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RE: Former U.S. Cyber Security Czar Calls for 'Closed Interne t'


From: "Paul Ferguson" <fergdawg () netzero net>
Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2007 00:55:14 GMT

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- -- "Young, Keith" <Keith.Young () montgomerycountymd gov> wrote:

He has a bad choice of words ("closed internet" sends shivers through my
spine), but he is absolutely correct: 1)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SIPRNET
2) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JWICS
3) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NIPRNET

It has been done, "relatively" successfully, for years.

Indeed, a poor choice of words. :-)

And indeed, it has be "de rigeur" with regards to the "sensitive"
nature of some networks for years.

But I can understand why Vint Cerf bristled at the phrase. :-)

- - ferg

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