On Tuesday 08 February 2011 13:18:41 Steven S. Critchfield wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > > > This is the Internet we're talking about, not smart people ;) > > > > There are a lot of systems connected to the Internet (like power grid > > systems and nuclear power plants) that certainly SHOULDN'T be > > connected to > > the Internet but they are... > > So, if they are connected and successfully attacked, the people who > allowed it to be connected should have their but placed in the lineup > of those who get dealt the swift kick in the pants for having made that > boneheaded choice.
Yes, but the problem is that we're talking about systems which, if they were to go critical, the guy at fault for hooking it up to the network is very likely already dead, along with several million of the populace. That is why an after-the-fact solution won't work. OTOH, giving the president the power to just blindly shut off the network might also prevent the right person from getting in and defusing the electronic worm. I think we're much better off with the current ambiguous situation, where the president needs to use his powers of persuasion to convince a network operator to shut down a link in the best way possible, rather than the force of law (which usually convinces people to do dumb shit in the name of legal compliance). -- Tilghman -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to nlug-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nlug-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en
