U.S. Government To Get Cybersecurity Chief

cmason32 writes "The Bush administration is going to create a new Cybersecurity Chief position in the Homeland Security Department. The move is supposed to demonstrate the government's dedication to cracking down on hackers and 'cyberterror.' One of the responsibities of the position is to 'secure cyberspace.' However, critics are already noting the position is not likely to be effective."

Comments

Not Powerful Enough?

[Anonymous Coward]

Industry leaders worry the new post won't be powerful enough.

But... I thought hackers could already start World War Three with a telephone call? How can this position not be powerful enough?

Cyber-madness

[blitzoid]

Eventually the americans will have THREE forms of government! The first is the regular government, followed closely by a Shadow government (For emergencies only, of course!), and finally a Cybergovernment!

Now when kids say they wanna grow up to be President, the teacher will have to ask "Will that be Shadow, Cyber, or Plain?"

I probably shouldn't say this, but...

[tuba_dude]

If you get to Guantanamo Bay before me, save me a cell, would you please?

Am i the only one...

[varj]

Who read that headline as
"U.S. Government To Get Cybersecurity Chef"

What would he serve, Johnny Mnemonic Barbecue Freedom Fries?

Re:Am i the only one...

[Virus1984]

At a first glance I read it as "U.S. Governments To Get Cybersecurity Thief".

Wonder how this will work.

[2sleep2type]

I can see it now a big box with lots of flashing lights. A big lever. The operator ( in a white coat of course). Walks up to box pulls lever.

A display lights up 'Secure cyberspace ON'.

Reminds me of one of my all time user requirement highlights. This was on a multi platform, multi system deployment which I was working on several interfaces for.

21.0 Error Recovery Process

When any error has occurred in across the system the user will select a fix error button. This will resolve all problems.

When I suggested that the button could call a routine to print a P45 for anyone selecting it I was accused of been unresponsive to user needs.

Beware!

[mrpuffypants]

ye hackers living within the borders of the United States shall soon fall under the tyrannical rule of the cybersecurity czar! Your constant day to day actions will be monitored by private-sector companies that control the entire Internet, told who and what to sniff by their grand ruler! All Hail The Grand Czar! ....what? there are computers outside of the US borders? Bah! We are at war with Oceania and have already eradicated these rogues operating under the control of the terrorist Linus!

Who's that?

[jointm1k]

That's Richard Gill man! The hacker enemy number one.

Oh, thank god!

[philovivero]

I am feeling so cyberterrorised lately, and this is the exact response I was looking for the government to make.

It isn't like we have more important issues with Disney, RIAA, and MPAA buying legislation or anything.

Securing Cyberspace

[Tazzy531]

Securing Cyberspace will be just as effective as the

• "War on Terrorism"
• "War on Drugs"
• "War on Education"

and other asinine policies of the government

Re:Securing Cyberspace

[Anonymous Coward]

Actually, the War on Education seems to generally have been a resounding success.

Network Security

[onosendai]

And here I was about to read that article about beginning Network Security; Thanks to the new cyber-tzar, I won't need to .. with his 'secur[ing] cyberspace' n'all

The most qualified is:

[Anonymous Coward]

I nominate Jeff K.

I nominate myself.

[Ayanami Rei]

You know you want me in charge. Better than someone who can't pronounce: /.

Any objections?