Comments on: More Gov Agencies to Defend Cyberspace

By: dickIn

dickIn — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 09:02:05 +0000

“Orwell rolls in his grave”…

By: pedestrian

pedestrian — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 03:58:04 +0000

I wish Steve Gibson of GRC was part of this cyber space defense team. He was one of the elite who fought the historical battle against DRDoS attack.

By: sglover

sglover — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:15:09 +0000

What, like it matters if this latest box in the big garrison state org chart actually does anything about “security”?!?!
Like pretty much everything else in the “national security” carnival, the real purpose of the position is to siphon those sweet, creamy federal dollars into the accounts of the usual well-connected contractors. I’m sure the new office will be very effective at this crucial task.
Now, cue the usual gang of techno-fantasists with dire warnings about evil Chinamen or laptop-equipped Pashtun tribesmen or whatever the hell today’s bogeyman is.…

By: SMSgt Mac

SMSgt Mac — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:15:17 +0000

Makes sense.
BIG job.
BROAD responsibilities.
MANY vested interests.
Somebody has to coordinate and corollate all the diverse efforts. Yes that means bureaucrats and bureaucracy, which when you thnk about it, are only derogatory terms for Managment and Organizations. Will things get missed, overlooked, or unattended? Only if humans are involved (LOL). What do any of the other options look like?

By: Bob

Bob — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 15:40:35 +0000

Just what we need. Another layer of bureaucracy and another “Czar”. What we need to do is figure out which Agency is best qualified to handle digital based threats and assign them the role and appropriate funding. Seems that the NSA is the probably the most technically qualified for dealing with external threats and can provide guidance to the FBI for dealing with internal security threats.

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 13:57:13 +0000

What are the odds this will go the way so many previous cyber-security czar positions?
Every time a new chief is selected they step down because the government/administration won’t let them run it like a private company that gets stuff done.
Will the administration finally take the recommendations of a cyber-security czar seriously?