Return-Path: <sentto-279987-2400-1001567964-fc=all.net@returns.onelist.com> Delivered-To: fc@all.net Received: from 204.181.12.215 by localhost with POP3 (fetchmail-5.1.0) for fc@localhost (single-drop); Wed, 26 Sep 2001 22:21:10 -0700 (PDT) Received: (qmail 938 invoked by uid 510); 27 Sep 2001 05:19:40 -0000 Received: from n2.groups.yahoo.com (216.115.96.52) by 204.181.12.215 with SMTP; 27 Sep 2001 05:19:40 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: sentto-279987-2400-1001567964-fc=all.net@returns.onelist.com Received: from [10.1.4.53] by hi.egroups.com with NNFMP; 27 Sep 2001 05:19:24 -0000 X-Sender: fc@big.all.net X-Apparently-To: iwar@onelist.com Received: (EGP: mail-7_3_2_2); 27 Sep 2001 05:19:24 -0000 Received: (qmail 61747 invoked from network); 27 Sep 2001 05:19:23 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.142) by l7.egroups.com with QMQP; 27 Sep 2001 05:19:23 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO big.all.net) (65.0.156.78) by mta3 with SMTP; 27 Sep 2001 05:19:23 -0000 Received: (from fc@localhost) by big.all.net (8.9.3/8.7.3) id WAA02677 for iwar@onelist.com; Wed, 26 Sep 2001 22:19:22 -0700 Message-Id: <200109270519.WAA02677@big.all.net> To: iwar@onelist.com (Information Warfare Mailing List) Organization: I'm not allowed to say X-Mailer: don't even ask X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.5 PL1] From: Fred Cohen <fc@all.net> Mailing-List: list iwar@yahoogroups.com; contact iwar-owner@yahoogroups.com Delivered-To: mailing list iwar@yahoogroups.com Precedence: bulk List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:iwar-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com> Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2001 22:19:22 -0700 (PDT) Reply-To: iwar@yahoogroups.com Subject: [iwar] [fc:Lawmaker.Sounds.Warning.Note.On.Computer.Security] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Lawmaker Sounds Warning Note On Computer Security By Robert MacMillan, Newsbytes, 9/26/2001 <a href="http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/170512.html">http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/170512.html> The recent terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon presage the potential of severe cyber-sorties on the nation's and government's critical IT infrastructures, and now is not the time for Congress to delay in doing their part to fabricate a strong online defense, an influential House subcommittee chairman today said. Rep. Stephen Horn, R-Calif., chairman of the House Government Reform Subcommittee on Government Efficiency, Financial Management and Information Technology, said in a hearing on IT security that the defenders of the critical IT infrastructure must learn from the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. They must realize, he said, that the "government's critical computer systems are as vulnerable to attack as airport security." Horn also said that the General Accounting Office (GAO) in 1997 added government computer security to its high-risk list, but "it is now 2001, and the government has made little progress in addressing computer security issues." The Sept. 11 terrorist attacks notwithstanding, Horn also said recent computer worm and virus issues highlight the ongoing need to protect critical computer systems. "Following the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, the 'Nimda' worm attacked computer systems around the world," Horn said. "On Monday, a new worm was unleashed on computer systems. This worm is capable of wiping out a computer's basic system files. These attacks are increasing in intensity, sophistication and potential damage." Horn long has been an advocate of increased cyber-security for government computer systems. Last September he released a "report card" for federal government cyber-security, giving the government an "appalling average grade of D-minus." The Clinton administration's National Security Council cyber-security point man, Richard Clarke, agreed with Horn that computer security needed drastic improvement. Several private groups, including Gartner Inc., have urged the Bush administration to appoint a federal chief information officer to field a range of IT issues, including privacy, electronic government, Internet voting and cyber-security. Rep. Jim Turner, D-Texas, has sponsored legislation to create a federal CIO position, as have Sens. Joseph Lieberman, D-Conn., and Conrad Burns, R-Mont. White House Office of Management and Budget Deputy Director Sean O'Keefe in July told a Senate hearing, however, that a federal CIO would create a new and unnecessary government bureaucracy. The Bush administration supports using the OMB deputy director of management as a cyber-security chief. Reported by Newsbytes.com, <a href="http://www.newsbytes.com">http://www.newsbytes.com> . ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Get your FREE VeriSign guide to security solutions for your web site: encrypting transactions, securing intranets, and more! http://us.click.yahoo.com/UnN2wB/m5_CAA/yigFAA/kgFolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> ------------------ http://all.net/ Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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