Genious!
Posted on 06/16/2010 12:07:52 PM PDT by anniegetyourgun
Can't be, else the Bloviator in chief would have told us.</sarcasm>
Gee we just happen to have one of those handy, in the Gulf.
Big assumption, to think if he does all these thing, there will ever be another Republican President.
Wow, just like Iran.
Ham radio could see a come back.
Maybe I’ve watched Terminator: Salvation too many times but I’ve been thinking about buying a home CB Radio unit for when the SHTF. Do you know if they would work after a nuclear attack or would the EMP take it out?
Genious!
If he wanted you to know that, he wouldn't need the Internet kill switch.
I can think of no legitimate reason whatsoever to shut down the Internet or portions of the Internet, and Internet service providers should simply refuse to comply. If the government tries to levy a fine, jurors can simply refuse to enforce it.
The only conceivable exception might involve a cyber-attack from a domestic or foreign enemy, in which case service providers can block the IP addresses responsible. They can already do this and they do not need the Buffoon-in-Chief’s order or permission to do so. ISPs have even blocked the IP addresses of service providers that host and tolerate spammers.
If somebody is trying to hack into a power plant’s controls or the Defense Department, then the entity being attacked is already free to cut itself off from the Internet until security is restored. If somebody tries to hack into my computer I can already, as a last resort, turn off the DSL box or just pull the plug out of the wall. I don’t need the buffoon’s order or even his permission to do that.
There is no “kill switch” and there can not be a “kill switch.” There is no central point through which all information flows. It’s a distributed network.
Pure fascist madness.
Take away the average American slug’s access to free porn and they’ll march on DC in order to burn down the whitehouse.
Oh, dear. Why do I get the feeling they really don’t quite grasp the whole “internet thing?”
Well, OK then, nothing to worry about here, time to move along.
Besides the government has no right to block communications from one computer to another through what is commonly known as the internet.
No more than it has the right to block private telephone calls on the telephone network.
Well, OK then, nothing to worry about here, time to move along.If the gubbmit turns off google and the core routers you'll have much bigger problems and the internet will keep chugging along just fine.
The real problem is when they start squealing about porn and demand everything is filtered.
Try this one:
http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s3480/show
The link in the article opens the 197 page bill as a pdf.
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Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., Ranking Member Susan Collins, R-Me., and Federal Financial Management Subcommittee Chairman Tom Carper, D-De., on June 10th introduced comprehensive legislation to modernize, strengthen, and coordinate the security of federal civilian and select private sector critical infrastructure cyber networks.
The Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act of 2010, S.3480, would create an Office of Cyber Policy in the White House with a director accountable to the public who would lead all federal cyberspace efforts and devise national cyberspace strategy.
A National Center for Cybersecurity and Communications within the Department of Homeland Security, also led by a director accountable to the public, would enforce cybersecurity policies throughout the government and the private sector. The bill would also establish a public/private partnership to set national cyber security priorities and improve national cyber security defenses.
The Committee will hold a hearing on the legislation June 15, 2010.
“The Internet may have started out as a communications oddity some 40 years ago but it is now a necessity of modern life, and sadly one that is under constant attack,” said Lieberman. “It must be secured, – and today, Senators Collins, Carper, and I have introduced a bill which we believe will do just that. The Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act of 2010 is designed to bring together the disjointed efforts of multiple federal agencies and departments to prevent cyber theft, intrusions, and attacks across the federal government and the private sector. The bill would establish a clear organizational structure to lead federal efforts in safeguarding cyber networks. And it would build a public/private partnership to increase the preparedness and resiliency of those private critical infrastructure cyber networks upon which our way of life depends.
“For all of its ‘user-friendly’ allure, the Internet can also be a dangerous place with electronic pipelines that run directly into everything from our personal bank accounts to key infrastructure to government and industrial secrets. Our economic security, national security and public safety are now all at risk from new kinds of enemies — cyber-warriors, cyber-spies, cyber-terrorists and cyber-criminals.
“The need for this legislation is obvious and urgent.”
