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Do We Need a Global Cybersecurity Strategy?

Posted May 17, 2011 12:21 PM

From New York Times:

Yesterday the U.S. proposed creating international computer security standards with penalties for countries and organizations that fell short. The strategy calls for officials from the State Department, the Pentagon, the Justice Department, the Commerce Department and the Department of Homeland Security to work with their counterparts around the world to come up with standards aimed at preventing theft of private information and ensuring Internet freedom.

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Re: Do We Need a Global Cybersecurity Strategy?

05/17/2011 11:38 PM

Somehow, "Government Standards" seems to contradict "Internet Freedom"...

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