Mercury News
Sept. 15, 2002

Using Silicon Valley as the backdrop, the White House this week will
unveil its most comprehensive plan yet to protect the nation's
computer users from cyberattacks.

Industry officials who have seen drafts of the plan and White House
briefing documents describe a strategy that will rely heavily on
voluntary efforts of home computer users and employers and sets new
security standards for government agencies, which have been roundly
criticized for ignoring computer security.

The new blueprint for computer security will be presented Wednesday at
Stanford University by Richard Clarke, the Bush administration's top
cybersecurity officer, and FBI Director Robert Mueller, among others.

The wide-ranging report, months in the works, comes exactly one week
after the first anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. It calls on ``all
Americans to secure their portions of cyberspace.''

[...]



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