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The US Government has lost its credibility. What reason is there to trust them? That said, what reason was there ever to trust them. Patriotism in this country demands distrust of those that govern. There...
In reply to: Credibility and the Civil Cyber War
It wasn't the NSA's responsibility to find the HeartBleed bug, and if they did find it, I wouldn't believe their statements that they didn't use it. For them to say otherwise would tip off various parties that their servers...
In reply to: Don't expect the NSA to help or even come clean
We cannot be surprised. NSA, as any other intelligence has used, and will use in the future exploits to gather sensitive information and foreign government secrets. What we are seeing is just the tip of the iceberg ......
In reply to: What's new?
So i came to the conclusion w/ all of the NSA spying that basically it comes down to this. The internet would fail w/o the NSA... basically they have a vested interest in the internet and have exploited vulnerabilities for...
In reply to: Netowrk Infrastructure
Great article, and it underscores the complexities of data protection and the various elements and types of data. Creating a philosophy based on awareness and accountability seems to be quite effective. "Awareness"...
In reply to: Data Protection
"They can be typed by holding down the key" should be "They can be typed by holding down the ALT key"
In reply to: Correction
you may be right - the private sector could well lead the way - but remember that a desire to avoid legislation/regualtion is how we got PCI.
In reply to: Re: Still not enough...
If the private sector were leading the way and maintaining the cybersecurity infrastructure of our critical infrastructure, why would we need an NIST framework in the first place?
In reply to: Re: Still not enough...
Sadly, it will most likely take another incident like a huge blackout -- or worse -- for either the public sector or private sector to take the steps we need to improve the security around our critical infrastructure. But...
In reply to: Re: Still not enough...
If securing the infrastructure is going to be done right the private sector will need to lead the charge. The government has too much red-tape to make doing anything quick or right. We need to take the initiative to secure...
In reply to: Re: Still not enough...
Yes, believe me, I get all that, but if you were to stand up a security organization from scratch, would you place it under IT or somewhere else? Eventually, IT needs and security will butt heads, and when that happens,...
In reply to: Re: A Partnership Mentality
Reporting relationships are important, however it's far more complex than just that. Looking at the maturity of the security program, the type of organization, and the relationships outside of IT that can be leveraged (The...
In reply to: Re: A Partnership Mentality
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