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Re: Presidential Internet Kill Switch
From: Dan Kaminsky <dan () doxpara com>
Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 23:56:43 -0400
I'm rather less concerned about 'presidential kill switch' and much more concerned about 'security consulting illegal in undefined contexts unless undefined certifications are maintained'. What if it was illegal to hire anyone who could actually find a problem? On Sep 22, 2009, at 11:04 PM, chris () blask org wrote:
On Tue, 9/22/09, Adriel T. Desautels <ad_lists () netragard com> wrote:Right, So what happens when someone pwns the switch?There is no switch. There never will be a switch. "Switches", in this context, are as likely as monkeys flying out of Gadi's posterior. Precisely for the reason stated by Adriel above (as well as being completely idiotic and logistically impossible). What is more likely is that some sort of system of coordination will develop wherein the federal government will be to some extent capable of contacting private network owners (which includes most 'traditional' critical infrastructure as well) and directing as much as reasonably possible response to widespread cybersecurity issues. Look out. The gummit is coming to give us all vasectomies... -chris _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
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- Re: Presidential Internet Kill Switch Rich Kulawiec (Sep 25)
- Re: Presidential Internet Kill Switch chris (Sep 22)
- Re: Presidential Internet Kill Switch Amrit Williams (Sep 22)
- Re: Presidential Internet Kill Switch chris (Sep 22)
- Re: Presidential Internet Kill Switch Larry Seltzer (Sep 22)
- Re: Presidential Internet Kill Switch Michael Graham (Sep 23)
- Re: Presidential Internet Kill Switch Larry Seltzer (Sep 23)
- Re: Presidential Internet Kill Switch Rob, grandpa of Ryan, Trevor, Devon & Hannah (Sep 23)
- Re: Presidential Internet Kill Switch chris (Sep 23)
- Re: Presidential Internet Kill Switch Nick FitzGerald (Sep 24)
- Re: Presidential Internet Kill Switch Larry Seltzer (Sep 22)
- Re: Presidential Internet Kill Switch Paul Ferguson (Sep 22)
- Re: Presidential Internet Kill Switch Dan Kaminsky (Sep 22)
- Re: Presidential Internet Kill Switch chris (Sep 23)
- Re: Presidential Internet Kill Switch Dan Kaminsky (Sep 23)
- Re: Presidential Internet Kill Switch phester (Sep 23)
- Re: Presidential Internet Kill Switch Michael Collins (Sep 23)
- Certs [was Re: Presidential Internet Kill Switch] der Mouse (Sep 27)
- Re: Certs [was Re: Presidential Internet Kill Switch] Jon Kibler (Sep 28)