The Cybersecurity Act of 2009 (was: SCADA)
Chris Blask <[email protected]>
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Michael Balasko <[email protected]> wrote: > I can assure you that there are tons of Birkenstock wearing, long bearded multiple Ph.D > holding guys fighting the good fight who happen to work for the government. I'm willing to even trust some of them if they have short hair (but only so far...) >From the looks of things much of this argument is about to become academic. I've just read through the Cybersecurity Act of 2009 - which is now on the table in DC - and put my initial thoughts in order (http://www.motleymoose.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=1289). In general I'm not displeased but the devil is in the details, so I hear. NIST is being harnessed up (Section 6 "NIST Standards Development and Compliance"), so brace yourself, Emmy. Also interesting are sections 7 (certification of infosec geeks, as if we weren't already certifiable), 14 (Public/Private Clearinghouse, where EFF blows a fuse) and 18 (aka "In case of emergency, break glass"). If anyone thought the SCADA debate was lively, this one is sure to be a doosie... -chris (PS - I imagine there is some Ancient Polish Shared Ancestor at work, Mr. Balasko).