Security News > 2011 > October > Re: FBI official calls for alternate Internet to secure critical systems

Forwarded from: security curmudgeon *SNORE* U.S. government officials calling for a second Internet is getting really old, and likely goes back 10 years or more. Such a call is a non-starter though; if they know what the Internet is, they have to know you can't just re-create it and keep it 'private' (something the Internet is not). If they want a secure official network, copy the DOD model of SIPRnet. But know that it is a private network, and will not be a 'new Internet'. Either way, if you want this magical new second Internet, create it or shut the hell up. On Tue, 25 Oct 2011, InfoSec News wrote: : http://gcn.com/articles/2011/10/24/fbi-official-alternate-internet.aspx : : By Kathleen Hickey : GCN.com : Oct 24, 2011 : : The United States needs an alternate, transparent, restricted Internet if it : is to secure the critical systems that handle such things as utilities and : financial transactions, an FBI official says. : : Shawn Henry, the bureau?s executive assistant director, speaking at the : International Systems Security Association conference recently, said the : increasing numbers of cyber threats continue to outpace efforts to defend : critical computer systems. These efforts are further hampered by the anonymity : of the Internet. : : ?We can't tech our way out of the cyber threat," Henry said, according to the : Associated Press. "The challenge with the Internet is you don't know who's : launching the attack." : : Earlier this month, the Government Accountability Office released a report : stating that information security incidents at 24 federal agencies have : increased 650 percent during the past five years due to a combination of more : numerous threats and persistent shortcomings in security controls, GCN : reported. : : [...] _____________________________________________________ Subscribe to InfoSec News - www.infosecnews.org http://www.infosecnews.org/mailman/listinfo/isn

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