Forwarded from: "Huggins, Michael" <mhhugginsat_private> Again as stated before businesses have had their way with this product and only time will tell what new nightmares congress creates to ensure those areas not dictated will be covered. I see More GLB, DMCA, hip hip hoorah my job is insured for years to come.. v/r Michael -----Original Message----- From: InfoSec News [mailto:isnat_private] Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2002 7:55 AM To: isnat_private Subject: [ISN] White House to unveil initiative for protection against cyberattacks http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/4083736.htm By Mary Anne Ostrom and Elise Ackerman Mercury News Sept. 15, 2002 Using Silicon Valley as the backdrop, the White House this week will unveil its most comprehensive plan yet to protect the nation's computer users from cyberattacks. Industry officials who have seen drafts of the plan and White House briefing documents describe a strategy that will rely heavily on voluntary efforts of home computer users and employers and sets new security standards for government agencies, which have been roundly criticized for ignoring computer security. The new blueprint for computer security will be presented Wednesday at Stanford University by Richard Clarke, the Bush administration's top cybersecurity officer, and FBI Director Robert Mueller, among others. The wide-ranging report, months in the works, comes exactly one week after the first anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. It calls on ``all Americans to secure their portions of cyberspace.'' [...] - ISN is currently hosted by Attrition.org To unsubscribe email majordomoat_private with 'unsubscribe isn' in the BODY of the mail.
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