Name and shame, yes, that'll work. On Wed, 8 Feb 2012, Paul Ferguson wrote:
> Cyber bill to put US in charge of global cyber security > Matthew Hall > > February 9, 2012 - 12:18PM > > In the wake of the SOPA outcry, another controversial bill that puts > the US in charge of global cyber dealings is simmering. > > While industry and public uproar has stalled the controversial online > anti-piracy bills known as SOPA and PIPA, American legislators are > maintaining an aggressive stance on cybercrime, preparing to vote on a > new bill that, if passed, will force other countries to play by US > rules. > > The bill - International Cybercrime Reporting and Cooperation Act - is > likely to go to a vote in the next few months. It will place the > United States at the forefront of the battle against international > internet-driven crime by threatening economic sanctions on countries > that allow cyber attacks to originate on their soil. > > "The issue of cyber security is so vital right now to US national > security and to the United States economy," said Senator Kirsten > Gillibrand, a co-sponsor of the proposed bill. > > It follows a change of heart from legislators on the earlier Stop > Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and its cousin, the Protect International > Property Act (PIPA), whose opposers say go too far in giving US law > makers the power to bring down websites, effectively censoring the > internet. > > The bill, 18 months in the making, will establish international > protocols on the issues surrounding cybercrime, allow the US > government to name and shame lax governments, and establish a > framework for economic sanctions on uncooperative governments. > > "Right now, there is no protocol," Gillibrand said. "There is no way > to call the Russian government and say 'You've got five guys sitting > in a room over there who keep attacking our stock exchange what are > you going to do about that?' > > "We want to give incentives for countries that need our help, for > countries that don't have a way to prosecute cyber crime, or to > investigate these cases." > > Speaking before an audience of law enforcement officials, industry > insiders and academics in New York City recently, Gillibrand said a > personal fear was for a talented hacker to sell his skills to > terrorist groups. > > "If countries that are players in this issue don't participate or > don't actually try to enforce laws against cyber criminals we could > have sanctions in terms of multilateral banking finance or we could > have sanctions that would limit or suspend preferential trade > programs. We could also suspend, restrict, or withdraw foreign > assistance." > > Unsurprisingly, law enforcement officials have welcomed the bill. FBI > Special Agent Mary Galagin, head of the agency's Cyber/Special > Operations Division, believes technology is in danger of outrunning > the legal framework applying to her office. > > "If we continue to increase the technology in the United States but > legislation does not increase, then law enforcement will get to a > point where we will go dark," Galagin said. "We cannot get the > information we need to stop a terrorist attack, espionage, criminal > attacks. > > "You can do a lot more harm to our country right now with a computer > than you can with a lot of other weapons. It is kind of like the > Pirates of the Caribbean out there. There are pirate ships. There is > lots of gold. People are going for it." > > While terrorism and espionage is one focus, companies including > Facebook and MasterCard support the bill in the face of an added twist > their interest in protecting private customer data from compromise. > > Chris Sonderby, Facebook's Associate General Counsel who oversees the > company's global law enforcement relations, believes it's in the > interest of private companies to partner with law enforcement agencies > to protect customers as much as themselves. > > "People demand a level of security," said Sonderby, whose company > holds data on over 800 million active users. > > "Those companies that don't protect information are those that people > are going to be uncomfortable sharing with or they're not going to > use. > > "There are powerful market incentives to make sure that companies you > entrust information to have taken adequate steps to protect that > data." > > That's a similar philosophy Senator Gillibrand is hoping US lawmakers > can apply internationally in the next few months, after the US took > the unprecedented step of naming Russia and China as a safe havens for > criminal activity in the internet. > > "We have to elevate the issue," she said. "This bill won't dictate > what laws Russia should enforce. It just asks Russia to care." > > http://www.smh.com.au/it-pro/security-it/cyber-bill-to-put-us-in-charge-of-global-cyber-security-20120209-1rmuk.html > > - ferg > > _______________________________________________ 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.
