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Re: Nato warns of strike against cyber attackers


From: Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu
Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2010 08:34:22 -0400

On Thu, 10 Jun 2010 12:27:18 BST, Michael Dillon said:

If any organization operates an infrastructure which could be
vulnerable to cyberattack that would damage the country in which they
operate, that organization needs to be regulated to ensure that their
networks cannot be exploited for cyberattack purposes.

s/cannot be/minimize the risk of/

And "would damage the country" is a very fuzzy concept that you really don't
want to go anywhere near.  Remember Microsoft arguing that a Federal judge
shouldn't impose an injunction that was going to make them miss a ship
date, on the grounds that the resulting delay would cause lost productivity
at customer sites and harm the economy?

(Mind you, I thought MS was making a good case they *should* be regulated,
if their ship dates actually had that much influence.. ;)

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