RE: Federally Mandated Certification of cybersecurity professionals?

["Shenk, Jerry A" <jshenk () decommunications com>]

This whole thing reminds me of when I was a kid.  I lived (and still do) in Lancaster, PA where the Amish are.  My dad 
had a business giving buggy rides to tourists.  There was a push for awhile to have buggy drivers (aimed at the Amish, 
not us) licensed.  We joked about that...how would the local cops know who passed?  

I wonder about this with all the big plans to have the government control cybersecurity (ah, such a cool word).  And, 
they're doing the same thing with forensic certification.  They've certainly done a great job with monetary 
policy;)....every time anybody touches anything, it gets worse.  I'm just not sure I trust the "smartest people in the 
room";)


-----Original Message-----
From: listbounce () securityfocus com [mailto:listbounce () securityfocus com] On Behalf Of Dave Kleiman
Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2009 10:18 PM
To: pen-test () securityfocus com
Subject: Federally Mandated Certification of cybersecurity professionals?

The Rockefeller-Snowe measure would create the Office of the National Cybersecurity Adviser, whose leader would report 
directly to the president and would coordinate defense efforts across government agencies. It would require the 
National Institute of Standards and Technology to establish "measurable and auditable cybersecurity standards" that 
would apply to private companies as well as the government. It also would require licensing and certification of 
cybersecurity professionals.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/31/AR2009033103684_pf.html



Respectfully,

Dave Kleiman - http://www.ComputerForensicExaminer.com 
4371 Northlake Blvd #314
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
561.310.8801 





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