Comments on: Cybersecurity Bill Too Vague? http://badice.com/2009/04/22/cybersecurity-bill-too-vague/ badice.com ~ musings for the masses Mon, 07 May 2012 21:28:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Sarah http://badice.com/2009/04/22/cybersecurity-bill-too-vague/#comment-54 Sarah Wed, 29 Apr 2009 18:28:47 +0000 http://badice.com/?p=2121#comment-54 I'm certainly on board for government agency accountability. I’m certainly on board for government agency accountability.

]]> By: Stephan Segraves http://badice.com/2009/04/22/cybersecurity-bill-too-vague/#comment-53 Stephan Segraves Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:15:51 +0000 http://badice.com/?p=2121#comment-53 I have the same question about the need for such an agency, though there is no single government entity monitoring the U.S. network, it is handled by the CIA, FBI, NSA, and military branches. For me, there is not a necessity to protect the integrity of the public's internet. Sure, the government should protect it's assets but by building such vague language into the bill, they open it up so that the entire network could be turned off in a national "emergency". A good, middle-of-the-road compromise would be an entity that handles all of the data from the intelligence agencies and reports to the President. That's all we really need. There is no need for a singular person in a poorly titled position to do this. I have the same question about the need for such an agency, though there is no single government entity monitoring the U.S. network, it is handled by the CIA, FBI, NSA, and military branches.

For me, there is not a necessity to protect the integrity of the public’s internet. Sure, the government should protect it’s assets but by building such vague language into the bill, they open it up so that the entire network could be turned off in a national “emergency”.

A good, middle-of-the-road compromise would be an entity that handles all of the data from the intelligence agencies and reports to the President. That’s all we really need. There is no need for a singular person in a poorly titled position to do this.

]]> By: Sarah http://badice.com/2009/04/22/cybersecurity-bill-too-vague/#comment-52 Sarah Mon, 27 Apr 2009 21:43:42 +0000 http://badice.com/?p=2121#comment-52 At a minimum the bill is too vague and will likely undogo several pretty drastic changes before it goes to vote. There are several points in there that I won't bother to argue that will never make it to actual legislation because they are impractical and ridiculous. I'm no fan of our current administration or Congress, and I'm the first to point out how socialist and collectivist they are. However, all of these online rants about how Obama is going to shut down the internet and make the internet a state-controlled medium is a bit too 'chicken little' for me. Isn't the federal network already managed and regulated by a team of super qualified IT professionals? I guess my real concern isn't if this bill is too vague, but if it is necessary at all. The creation of a new panel and comically named Internet Czar that report directly to the internet seem less threatening than frivolous. If we already have people doing this job and handling our nation's cyber security, why fix what isn't broken? Let's see how the revisions go and if the sky is actually falling. At a minimum the bill is too vague and will likely undogo several pretty drastic changes before it goes to vote. There are several points in there that I won’t bother to argue that will never make it to actual legislation because they are impractical and ridiculous. I’m no fan of our current administration or Congress, and I’m the first to point out how socialist and collectivist they are. However, all of these online rants about how Obama is going to shut down the internet and make the internet a state-controlled medium is a bit too ‘chicken little’ for me.

Isn’t the federal network already managed and regulated by a team of super qualified IT professionals? I guess my real concern isn’t if this bill is too vague, but if it is necessary at all. The creation of a new panel and comically named Internet Czar that report directly to the internet seem less threatening than frivolous. If we already have people doing this job and handling our nation’s cyber security, why fix what isn’t broken?

Let’s see how the revisions go and if the sky is actually falling.

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