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Malware Is a Disease; Let's Treat It Like One
jfruhlinger writes "The most common metaphor we have for computer malware — 'virus' — emphasizes that in many ways malicious computer code mimics biological pathogens. And yet, while the U.S. government has rapid response plans in place for an outbreak of a new disease, we're content to let the private sector react to hugely damaging computer infections. Tom Henderson thinks we need the cybersecurity equivalent of the CDC."
Agencies are directed by political appointees,...
Who are motivated by political power. Why is an organization that is motivated by political power less suspect than an organization that is motivated by profit?
At least with a private company, if I don't like how they treat me, I can do business with someone else (or no one).
The truth is that all men having power ought to be mistrusted. James Madison
If a disease outbreak ravages the country and kills the young, the old, the weak, that would be a huge tragedy.
If a virus ravages the country and kills off Windows XP, Adobe Flash, and IIS, then the strong will have survived and the software world will be a better place.
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http://www.us-cert.gov/
From the US-CERT "About Us" page:
US-CERT's mission is to improve the nation's cybersecurity posture, coordinate cyber information sharing and proactively manage cyber risks to the nation while protecting the constitutional rights of Americans. US-CERT vision is to be a trusted global leader in cybersecurity - collaborative, agile, and responsive in a complex environment.
Information is available from the US-CERT web site, mailing lists, and RSS channels.
US-CERT also provides a way for citizens, businesses, and other institutions to communicate and coordinate directly with the United States government about cyber security.
Who runs US-CERT?
US-CERT is the operational arm of the National Cyber Security Division (NCSD) at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Where is US-CERT located?
US-CERT is located in the Washington DC Metropolitan area.
What is US-CERT's relationship to NCSD and DHS?
US-CERT is the operational arm of the National Cyber Security Division (NCSD) at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The NCSD was established by DHS to serve as the federal government's cornerstone for cyber security coordination and preparedness, including implementation of the National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace .
Hey the stuff I get through the USPS in general is in better shape than the stuff I get through UPS or FedEx. I have gotten a number of packages through UPS and FedEx that looked like they have been backed over by the truck, or had foot prints on them thankfully most companies who ship stuff pack them accordingly so I haven't gotten prebroken stuff. Now you can trot out that the USPS looses money, but they have to go and get approval from our congress critters to raise their rates, must deliver service to all locations on all weekdays and Saturday which is something that UPS and FedEx don't have to do. There are things government should do and does well, the problem is when it gets into things it shouldn't (saving car companies) or when they try to privatize things they shouldn't (security contractors).
Time to offend someone
All right, all right ... Apart from the sanitation, medicine, education, wine, public order, irrigation, roads, the fresh water system and public health, what has the government ever done for us?
I am officially gone from
But politicians backed by the MAFIAA would institute trusted computing and a locked up internet in the name of eradicating malware. People only have to think malware is eradicated at no cost for them to be reelected.
"People don't want to learn linux" hasn't been a valid excuse since '03.