[133543] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Mastercard problems
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (TR Shaw)
Sat Dec 11 20:42:10 2010
From: TR Shaw <tshaw@oitc.com>
In-Reply-To: <AANLkTimWdGqhvAq-4TSGU5q5ao1VWSqUTzJ4S5TDhn_t@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 11 Dec 2010 20:42:05 -0500
To: nanog@nanog.org
Errors-To: nanog-bounces+nanog.discuss=bloom-picayune.mit.edu@nanog.org
So then why is there a cyber command and a cyber group part of homeland =
security charged with protection of critical infrastructure if critical =
infrastructure is the responsibility of USSS? Looks like we have too =
many keystone cops (the AF advertises an operational Cyber Command with =
nothing really there) who might fall over one another not to mention get =
in the way of the owners of the infrastructure who probably know it =
better than the feds.=20
On Dec 11, 2010, at 8:16 PM, Jeffrey Lyon wrote:
> The USSS has jurisdiction over all DDoS (threats to critical =
infrastructure).
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> Jeff
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> On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 3:30 PM, andrew.wallace
> <andrew.wallace@rocketmail.com> wrote:
>> I would say the attack falls under the jurisdiction of the US secret =
service since this is an attack on the financial system.
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>> "Today the agency's primary investigative mission is to safeguard the =
payment and financial systems of the United States." --- =
secretservice.gov
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>> Andrew
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>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From:Christopher Morrow <morrowc.lists@gmail.com>
>> To:Jack Bates <jbates@brightok.net>
>> Cc:"nanog@nanog.org" <nanog@nanog.org>
>> Sent:Wednesday, 8 December 2010, 18:47:49
>> Subject:Re: Mastercard problems
>>=20
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>> I know that the folks involved on the MC side already have this data,
>> and that the fbi is interested in it.
>>=20
>> -chris
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> Jeffrey Lyon, Leadership Team
> jeffrey.lyon@blacklotus.net | http://www.blacklotus.net
> Black Lotus Communications - AS32421
> First and Leading in DDoS Protection Solutions
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