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Cybersecurity Firms Form Industry Association
An anonymous reader writes "Washington Technology is reporting that a new industry association centered around cybersecurity has been formed, to make sure security firms like RSA Security Inc., PGP Corp., Network Associates Inc., and others get their voices heard in Washington." Art Coviello, CEO of RSA Security Inc, is quoted in the article as saying: "The country is faced with the serious threat of terrorism and the possibility of cyberterrorism. If we can speak with one voice, we can play an important role in protecting the nation's critical infrastructure."
I've actually heard people say that "only paranoids use PGP". Now they'll eat their words!
On the bright side, it does mean you only get served one subpoena.
Maybe they'll have a super-useful color coding system to let us know how much of a threat to our computers there is.
Boy, that'll be informative.
Just my $0.55 (US inflation, 1774-2008, for $0.02)
Yeah, I have difficulty imagining a capitalist society without that sort of thing.
What I'm looking at as noteworthy here is that it might actually do some good in the process (maybe), since frankly I expect MS's own anti-viral features to suck more ass than a donkey vacuum.
Led by a former Bush official, and made up of companies that are under direct threat of having their business drastically changed by Microsoft and OSS.
;-)
Then how the hell do we work out which side we're on?
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I recommend Mike. He sounds authoritative. ^^
Judge Orders Microsoft to Keep Security Flaws
Redmond (AP) - In a stunning revision of the laws of the free market, Justice Penfield Jackson has ruled today that Microsoft's closing of the vast plethora of security holes in its operating system is an anti-competetive act and ordered an injunction against releasing the patches to close these holes.
"This is the only possible just ruling," says the head of CSIA, stooge for security companies made rich by Microsoft's past stupidity ....
"Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves
we won't need them anymore now that Microsoft is Trustworthy.
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On the other hand, your comment just gave me deja-vu. *cough* clipper chip *cough*
Yeah, it really gives a new meaning to "dot bomb."
Asymetric encryption in every pot!
Personal firewalls as a right!
Tax breaks for vulnerability scans!
Secure coding is bad for the economy!
America's childred deserve the latest bolt-on, after-the-fact, security solutions! You aren't against America's children...are you?
Seriously, print this out for future reference.
Boy, I sure hope a cyberterrorist doesn't cyber-hijack a cyberplane, and cybercrash it into a big cyberbuilding!
I might even have to stand up from my cyberterminal in cyberspace, if that were to cyber-happen.
All I can say is, I'm cyber-scared, and I hope the cybercops can protect me and my cyberfamily!
Nothing except they used to be called Special High Intensity Technology Association for Security Servcies which didn't do their poularity any good at all. Now they just act like they're called that.
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Oh no! Suicide Robots! What has the world come to?
and make a huge pile of money^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H um, contribution to national security. cuz, we're like, um, patriots.
Sacred cows make the best burgers.