Collins said: “As our national and global economies become ever more intertwined, cyber terrorists have greater potential to attack high-value targets. From anywhere in the world, they could disrupt telecommunications systems, shut down electric power grids, and freeze financial markets. With sufficient know-how, they could cause billions of dollars in damage and put thousands of lives in jeopardy. We cannot afford to wait for a “cyber 9/11” before our government finally realizes the importance of protecting our digital resources, limiting our vulnerabilities, and mitigating the consequences of penetrations of our networks.
“Yet, for too long, our approach to cyber security has been disjointed and uncoordinated. Our vital legislation would fortify the government’s efforts to safeguard America’s cyber networks from attack. This bill would build a public/private partnership to promote national cyber security priorities and help prevent and respond to cyber attacks.”
Carper said: “Over the past few decades, our society has become increasingly dependent on the internet, including our military, government, and businesses of all kinds. While we have reaped enormous benefits from this powerful technology, unfortunately our enemies have identified cyber space as an ideal 21st century battlefield. We have to take steps now to modernize our approach to protecting this valuable, but vulnerable, resource. This legislation is a vital tool that America needs to better protect cyber space. It encourages the government and the private sector to work together to address this growing threat and provides the tools and resources for America to be successful in this critical effort.”
Key elements of the legislation include:
1. Creation of an Office of Cyberspace Policy in the Executive Office of the President run by a Senate-confirmed Director, who will advise the President on all cybersecurity matters. The Director will lead and harmonize federal efforts to secure cyberspace and will develop a national strategy that incorporates all elements of cyberspace policy, including military, law enforcement, intelligence, and diplomatic. The Director will oversee all related federal cyberspace activities to ensure efficiency and coordination.
2. Creation of a National Center for Cybersecurity and Communications (NCCC) at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to elevate and strengthen the Department’s cyber security capabilities and authorities. The Director will regularly advise the President on efforts to secure federal networks. The NCCC will be led by a Senate-confirmed Director, who will report to the Secretary. The NCCC will include the United States Computer Emergency Response Team (US-CERT), and will lead federal efforts to protect public and private sector cyber and communications networks.
3. Updates the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) to modernize federal agencies practices of protecting their internal networks and systems. With strong leadership from DHS, these reforms will allow agencies to move away from the system of after-the-fact paperwork compliance to real-time monitoring to secure critical systems.
4. Requiring the NCCC to work with the private sector to establish risk-based security requirements that strengthen cyber security for the nation’s most critical infrastructure that, if disrupted, would result in a national or regional catastrophe.
5. Requiring covered critical infrastructure to report significant breaches to the NCCC to ensure the federal government has a complete picture of the security of these sensitive networks. The NCCC must share information, including threat analysis, with owners and operators regarding risks to their networks. The Act will provide specified liability protections to owners/operators that comply with the new risk-based security requirements.Creation of a responsible framework, developed in coordination with the private sector, for the President to authorize emergency measures to protect the nation’s most critical infrastructure if a cyber vulnerability is being exploited or is about to be exploited.
The President must notify Congress in advance before exercising these emergency powers. Any emergency measures imposed must be the least disruptive necessary to respond to the threat and will expire after 30 days unless the President extends them. The bill authorizes no new surveillance authorities and does not authorize the government to “take over” private networks.
6. Development of a comprehensive supply chain risk management strategy to address risks and threats to the information technology products and services the federal government relies upon. This strategy will allow agencies to make informed decisions when purchasing IT products and services.
7. Requiring the Office of Personnel Management to reform the way cyber security personnel are recruited, hired, and trained to ensure that the federal government has the talent necessary to lead the national cyber security effort and protect its own networks.
Among the bill’s supporters are: anti-virus software companies McAfee and Symantec; Karen Evans, former Administrator for E-Government and IT, Office of Management and Budget; Stewart Baker, former Assistant Secretary for Policy at DHS; the Intelligence and National Security Alliance; the Professional Services Council; and the Coalition for Government Procurement.
the first thing a dictator does when he takes over a country is closes down or takes over communication.
1984 was only 24 years late....
I don’t think they intend any physical kill switch. It is just another liberal attempt to accomplish something though legislation. Their “kill switch” needs to be steeped in tea. In the harbor.
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