Re: [ISN] FBI official calls for alternate Internet to secure critical systems

Forwarded from: security curmudgeon <jericho (at) attrition.org>

*SNORE*

U.S. government officials calling for a second Internet is getting really
old, and likely goes back 10 years or more. Such a call is a non-starter
though; if they know what the Internet is, they have to know you can't
just re-create it and keep it 'private' (something the Internet is not).
If they want a secure official network, copy the DOD model of SIPRnet. But
know that it is a private network, and will not be a 'new Internet'.

Either way, if you want this magical new second Internet, create it or
shut the hell up.


On Tue, 25 Oct 2011, InfoSec News wrote:

: http://gcn.com/articles/2011/10/24/fbi-official-alternate-internet.aspx
:
: By Kathleen Hickey
: GCN.com
: Oct 24, 2011
:
: The United States needs an alternate, transparent, restricted Internet if it
: is to secure the critical systems that handle such things as utilities and
: financial transactions, an FBI official says.
:
: Shawn Henry, the bureau?s executive assistant director, speaking at the
: International Systems Security Association conference recently, said the
: increasing numbers of cyber threats continue to outpace efforts to defend
: critical computer systems. These efforts are further hampered by the anonymity
: of the Internet.
:
: ?We can't tech our way out of the cyber threat," Henry said, according to the
: Associated Press. "The challenge with the Internet is you don't know who's
: launching the attack."
:
: Earlier this month, the Government Accountability Office released a report
: stating that information security incidents at 24 federal agencies have
: increased 650 percent during the past five years due to a combination of more
: numerous threats and persistent shortcomings in security controls, GCN
: reported.
:
: [...]


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