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POLICY: January 2009 Archives
In a Media Round Table outgoing Director of National Mike McConnel said ..."We've got a good (cyber) program, we've got funding, we've got the attention
of the Congress, we've got the attention of the current administration,
we've got the attention of the incoming administration," ...
"But cybersecurity is the soft underbelly of this country." READ MORE
Media Round Table transcript: READ
Media Round Table transcript: READ
Speaking at the recent International conference of Cybersecury Computer, Shawn Henry, assistant director of the FBI's
cyber division said attacks pose the biggest risk "from a national security
perspective, other than a weapon of mass destruction or a bomb in one
of our major cities. He went on to say terrorist groups aim for an online 9/11,
"inflicting the same kind of damage on our country, on all our
countries, on all our networks, as they did in 2001 by flying planes
into buildings."
At the same conference Deputy U.S. Attorney General Mark Filip talked about how "The cyber infrastructure of the U.S. government is closely linked to the national cyber infrastructure that we all know and use and that infrastructure is largely made up of privately owned networks and even if the government wanted to devise cyber security policies without private input, these policies would have limited reach, and would not reach many of the most critical potential vulnerabilities in the U.S." READ MORE
To read the remarks by Deputy U.S. Attorney General Mark Filip, Click here.
UPDATE: FBI Press Room - Combating Cyber Crime. READ MORE
At the same conference Deputy U.S. Attorney General Mark Filip talked about how "The cyber infrastructure of the U.S. government is closely linked to the national cyber infrastructure that we all know and use and that infrastructure is largely made up of privately owned networks and even if the government wanted to devise cyber security policies without private input, these policies would have limited reach, and would not reach many of the most critical potential vulnerabilities in the U.S." READ MORE
To read the remarks by Deputy U.S. Attorney General Mark Filip, Click here.
UPDATE: FBI Press Room - Combating Cyber Crime. READ MORE
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) intends to hold public
meetings in Washington D.C. in January and February 2009 to solicit feedback on a voluntary
preparedness program for the private sector.
The department is setting up a voluntary private sector preparedness accreditation and certification program known as "PS-Prep," DHS announced in a Dec. 24, 2008 notice in the Federal Register.
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Voluntary Private Sector Preparedness Accreditation and Certification Program Resource Center
The department is setting up a voluntary private sector preparedness accreditation and certification program known as "PS-Prep," DHS announced in a Dec. 24, 2008 notice in the Federal Register.
READ MORE
Voluntary Private Sector Preparedness Accreditation and Certification Program Resource Center
The December 31, 2008 issue of Time.com has an interesting article on the application of the military for disaster response in the U.S. Current plans are that by 2011 the Department of Defense will have 20,000 uniformed troops
expressly trained to assist in national disaster rapid response. READ MORE
OPINION: This is a very complex and important issue and concerns much more than the application of military personnel. For example, the implementation of the DHS National Applications Office continues to be stalled because of Congressional concerns over privacy and civil liberties. Although recent changes in policy are primarily the result of the events of September 11, 2001 and the failures during the Hurricane Katrina response the issues involved date back to the Posse Comitatus Act, a 130-year-old law that specifically bars the President from using the U.S. military for law enforcement in the United States. It is interesting to note that some of these technology policy issues were addressed over ten years ago in the Disaster Information Task Force report whose recommendations included the "Formulation of a policy environment that fosters interagency cooperation through integrated strategic planning and coordination of disaster information budget initiatives and promotes public/private partnerships. Develop a sustainable plan for timely access to classified data and derived products."
OPINION: This is a very complex and important issue and concerns much more than the application of military personnel. For example, the implementation of the DHS National Applications Office continues to be stalled because of Congressional concerns over privacy and civil liberties. Although recent changes in policy are primarily the result of the events of September 11, 2001 and the failures during the Hurricane Katrina response the issues involved date back to the Posse Comitatus Act, a 130-year-old law that specifically bars the President from using the U.S. military for law enforcement in the United States. It is interesting to note that some of these technology policy issues were addressed over ten years ago in the Disaster Information Task Force report whose recommendations included the "Formulation of a policy environment that fosters interagency cooperation through integrated strategic planning and coordination of disaster information budget initiatives and promotes public/private partnerships. Develop a sustainable plan for timely access to classified data and derived products."
