Not Quite War

TWELFTH ENTRY:

The US cybersecurity chief, Howard Schmidt, revealed parts of the secret plan of the government to combat cyber warfare. The Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative (CNCI), introduced in 2008 by then-President George W Bush, aims “to establish a front line of defense against today's immediate threats, to defend against the full spectrum of threats and to strengthen the future cybersecurity environment.” Schmidt emphasized the importance of cybersecurity in our lives and the need to “continue to seek out innovative new partnerships- not only within government, but also among industry, government and the American public.”

The industry players welcomed the partial declassification of such confidential information. It assured them that something was being done to protect the networks from threats, but more importantly, it allows the stakeholders to be involved in these efforts. The private sector possesses the infrastructure, the technical knowledge, and the money that would definitely boost the government’s program. Great allies are needed to fight great enemies. Strengths should be taken advantage of to far outweigh the weaknesses. I don’t know much about tactical strategies in warfare, but the government’s plan seems solid. In fact, the industry players thought it was common sense to involve the private sector and the public in this fight.

As far as our own government is concerned, I’m not sure if it is concerned at all. I wouldn’t be surprised if some of our leaders politicians aided and abetted the enemies . And I wouldn’t expect a similar use of common sense from people who do not make any sense at all. But should the government actually endeavor to fight this problem, a look at the US program might be useful.

source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8544431.stm photo: http://www.notquitewarpaint.com/images/facepainting-4042-cleveland-strawberry-festival-lg.jpg