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Former US cybersecurity chief Richard Clarke interview (computerworlduk.com)
1 point by EdwardQ on Sept 20, 2011 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment



Quote from the transcript: "If you had the influence, what would you change to improve US cybersecurity?" Answer: "I would require the major internet providers as a matter of regulation to filter the packets to look for signatures of attacks and blackhole them. I'd give the signatures to them. In a regulated industry - finance, power and telecommunications - I'd require all the software be vetted for all kinds of mistakes." - Richard Clarke

Just a lot of more security layers/patches in the form of regulations -> less internet freedom. Vetting software for mistakes is a big waste of time and resources. I read his book. And in it, Richard Clarke asks AT&T Cybersecurity officer, Edward Amoroso, the same question. Amoroso's response is the same: If her were the US cybersecurity Czar, he would like initiatives to look for software errors and make software more secure...C'mon, seriously?




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