Return-Path: <sentto-279987-3100-1003420249-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); Thu, 18 Oct 2001 08:52:07 -0700 (PDT) Received: (qmail 19508 invoked by uid 510); 18 Oct 2001 15:50:28 -0000 Received: from n2.groups.yahoo.com (216.115.96.52) by 204.181.12.215 with SMTP; 18 Oct 2001 15:50:28 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: sentto-279987-3100-1003420249-fc=all.net@returns.onelist.com Received: from [10.1.4.52] by n2.groups.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 18 Oct 2001 15:50:50 -0000 X-Sender: fc@big.all.net X-Apparently-To: iwar@onelist.com Received: (EGP: mail-8_0_0_1); 18 Oct 2001 15:50:49 -0000 Received: (qmail 98876 invoked from network); 18 Oct 2001 15:50:49 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.27) by m8.onelist.org with QMQP; 18 Oct 2001 15:50:49 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO big.all.net) (65.0.156.78) by mta2 with SMTP; 18 Oct 2001 15:50:48 -0000 Received: (from fc@localhost) by big.all.net (8.9.3/8.7.3) id IAA14698 for iwar@onelist.com; Thu, 18 Oct 2001 08:50:48 -0700 Message-Id: <200110181550.IAA14698@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> X-Yahoo-Profile: fcallnet 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: Thu, 18 Oct 2001 08:50:47 -0700 (PDT) Reply-To: iwar@yahoogroups.com Subject: [iwar] [fc:Va..Governor.Touts.State.As.Cyber-Terrorism.Model] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Va. Governor Touts State As Cyber-Terrorism Model By Liza Porteus, National Journal, 10/18/2001 <a href="http://nationaljournal.com/pubs/techdaily/pmedition/tp011017.htm#1">http://nationaljournal.com/pubs/techdaily/pmedition/tp011017.htm#1> A national anti-terrorism plan should combine federal, state and local strategy, and Virginia's work in that regard could be a model in preparing for potential cyber attacks, Virginia Gov. James Gilmore told the House Science Committee on Wednesday. Gilmore heads the Gilmore Commission -- a panel mandated by Congress to recommend ways to protect the nation from weapons of mass destruction, including cyber threats. The commission has expedited the release of its third and final report -- originally slated for release in December -- in the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. A commission member told National Journal's Technology Daily that the recommendations likely will be issued Friday. The Bush administration's creation this week of the President's Critical Infrastructure Board to prevent disruptions of critical infrastructure is a "critical first step," Gilmore said, but "a national strategy is a federal, state and local strategy all combined." Gilmore has particular interest in the issue because more than 50 percent of the country's Internet traffic flows through one section of northern Virginia alone. The Old Dominion also houses the highest concentration of critical data centers, with businesses such as America Online, Global Crossing, VeriSign and WorldCom located in the state. Gilmore directed Virginia Technology Secretary Donald Upson to work with the federal Critical Infrastructure Assurance Office (CIAO). CIAO Director John Tritak and Upson, members of the Virginia General Assembly and the Virginia attorney general are developing a plan that could serve as a blueprint for a national strategy, Gilmore said. "All states need a plan like this, and the plan needs to be woven into a national network," he said. Virginia also is protecting the state's computers by deploying "highly sensitive software" to protect against e-mail viruses, Gilmore said. On Tuesday, the state launched a pilot project to secure e-mail in the offices of Gilmore, his Cabinet and the state police. Gilmore stressed that private industry and tech companies "must answer this call to arms" to work together on such initiatives. He also emphasized the need for all states to reinstate their Y2K preparation offices to use as permanent cyber-security offices. "I can't even tell you today if we had a threat there [with Y2K], but we have a threat now, and we shut down those offices," Gilmore said. Rep. Vernon Ehlers, R-Mich., said the Gilmore Commission's recommendations are "the best summary of an action outline that I've seen since I've been here." He suggested that the committee add in its recommendations that hackers face the same penalties as terrorists. Committee Chairman Sherwood Boehlert, R-N.Y., noted that a hearing on cyber terrorism earlier this month highlighted shortcomings in the nation's computer systems. "We are not working on legislation to try to address those shortcomings," he said. Boehlert said another hearing will be held in two weeks to look at communications problems facing emergency personnel because of the lack of interoperable equipment. The question-and-answer session of the hearing was postponed so the area could undergo a full sweep after staffers and police were exposed to anthrax in or around the office of Senate Minority Leader Thomas Daschle, D-S.D. ------------------------ 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/
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.1.2 : 2001-12-31 20:59:55 PST