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Federal Cyberspace Policy Draft Released

Posted by timothy on from the left-hand-meet-right-hand dept.

mh_cryptonomicon writes "The initial public draft of the National Strategy for Securing Cyberspace was released today. This document outlines the Administration's plan for ensuring that the Net remains a 'good neighborhood.' Following the release of the plan, the Administration's Cybersecurity team will take it on the road for discussions with the people about what can and should be done to protect and defend the net. More information (and the 65 page draft) can be downloaded from the White House's Critical Infrastructure Protection site. This draft is considerably smaller than the 3300 page monster it was reported as being. Commentary is starting to pop up everywhere, including www.cryptonomicon.net/blog/."

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  1. Re:65 pages? by Skapare · · Score: 5, Funny

    Don't worry, the net will be safe for the next 10-15 minutes while all the hackers go get their laughs.

    --
    now we need to go OSS in diesel cars
  2. Amusing quote from the Cryptonomicon Blog by caferace · · Score: 5, Funny
    "One of the most annoying features of Outlook Express is that it's default settings make it disgustingly easy for email to travel via email messages."

    Well, despite all it's security holes, I'd gather this was pretty important from a design standpoint. :)

  3. Freaking busybodies... by tlambert · · Score: 5, Funny

    Freaking busybodies...

    I will put my router up on cinderblocks in my front yard if I damn well want to...

    -- Terry