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[ NNSquad ] General warns of dramatic increase in cyber-attacks on U.S. firms
General warns of dramatic increase in cyber-attacks on U.S. firms http://j.mp/MKPKbt (L.A. Times) "Alexander said the military had yet to work out rules of engagement for responding to cyber-attacks, and he pointed out that neither of his agencies have the authority to defend against a cyber-attack on a private company, even if that company owns crucial infrastructure. The pending bill would fix that, he said. Some business groups oppose the bill as intrusive, and some civil liberties groups say it compromises privacy. Alexander pointedly refused to comment on Stuxnet, a cyber-attack on Iran's nuclear enrichment facilities that has been reported to have been the work of the U.S. and Israeli intelligence. He also pushed back against the notion that the uptick in attacks on the U.S. is related to Stuxnet, which was first discovered in June 2010." - - - There are indeed genuine cybersecurity concerns. But this legislative campaign by Alexander, et al. is mostly F.U.D. Period. --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein (lauren@vortex.com): http://www.vortex.com/lauren Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org/pfir-info Founder: - Network Neutrality Squad: http://www.nnsquad.org - PRIVACY Forum: http://www.vortex.com/privacy-info - Data Wisdom Explorers League: http://www.dwel.org - Global Coalition for Transparent Internet Performance: http://www.gctip.org Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy Lauren's Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com Google+: http://vortex.com/g+lauren / Twitter: http://vortex.com/t-lauren Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 / Skype: vortex.com _______________________________________________ nnsquad mailing list http://lists.nnsquad.org/mailman/listinfo/nnsquad