> No, the problem really is that even among us "educated
professionals"
> there's a difference of opinion as to what should or shouldn't
constitute
> a computer crime. This is demonstrated beautifully by this
thread. If
> *we* can't decide what a computer crime is, how do we expect our
> non-techno savvy lawmakers, who don't really understand the
issues, to get it right.
This is a REALLY good point. I don't know of any lobby groups that are
specificly addressing
IT security issues. I know that (ISC)2 has a lobbist that monitors some of
these issues and
recruits people to testify at congressional hearings. There are other
groups addressing privacy issues.
I'd be interested in knowing if CSI, ISSA or ICSA have legislative people
because I'd really like to keep
up on what Washington is doing.
The President's commission on Critical Infrastructure had some really
off-the-wall ideas about
how to protect the systems that run our power, financial and communications
grids. I'd be interested in
knowing which ones are going forward.
One that went forward was a national licensing/certification for IT security
professionals. I can't get any
details but I'd gather they plan to license us like they do pilots, mariners
and radio engineers. The thing
I find strange about all this is that NIST and the NSA were two of the
groups that helped get (ISC)2 and the
CISSP certification started. Now their supporting a duplicate effort. Your
tax dollars at work!
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