http://www.informationweek.com/news/government/security/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=228400240 By J. Nicholas Hoover InformationWeek November 30, 2010 The cache of more than 250,000 sensitive diplomatic cables acquired by WikiLeaks, only a fraction of which have been released, appear to contain many details on the technology and Internet policies, cybersecurity practices, and IT systems of the U.S. government and other countries. InformationWeek’s analysis of the cables already released and of the subject headers of unreleased cables, along with media reports of unreleased cables showing evidence of Chinese involvement in cyber-attacks against Google, finds thousands of references to the role that technology plays in 21st Century diplomacy. According to statistics provided by WikiLeaks, there are 9,329 cables about trade and technology controls, 2,553 about intellectual property rights, 574 about "economic and commercial Internet," and hundreds more on critical infrastructure protection, Internet technology, automated data processing, global IT modernization, and Internet administration. The U.S. government is vigorously opposed to the public release of the documents, many of which are confidential or secret in nature. In one cable, a Brazilian general expresses concern that his country's government is falling behind in protecting its classified and unclassified computer systems. He welcomes American assistance in helping to secure them, recommending the possibility of "courses" and "visits" to ameliorate the problem. [...] ___________________________________________________________ Tegatai Managed Colocation: Four Provider Blended Tier-1 Bandwidth, Fortinet Universal Threat Management, Natural Disaster Avoidance, Always-On Power Delivery Network, Cisco Switches, SAS 70 Type II Datacenter. Find peace of mind, Defend your Critical Infrastructure. http://www.tegataiphoenix.com/Received on Tue Nov 30 2010 - 22:38:58 PST
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