[127670] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: U.S. Plans Cyber Shield for Utilities, Companies
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (JC Dill)
Thu Jul 8 13:06:25 2010
Date: Thu, 08 Jul 2010 10:05:59 -0700
From: JC Dill <jcdill.lists@gmail.com>
To: NANOG list <nanog@nanog.org>
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andrew.wallace wrote:
> Article:
> http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704545004575352983850463108.html
>
> My opinion:
> http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704545004575352983850463108.html#articleTabs%3Dcomments%26commentId%3D1330685
>
Politifact has an interesting article on the cyber police topic:
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2010/jul/06/andrew-napolitano/glenn-beck-host-says-obama-may-soon-be-able-shut-d/
Politifact says that
> it is technologically possible for Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
> to significantly limit the flow of Internet traffic
because
> the network operator community is fairly tight-knit, so "it is
> conceivable that (network operators) could coordinate a response to a
> major event and terminate basic connectivity within a matter of
> minutes." Network operators who maintain the Internet backbone share
> cell phone information, have regular meetings, and often work together
> through established channels in emergencies.
(The "have regular meetings" text is a link to nanog.org)
jc
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